| id | GO:0044282 Detailed information
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| name | small molecule catabolic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of small molecules, any low molecular weight, monomeric, non-encoded molecule." [GOC:curators, GOC:vw]
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| comment | Small molecules in GO include monosaccharides but exclude disaccharides and polysaccharides.
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| is_a | GO:0009056 ! catabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0044281 ! small molecule metabolic process
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| created_by | jane
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| creation_date | 2010-01-26T12:06:10Z
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