Term Information

Accession
GO:0015975
Name
energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
chemolithotrophie, chemolithotrophy, lithotrophy
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways by which a cell derives energy from inorganic compounds; results in the oxidation of the compounds from which energy is released. Source: GOC:mah
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0015975 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds (GO:0015975)
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energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds [is_a relation] is_a  generation of precursor metabolites and energy (GO:0006091)
Children of energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds (GO:0015975)
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lead sulfide oxidation (GO:0019327) [is_a relation] is_a  energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds
aerobic respiration, using hydrogen as electron donor (GO:0019412) [is_a relation] is_a  energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds
aerobic respiration, using nitrite as electron donor (GO:0019332) [is_a relation] is_a  energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds
aerobic respiration, using sulfur or sulfate as electron donor (GO:0019414) [is_a relation] is_a  energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds
aerobic respiration, using arsenite as electron donor (GO:0043554) [is_a relation] is_a  energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds
anaerobic respiration, using ammonium as electron donor (GO:0019331) [is_a relation] is_a  energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds
aerobic respiration, using ammonia as electron donor (GO:0019409) [is_a relation] is_a  energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds
aerobic respiration, using ferrous ions as electron donor (GO:0019411) [is_a relation] is_a  energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds
methanogenesis (GO:0015948) [is_a relation] is_a  energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds
aerobic respiration, using carbon monoxide as electron donor (GO:0019410) [is_a relation] is_a  energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds
Wikipedia
Lithotrophy