Term Name: catabolic process
Synonyms: breakdown of chemical, breakdown of molecule, breakdown of substance, catabolism, degradation
Definition: A cellular process consisting of the biochemical pathways by which a living organism breaks down substances. This includes the breakdown of carbon compounds with the liberation of energy for use by the cell or organism.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009056]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: metabolic process
has subtype: 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene catabolic process 1,4-dichlorobenzene catabolic process 2-chloro-N-isopropylacetanilide catabolic process 7,8-didemethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavin catabolic process acetylcholine catabolic process acetylenic compound catabolic process aldehyde catabolic process alkaloid catabolic process amide catabolic process amine catabolic process amino acid catabolic process amyloid-beta clearance by cellular catabolic process antibiotic catabolic process austinol catabolic process autophagy bacitracin A catabolic process beta-ketoadipate pathway betaine aldehyde catabolic process bradykinin catabolic process candicidin catabolic process carbohydrate catabolic process carbohydrate derivative catabolic process cellular catabolic process chlorobenzene catabolic process collagen catabolic process cyanate catabolic process cyanide catabolic process depsipeptide catabolic process ether catabolic process flavin-containing compound catabolic process flavonoid catabolic process hormone catabolic process hydrocarbon catabolic process hydrogen peroxide catabolic process imidazole-containing compound catabolic process indole-containing compound catabolic process iron-sulfur-molybdenum cofactor catabolic process lactam catabolic process lactone catabolic process lipid catabolic process macromolecule catabolic process methylmercury catabolic process modified amino acid catabolic process nicotine catabolic process nitrate catabolic process nitric oxide catabolic process nitrile catabolic process nitrobenzene catabolic process nucleobase catabolic process nucleobase-containing compound catabolic process olefinic compound catabolic process ommochrome catabolic process organic heteropentacyclic compound catabolic process organic hydroxy compound catabolic process organic phosphonate catabolic process organophosphate catabolic process phenylpropanoid catabolic process phosphinothricin catabolic process primary amino compound catabolic process prosthetic group catabolic process pteridine-containing compound catabolic process purine-containing compound catabolic process pyridine-containing compound catabolic process pyrimidine-containing compound catabolic process secondary metabolite catabolic process small molecule catabolic process tartrate catabolic process tetrahydrofuran catabolic process tetrapyrrole catabolic process toluene-containing compound catabolic process tyrocidine catabolic process ureide catabolic process xenobiotic catabolic process Z-phenylacetaldoxime catabolic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of catabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of catabolic process
regulated by: regulation of catabolic process