FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term biphenyl catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0070980 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of biphenyl, a toxic aromatic hydrocarbon used as a heat transfer agent, as a fungistat in packaging citrus fruits and in plant disease control. Biphenyl can be chlorinated with 1-10 chlorine molecules to form polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).[ PubMed:16310831 PubMed:16339959 ]
Also Known As "biphenyl breakdown" ; "biphenyl catabolism" ; "biphenyl degradation"
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xenobiotic metabolic process
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catabolic process                              |
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benzene-containing compound metabolic process  |
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                                               biphenyl catabolic process
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    "biphenyl catabolism" EXACT
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