catabolic process obsolete amide catabolic process https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/31123 true GO:0043605 The reason for obsoletion is that this term was an unnecessary grouping term. OBSOLETE. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of an amide, any derivative of an oxoacid in which an acidic hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino or substituted amino group. biological_process