Term Name: phosphatidylcholine catabolic process
Synonyms: phosphatidylcholine breakdown, phosphatidylcholine catabolism, phosphatidylcholine degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of phosphatidylcholines, any of a class of glycerophospholipids in which the phosphatidyl group is esterified to the hydroxyl group of choline.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0034638]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: glycerophospholipid catabolic process phosphatidylcholine metabolic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of phosphatidylcholine catabolic process
regulated by: regulation of phosphatidylcholine catabolic process