Category:GO:0043639 ! benzoate catabolic process

id: GO:0043639

name: benzoate catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of benzoate, the anion of benzoic acid (benzenecarboxylic acid), a fungistatic compound widely used as a food preservative; it is conjugated to glycine in the liver and excreted as hippuric acid." [GOC:jl]
synonym: "benzoate breakdown" EXACT []
synonym: "benzoate catabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "benzoate degradation" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0018874 ! benzoate metabolic process
is_a: GO:0019439 ! aromatic compound catabolic process
is_a: GO:0072329 ! monocarboxylic acid catabolic process
is_a: GO:1901361 ! organic cyclic compound catabolic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0043639</GOterm>
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