PANTHER Class Information   
Name:  aromatic compound catabolic process
Definition:  The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of aromatic compounds, any substance containing an aromatic carbon ring.
Class ID:  GO:0019439
Parent Lineages:  biological_process>   metabolic process>   catabolic process>   cellular catabolic process>   aromatic compound catabolic process
biological_process>   metabolic process>   cellular metabolic process>   cellular catabolic process>   aromatic compound catabolic process
biological_process>   cellular process>   cellular metabolic process>   cellular catabolic process>   aromatic compound catabolic process
biological_process>   metabolic process>   cellular metabolic process>   cellular aromatic compound metabolic process>   aromatic compound catabolic process
biological_process>   cellular process>   cellular metabolic process>   cellular aromatic compound metabolic process>   aromatic compound catabolic process
Child:  aromatic amino acid family catabolic process
nucleobase-containing compound catabolic process
purine-containing compound catabolic process
Number Subfamilies/Families:  837