id | GO:0009062   Detailed information |
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  name | fatty acid catabolic process |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a fatty acid, any of the aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that can be liberated by hydrolysis from naturally occurring fats and oils. Fatty acids are predominantly straight-chain acids of 4 to 24 carbon atoms, which may be saturated or unsaturated; branched fatty acids and hydroxy fatty acids also occur, and very long chain acids of over 30 carbons are found in waxes." [GOC:go_curators] |
  subset | gosubset_prok |
  synonym | "fatty acid breakdown" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "fatty acid catabolism" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "fatty acid degradation" EXACT [] |
  xref | Wikipedia:Fatty_acid_degradation |
  is_a | GO:0006631 ! fatty acid metabolic process |
  is_a | GO:0044242 ! cellular lipid catabolic process |
  is_a | GO:0072329 ! monocarboxylic acid catabolic process |
  DPGLEAN16341