Category:GO:1990486 ! anaerobic fatty acid catabolic process

name: anaerobic fatty acid catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a fatty acid in the absence of oxygen. A fatty acid is any of the aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that can be liberated by hydrolysis from naturally occurring fats and oils. Fatty acids are predominantly straight-chain acids of 4 to 24 carbon atoms, which may be saturated or unsaturated; branched fatty acids and hydroxy fatty acids also occur, and very long chain acids of over 30 carbons are found in waxes." [GOC:mengo_curators, PMID:17329794]
synonym: "anaerobic fatty acid degradation" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0009062 ! fatty acid catabolic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:1990486</GOterm>
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