FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term methanogenesis ID (Ontology) GO:0015948 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of methane, a colorless, odorless, flammable gas with the formula CH4. It is the simplest of the alkanes.
Also Known As "methane biosynthesis" ; "methane biosynthetic process"
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generation of precursor metabolites and energy
 |__energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds__
cellular respiration                                               |
 |__anaerobic respiration__________________________________________|
hydrocarbon biosynthetic process                                   |
 |__alkane biosynthetic process____________________________________|
hydrocarbon metabolic process                                      |
 |__methane metabolic process______________________________________|
                                                                   methanogenesis
                                                                    |__methane biosynthetic process from 3-(methylthio)propionic acid
                                                                    |__methane biosynthetic process from carbon monoxide
                                                                    |__methane biosynthetic process from dimethyl sulfide
                                                                    |__methane biosynthetic process from dimethylamine
                                                                    |__methane biosynthetic process from formic acid
                                                                    |__methane biosynthetic process from methanethiol
                                                                    |__methane biosynthetic process from methylamine
                                                                    |__methane biosynthetic process from trimethylamine
                                                                    |__methanogenesis, from acetate
                                                                    |__methanogenesis, from carbon dioxide
                                                                    |__methanogenesis, from methanol
                                                                        |__methane biosynthetic process from methanol and hydrogen
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Is a anaerobic respiration
methane metabolic process
energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds
alkane biosynthetic process
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    "methane biosynthetic process" EXACT
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UM-BBD_pathwayID:meth
Wikipedia:Methanogenesis