FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

pyruvate catabolic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0042867 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of pyruvate, 2-oxopropanoate.

Also Known As

"pyruvate breakdown" ; "pyruvate catabolism" ; "pyruvate degradation"

Comment

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Annotations

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Genes
pyruvate catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| pyruvate catabolic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

monocarboxylic acid metabolic process
 |__pyruvate metabolic process_____________
 |__monocarboxylic acid catabolic process__|
carboxylic acid catabolic process          |
 |__monocarboxylic acid catabolic process__|
                                           pyruvate catabolic process  2 rec.
                                            |__pyruvate fermentation 2 rec.
                                                |__butanediol biosynthetic process
                                                |__pyruvate fermentation to acetate
                                                |__pyruvate fermentation to butanoate
                                                |__pyruvate fermentation to ethanol(+)
                                                |__pyruvate fermentation to lactate(+) 2 rec.
                                                |__pyruvate fermentation to propionate

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Relationships
Is a	pyruvate metabolic process monocarboxylic acid catabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"pyruvate breakdown" EXACT "pyruvate catabolism" EXACT "pyruvate degradation" EXACT
Secondary IDs

External Crossreferences & Linkouts