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 |
|---|---|
| GO:0015942 | formate metabolic process |
| GO:0072329 | monocarboxylic acid catabolic process |


