Term Name: aromatic compound catabolic process
Synonyms: aromatic compound breakdown, aromatic compound catabolism, aromatic compound degradation, aromatic hydrocarbon catabolic process, aromatic hydrocarbon catabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of aromatic compounds, any substance containing an aromatic carbon ring.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0019439]   QuickGO   AmiGO

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is a type of: cellular aromatic compound metabolic process cellular catabolic process
has subtype: (+)-kotanin catabolic process 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis-(4-chlorophenyl)ethane catabolic process 1,4-dichlorobenzene catabolic process 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid catabolic process 2,4-dichlorobenzoate catabolic process 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid catabolic process 2,5-dihydroxypyridine catabolic process 2-aminobenzenesulfonate catabolic process 2-chloro-N-isopropylacetanilide catabolic process 3-(3-hydroxy)phenylpropionate catabolic process 3-methylquinoline catabolic process 3-phenylpropionate catabolic process 4-toluenecarboxylate catabolic process 5-methylcytosine catabolic process anaerobic cyclohexane-1-carboxylate catabolic process aromatic amino acid family catabolic process benzene catabolic process benzoate catabolic process beta-ketoadipate pathway biphenyl catabolic process carbazole catabolic process cocaine catabolic process cytosine catabolic process daunorubicin catabolic process demethylkotanin catabolic process dibenzo-p-dioxin catabolic process dibenzofuran catabolic process fluorene catabolic process imidazole-containing compound catabolic process indole-containing compound catabolic process isoquinoline alkaloid catabolic process L-kynurenine catabolic process mandelate catabolic process methylnaphthalene catabolic process naphthalene catabolic process nicotinate catabolic process nitrobenzene catabolic process nucleobase-containing compound catabolic process ommochrome catabolic process orlandin catabolic process p-cumate catabolic process phenanthrene catabolic process phenol-containing compound catabolic process phenylacetate catabolic process phenylmercury acetate catabolic process phenylpropanoid catabolic process phthalate catabolic process pteridine-containing compound catabolic process purine-containing compound catabolic process pyridine catabolic process pyridoxal phosphate catabolic process s-triazine compound catabolic process sterigmatocystin catabolic process stilbene catabolic process styrene catabolic process tetrapyrrole catabolic process thiamine diphosphate catabolic process thiamine-containing compound catabolic process toluene-containing compound catabolic process verruculogen catabolic process xylene catabolic process