Term Information

Accession
GO:0043448
Name
alkane catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
alkane breakdown, alkane catabolism, alkane degradation
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of an alkane, any acyclic branched or unbranched hydrocarbon having the general formula CnH2n+2. Source: Wikipedia:Alkane, GOC:jl
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0043448 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of alkane catabolic process (GO:0043448)
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alkane catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  cellular catabolic process (GO:0044248)
alkane catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  hydrocarbon catabolic process (GO:0120253)
alkane catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  cellular alkane metabolic process (GO:0043446)
Children of alkane catabolic process (GO:0043448)
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methane catabolic process (GO:0046188) [is_a relation] is_a  alkane catabolic process
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