Term Name: alcohol catabolic process
Synonyms: alcohol breakdown, alcohol catabolism, alcohol degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of alcohols, any of a class of compounds containing one or more hydroxyl groups attached to a saturated carbon atom.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0046164]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: alcohol metabolic process organic hydroxy compound catabolic process small molecule catabolic process
has subtype: (17Z)-protosta-17(20),24-dien-3beta-ol catabolic process 3-(3-hydroxy)phenylpropionate catabolic process abscisic acid catabolic process acetoin catabolic process cholesterol catabolic process cis-abienol catabolic process cyclopentanol catabolic process ecdysone catabolic process fatty alcohol catabolic process fonsecin catabolic process monensin A catabolic process neosartoricin catabolic process octopamine catabolic process polyol catabolic process polyprenol catabolic process prenol catabolic process primary alcohol catabolic process rhodopsin catabolic process tetracenomycin C catabolic process vitamin D3 catabolic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of alcohol catabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of alcohol catabolic process
regulated by: regulation of alcohol catabolic process