FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term methylglyoxal catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0051596 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of methylglyoxal, CH3-CO-CHO, the aldehyde of pyruvic acid.
Also Known As "methylglyoxal breakdown" ; "methylglyoxal catabolism" ; "methylglyoxal degradation"
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aldehyde metabolic process
 |__methylglyoxal metabolic process___________
 |__aldehyde catabolic process________________|
catabolic process                             |
 |__aldehyde catabolic process________________|
ketone metabolic process                      |
 |__methylglyoxal metabolic process___________|
 |__ketone catabolic process__________________|
small molecule catabolic process              |
 |__ketone catabolic process__________________|
cellular response to methylglyoxal            |
 |__cellular detoxification of methylglyoxal__|
cellular detoxification of aldehyde           |
 |__cellular detoxification of methylglyoxal__|
                                              methylglyoxal catabolic process  2 rec.
                                               |__methylglyoxal catabolic process to lactate 2 rec.
                                                   |__D-lactate biosynthetic process from methylglyoxal via (R)-lactaldehyde
                                                   |__methylglyoxal catabolic process to D-lactate via S-lactoyl-glutathione 2 rec.
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Is a methylglyoxal metabolic process
ketone catabolic process
aldehyde catabolic process
cellular detoxification of methylglyoxal
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  • "methylglyoxal breakdown" EXACT
    "methylglyoxal catabolism" EXACT
    "methylglyoxal degradation" EXACT
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MetaCyc:Methylglyoxal-Detoxification