formate catabolic process
id: GO:0042183
name: formate catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of formate, also known as methanoate, the anion HCOO- derived from methanoic (formic) acid.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0015942 | formate metabolic process |
GO:0072329 | monocarboxylic acid catabolic process |