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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of acetoin, 3-hydroxy-2-butanone. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of small molecules, any monomeric molecule of small relative molecular mass. The chemical reactions and pathways involving any of a class of organic compounds that contain the carbonyl group, CO, and in which the carbonyl group is bonded only to carbon atoms, as carried out by individual cells. The general formula for a ketone is RCOR, where R and R are alkyl or aryl groups. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of substances, carried out by individual cells. The chemical reactions and pathways involving acetoin, 3-hydroxy-2-butanone, often as part of a fermentation pathway or for use as a carbon source. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ketones, a class of organic compounds that contain the carbonyl group, CO, and in which the carbonyl group is bonded only to carbon atoms. The general formula for a ketone is RCOR, where R and R are alkyl or aryl groups.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: acetoin catabolic process
Acc: GO:0045150
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of acetoin, 3-hydroxy-2-butanone.
Synonyms:
  • acetoin degradation
  • acetoin breakdown
  • acetoin catabolism
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 10 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0045150 - acetoin catabolic process (interactive image map)
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