Term Name: tricarboxylic acid catabolic process
Synonyms: tricarboxylate catabolic process, tricarboxylate catabolism, tricarboxylic acid breakdown, tricarboxylic acid catabolism, tricarboxylic acid degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of dicarboxylic acids, any organic acid containing three carboxyl (-COOH) groups.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0072352]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: carboxylic acid catabolic process tricarboxylic acid metabolic process
has subtype: 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrosarcinapterin catabolic process citrate catabolic process to diacetyl nicotianamine catabolic process