2-oxobutyrate catabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of 2-oxobutyrate, the anion of the organic acid 2-oxobutyric acid, which contains a ketone group on carbon 2.
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short-chain fatty acid catabolic process
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2-oxobutyrate breakdown
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2-oxobutyrate catabolism
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2-oxobutyrate degradation
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alpha-ketobutyrate catabolic process
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alpha-ketobutyrate catabolism
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