glycerol catabolic process (Q21101630)
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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glycerol, 1,2,3-propanetriol, a sweet, hygroscopic, viscous liquid, widely distributed in nature as a constituent of many lipids.
- glycerol catabolism
- glycerol degradation
- glycerol breakdown
- GO:0019563
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| English | glycerol catabolic process |
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glycerol, 1,2,3-propanetriol, a sweet, hygroscopic, viscous liquid, widely distributed in nature as a constituent of many lipids. |
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