Term Name: dicarboxylic acid catabolic process
Synonyms: dicarboxylate catabolic process, dicarboxylate catabolism, dicarboxylic acid breakdown, dicarboxylic acid catabolism, dicarboxylic acid degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of dicarboxylic acids, any organic acid containing two carboxyl (-COOH) groups.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0043649]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: carboxylic acid catabolic process dicarboxylic acid metabolic process
has subtype: 5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin catabolic process 10-formyltetrahydrofolate catabolic process D-galactarate catabolic process folic acid catabolic process L-aspartate catabolic process L-glutamate catabolic process L-malate catabolic process malonate catabolic process oxalate catabolic process phthalate catabolic process prephenate(2-) catabolic process quinolinate catabolic process tartrate catabolic process