butyrate catabolic process

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0046359

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of butyrate, the anion of butyric acid. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0198506732&isbn=1/ ]

Synonyms: butanoic acid breakdown, butanoic acid degradation, butanoic acid catabolic process, butyrate breakdown, butyrate catabolism, butanoic acid catabolism, butyrate degradation

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has alternative id

GO:0043440

has obo namespace

biological_process

GO:0046359

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Equivalent to:

catabolic process and has primary input some butyrate

Subclass of:

butyrate metabolic process
short-chain fatty acid catabolic process
has primary input some butyrate