xylene catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0042184

Synonyms

xylene breakdown
xylene catabolism
xylene degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of xylene, a mixture of three colorless, aromatic hydrocarbon liquids, ortho-, meta- and para-xylene.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: hydrocarbon catabolic process xenobiotic catabolic process xylene metabolic process

hydrocarbon catabolic process xenobiotic catabolic process xylene metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: m-xylene catabolic process o-xylene catabolic process p-xylene catabolic process

m-xylene catabolic process o-xylene catabolic process p-xylene catabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes