Category:GO:0016092 ! prenol catabolic process

name: prenol catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of prenols, isoprenoids of general formula (H-CH2-C(CH3)=CH-CH2-)n-OH, any primary monohydroxy alcohol whose carbon skeleton consists of two or more isoprenoid residues linked head to tail." [GOC:go_curators]
synonym: "prenol breakdown" EXACT []
synonym: "prenol catabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "prenol degradation" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0008300 ! isoprenoid catabolic process
is_a: GO:0016090 ! prenol metabolic process
is_a: GO:0046164 ! alcohol catabolic process
is_a: GO:0120256 ! olefinic compound catabolic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0016092</GOterm>
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