catechol-containing compound catabolic process polyketide catabolic process macrolide metabolic process enterobactin catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of enterobactin, a catechol-derived siderochrome of Enterobacteria; enterobactin (N',N',N''-(2,6,10-trioxo-1,5,9-triacyclodecane-3,7,11-triyl)tris(2,3-dihydroxy)benzamide) is a self-triester of 2,3-dihydroxy-N-benzoyl-L-serine and a product of the shikimate pathway. enterobactin catabolism biological_process enterobactin breakdown GO:0046214 enterobactin degradation siderophore catabolic process lactone catabolic process