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Term	carboxylic acid catabolic process	ID (Ontology)	GO:0046395 (Gene Ontology)
Definition	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carboxylic acids, any organic acid containing one or more carboxyl (-COOH) groups.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As	"carboxylic acid breakdown" ; "carboxylic acid catabolism" ; "carboxylic acid degradation"
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organic acid metabolic process
 |__organic acid catabolic process_____
oxoacid metabolic process              |
 |__carboxylic acid metabolic process__|
small molecule catabolic process       |
 |__organic acid catabolic process_____|
                                       carboxylic acid catabolic process  128 rec.
                                        |__achromobactin catabolic process
                                        |__alginic acid catabolic process
                                        |__alpha-amino acid catabolic process 66 rec.
                                        |   |__1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate catabolic process
                                        |   |__alanine catabolic process(+) 1 rec.
                                        |   |__arginine catabolic process to alanine via ornithine
                                        |   |__arginine catabolic process to spermine
                                        |   |__cysteine catabolic process(+) 1 rec.
                                        |   |__D-amino acid catabolic process(+) 2 rec.
                                        |   |__glutamate catabolic process to oxaloacetate
                                        |   |__glycine catabolic process(+) 5 rec.
                                        |   |__homocysteine catabolic process 1 rec.
                                        |   |__hydroxylysine catabolic process
                                        |   |__L-amino acid catabolic process(+) 57 rec.
                                        |   |__L-citrulline catabolic process
                                        |   |__lysine catabolic process(+) 8 rec.
                                        |   |__sarcosine catabolic process 2 rec.
                                        |   |__selenocysteine catabolic process
                                        |__aromatic amino acid family catabolic process 17 rec.
                                        |   |__anthranilate catabolic process
                                        |   |__aromatic amino acid family catabolic process to alcohol via Ehrlich pathway
                                        |   |__aromatic amino acid family catabolic process to carboxylic acid via Ehrlich pathway
                                        |   |__D-tyrosine catabolic process
                                        |   |__L-histidine catabolic process(+) 1 rec.
                                        |   |__L-phenylalanine catabolic process(+) 7 rec.
                                        |   |__L-tryptophan catabolic process(+) 8 rec.
                                        |   |__L-tyrosine catabolic process(+) 3 rec.
                                        |__arsonoacetate catabolic process
                                        |__branched-chain amino acid catabolic process 20 rec.
                                        |   |__branched-chain amino acid catabolic process to alcohol via Ehrlich pathway
                                        |   |__branched-chain amino acid catabolic process to carboxylic acid via Ehrlich pathway
                                        |   |__D-leucine catabolic process
                                        |   |__D-valine catabolic process
                                        |   |__L-isoleucine catabolic process 8 rec.
                                        |   |__L-leucine catabolic process 11 rec.
                                        |   |__L-valine catabolic process(+) 9 rec.
                                        |__cephalosporin C catabolic process
                                        |__chrysobactin catabolic process
                                        |__cspyrone B1 catabolic process
                                        |__dicarboxylic acid catabolic process 8 rec.
                                        |   |__5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin catabolic process
                                        |   |__10-formyltetrahydrofolate catabolic process 1 rec.
                                        |   |__actinorhodin catabolic process
                                        |   |__aldaric acid catabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__folic acid catabolic process
                                        |   |__glutamate catabolic process to oxaloacetate
                                        |   |__L-asparagine biosynthetic process from oxaloacetate
                                        |   |__L-aspartate catabolic process 2 rec.
                                        |   |__L-glutamate catabolic process(+) 6 rec.
                                        |   |__malonate catabolic process 1 rec.
                                        |   |__oxalate catabolic process
                                        |   |__prephenate(2-) catabolic process
                                        |   |__quinolinate catabolic process
                                        |__endocrocin catabolic process
                                        |__fructoselysine catabolic process
                                        |__fumonisin catabolic process
                                        |__gerfelin catabolic process
                                        |__gibberellin catabolic process
                                        |__helvolic acid catabolic process
                                        |__homoserine catabolic process
                                        |__L-ascorbic acid catabolic process
                                        |__leukotriene catabolic process
                                        |   |__leukotriene A4 catabolic process
                                        |   |__leukotriene B4 catabolic process
                                        |   |__leukotriene D4 catabolic process
                                        |__monensin A catabolic process
                                        |__monocarboxylic acid catabolic process 60 rec.
                                        |   |__(R)-4-hydroxymandelate catabolic process
                                        |   |__(R)-mevalonic acid catabolic process
                                        |   |__1,6-anhydro-N-acetyl-beta-muramic acid catabolic process
                                        |   |__2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid catabolic process
                                        |   |__2,4-dichlorobenzoate catabolic process
                                        |   |__2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid catabolic process
                                        |   |__2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconic acid catabolic process
                                        |   |__3,4-dihydroxybenzoate catabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__3-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoate catabolic process
                                        |   |__3-(3-hydroxy)phenylpropionate catabolic process
                                        |   |__3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)propanoate catabolic process
                                        |   |__3-hydroxyphenylacetate catabolic process
                                        |   |__3-phenylpropionate catabolic process
                                        |   |__4-hydroxyphenylacetate catabolic process
                                        |   |__4-toluenecarboxylate catabolic process
                                        |   |__abscisic acid catabolic process
                                        |   |__acetate catabolic process
                                        |   |__aldonic acid catabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__anthranilate catabolic process
                                        |   |__benzoate catabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__bile acid catabolic process
                                        |   |__biotin catabolic process
                                        |   |__cinnamic acid catabolic process
                                        |   |__ectoine catabolic process
                                        |   |__fatty acid catabolic process(+) 49 rec.
                                        |   |__ferulate catabolic process
                                        |   |__formate catabolic process
                                        |   |__fumagillin catabolic process
                                        |   |__galacturonate catabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__gallate catabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__glucuronate catabolic process(+) 5 rec.
                                        |   |__glycolate catabolic process
                                        |   |__glycyrrhetinate catabolic process
                                        |   |__glyoxylate catabolic process 3 rec.
                                        |   |__homogentisate catabolic process 1 rec.
                                        |   |__indoleacetic acid catabolic process
                                        |   |__lactate catabolic process(+) 2 rec.
                                        |   |__mandelate catabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__methylgallate catabolic process
                                        |   |__mixed acid fermentation
                                        |   |__nicotinate catabolic process
                                        |   |__o-orsellinic acid catabolic process
                                        |   |__ochratoxin A catabolic process
                                        |   |__p-cumate catabolic process
                                        |   |__pantothenate catabolic process
                                        |   |__penicillin catabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__pentalenolactone catabolic process
                                        |   |__phenylacetate catabolic process
                                        |   |__pyruvate catabolic process(+) 2 rec.
                                        |   |__quinate catabolic process
                                        |   |__retinoic acid catabolic process
                                        |   |__salicylic acid catabolic process
                                        |   |__shikimate catabolic process
                                        |__monodictyphenone catabolic process
                                        |__N-acetylmuramic acid catabolic process
                                        |__N-acetylneuraminate catabolic process 1 rec.
                                        |__non-proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process 7 rec.
                                        |   |__1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate catabolic process
                                        |   |__3-cyano-L-alanine catabolic process
                                        |   |__beta-alanine catabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__D-amino acid catabolic process(+) 2 rec.
                                        |   |__discadenine catabolic process
                                        |   |__gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process 2 rec.
                                        |   |__homocysteine catabolic process 1 rec.
                                        |   |__hydroxylysine catabolic process
                                        |   |__L-citrulline catabolic process
                                        |   |__L-kynurenine catabolic process
                                        |   |__L-ornithine catabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__L-proline betaine catabolic process
                                        |   |__N(omega),N(omega)-dimethyl-L-arginine catabolic process
                                        |   |__N(omega)-methyl-L-arginine catabolic process
                                        |   |__phosphoarginine catabolic process
                                        |   |__S-adenosylhomocysteine catabolic process
                                        |   |__sarcosine catabolic process 2 rec.
                                        |   |__trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline catabolic process
                                        |__phthalate catabolic process
                                        |__proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process 61 rec.
                                        |   |__glycine catabolic process(+) 5 rec.
                                        |   |__L-alanine catabolic process(+) 1 rec.
                                        |   |__L-arginine catabolic process(+) 2 rec.
                                        |   |__L-asparagine catabolic process(+) 1 rec.
                                        |   |__L-aspartate catabolic process 2 rec.
                                        |   |__L-cysteine catabolic process(+) 1 rec.
                                        |   |__L-glutamate catabolic process(+) 6 rec.
                                        |   |__L-glutamine catabolic process 1 rec.
                                        |   |__L-histidine catabolic process(+) 1 rec.
                                        |   |__L-isoleucine catabolic process 8 rec.
                                        |   |__L-leucine catabolic process 11 rec.
                                        |   |__L-lysine catabolic process(+) 6 rec.
                                        |   |__L-methionine catabolic process(+)
                                        |   |__L-phenylalanine catabolic process(+) 7 rec.
                                        |   |__L-proline catabolic process(+) 4 rec.
                                        |   |__L-serine catabolic process 1 rec.
                                        |   |__L-threonine catabolic process(+) 4 rec.
                                        |   |__L-tryptophan catabolic process(+) 8 rec.
                                        |   |__L-tyrosine catabolic process(+) 3 rec.
                                        |   |__L-valine catabolic process(+) 9 rec.
                                        |__pyochelin catabolic process
                                        |__sulfur amino acid catabolic process 2 rec.
                                        |   |__cysteine catabolic process(+) 1 rec.
                                        |   |__ergothioneine catabolic process
                                        |   |__homocysteine catabolic process 1 rec.
                                        |   |__L-methionine catabolic process(+)
                                        |__tensidol B catabolic process
                                        |__tricarboxylic acid catabolic process
                                            |__5,6,7,8-tetrahydrosarcinapterin catabolic process
                                            |__citrate catabolic process to diacetyl
                                            |__nicotianamine catabolic process
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	"carboxylic acid breakdown" EXACT "carboxylic acid catabolism" EXACT "carboxylic acid degradation" EXACT
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