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Category:GO:0070980 ! biphenyl catabolic process
name: biphenyl catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of biphenyl, a toxic aromatic hydrocarbon used as a heat transfer agent, as a fungistat in packaging citrus fruits and in plant disease control. Biphenyl can be chlorinated with 1-10 chlorine molecules to form polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)." [PMID:16310831, PMID:16339959]
synonym: "biphenyl breakdown" EXACT [GOC:mah]
synonym: "biphenyl catabolism" EXACT [GOC:mah]
synonym: "biphenyl degradation" EXACT [GOC:mah]
is_a: GO:0018879 ! biphenyl metabolic process
is_a: GO:0042178 ! xenobiotic catabolic process
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<GOterm>GO:0070980</GOterm>
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