Term Name: | primary alcohol catabolic process |
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Synonyms: | monohydric alcohol catabolic process, primary alcohol breakdown, primary alcohol catabolism, primary alcohol degradation |
Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of primary alcohols. A primary alcohol is any alcohol in which a hydroxy group, -OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom which has either three hydrogen atoms attached to it or only one other carbon atom and two hydrogen atoms attached to it. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0034310] QuickGO AmiGO |