Term Name: dicarboxylic acid catabolic process
Synonyms: dicarboxylate catabolic process, dicarboxylate catabolism, dicarboxylic acid breakdown, dicarboxylic acid catabolism, dicarboxylic acid degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of dicarboxylic acids, any organic acid containing two carboxyl (-COOH) groups.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0043649]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: carboxylic acid catabolic process dicarboxylic acid metabolic process
has subtype: 5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin catabolic process 10-formyltetrahydrofolate catabolic process actinorhodin catabolic process aldaric acid catabolic process asparagine biosynthetic process from oxaloacetate aspartate catabolic process folic acid catabolic process glutamate catabolic process malonate catabolic process oxalate catabolic process prephenate(2-) catabolic process quinolinate catabolic process