| id | GO:0042182 Detailed information
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| name | ketone catabolic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ketones, a class of organic compounds that contain the carbonyl group, CO, and in which the carbonyl group is bonded only to carbon atoms. The general formula for a ketone is RCOR, where R and R are alkyl or aryl groups." [GOC:go_curators]
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| synonym | "ketone breakdown" EXACT []
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| synonym | "ketone catabolism" EXACT []
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| synonym | "ketone degradation" EXACT []
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| is_a | GO:0042180 ! cellular ketone metabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0044248 ! cellular catabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0044282 ! small molecule catabolic process
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