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GO: Biological Process

hydrocarbon catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0120253

Synonyms

hydrocarbon breakdown
hydrocarbon catabolism
hydrocarbon degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a hydrocarbon, a compound consisting of carbon and hydrogen only. Hydrocarbon

References

Ontology

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Relationships

is a type of: catabolic process hydrocarbon metabolic process

catabolic process hydrocarbon metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: alkane catabolic process alkene catabolic process alkyne catabolic process benzene catabolic process ethylbenzene catabolic process ... Show All 12 Terms

alkane catabolic process alkene catabolic process alkyne catabolic process benzene catabolic process ethylbenzene catabolic process fluorene catabolic process naphthalene catabolic process phenanthrene catabolic process styrene catabolic process terpene catabolic process toluene catabolic process xylene catabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes