id | GO:0006113 Detailed information |
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name | fermentation |
namespace | biological_process |
def | "The anaerobic enzymatic conversion of organic compounds, especially carbohydrates, to other compounds, especially to ethyl alcohol, yielding energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)." [GOC:curators, MetaCyc:Fermentation] |
subset | goslim_pir |
subset | gosubset_prok |
xref | MetaCyc:FERMENTATION-PWY |
xref | Wikipedia:Fermentation_(biochemistry) |
is_a | GO:0015980 ! energy derivation by oxidation of organic compounds |