formaldehyde catabolic process (Q16072)
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of formaldehyde (methanal, H2C=O), the simplest aldehyde.
- formaldehyde breakdown
- methanal catabolism
- formaldehyde degradation
- methanal catabolic process
- formaldehyde catabolism
- GO:0046294
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| English | formaldehyde catabolic process |
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of formaldehyde (methanal, H2C=O), the simplest aldehyde. |
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