The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of stachydrine, N-methylproline methylbetaine, the betaine derivative of L-proline. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1804402 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10689197 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24520058 ]
Synonyms: stachydrine degradation stachydrine catabolic process stachydrine breakdown stachydrine catabolism