hemoglobin catabolic process (Q22282546)
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of hemoglobin, an oxygen carrying, conjugated protein containing four heme groups and globin; especially, the proteolytic cleavage of hemoglobin to yield free heme, peptides, and amino ac
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aliases haemoglobin catabolism
 hemoglobin degradation
 hemoglobin breakdown
 hemoglobin catabolism
 GO:0042540
 haemoglobin catabolic process
description The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of hemoglobin, an oxygen carrying, conjugated protein containing four heme groups and globin; especially, the proteolytic cleavage of hemoglobin to yield free heme, peptides, and amino ac

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(P686) GO:0042540