glycolate catabolic process
  id: GO:0046296
  name: glycolate catabolic process
  namespace: biological_process
  type: go
  obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glycolate, the anion of hydroxyethanoic acid (glycolic acid).
Parent Functions
| id | name | 
|---|---|
| GO:0009441 | glycolate metabolic process | 
| GO:0046164 | alcohol catabolic process | 
| GO:0072329 | monocarboxylic acid catabolic process | 


