primary alcohol catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0034310

Synonyms

monohydric alcohol catabolic process
primary alcohol breakdown
primary alcohol catabolism
primary alcohol degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of primary alcohols. A primary alcohol is any alcohol in which a hydroxy group, -OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom which has either three hydrogen atoms attached to it or only one other carbon atom and two hydrogen atoms attached to it.

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Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: alcohol catabolic process primary alcohol metabolic process

alcohol catabolic process primary alcohol metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: (+)-lariciresinol catabolic process aldosterone catabolic process chrysobactin catabolic process ethanol catabolic process ethanolamine catabolic process ... Show All 11 Terms

(+)-lariciresinol catabolic process aldosterone catabolic process chrysobactin catabolic process ethanol catabolic process ethanolamine catabolic process farnesol catabolic process geraniol catabolic process glycolate catabolic process methanol catabolic process octanol catabolic process thiamine catabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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