Term Name: fermentation
Synonyms:
Definition: The metabolic process that uses oxidation-reduction reactions of organic compounds and substrate-level phosphorylation for the generation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), without consuming oxygen and is independent of electron transport chains.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006113]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: mixed acid fermentation
is a type of: energy derivation by oxidation of organic compounds
has subtype: acetyl-CoA fermentation to butanoate amino acid fermentation anaerobic glycerol catabolic process bifid shunt D-xylose fermentation purine fermentation pyruvate fermentation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of fermentation
regulated by: regulation of fermentation