amine catabolic process

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GO:0009310
Ontology
biological process
Synonyms
exact: amine breakdown
exact: amine catabolism
exact: amine degradation
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of any organic compound that is weakly basic in character and contains an amino or a substituted amino group. Amines are called primary, secondary, or tertiary according to whether one, two, or three carbon atoms are attached to the nitrogen atom. [source: GOC:jl, ISBN:0198506732]
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