benzoate catabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of benzoate, the anion of benzoic acid (benzenecarboxylic acid), a fungistatic compound widely used as a food preservative; it is conjugated to glycine in the liver and excreted as hippuric acid.
GO:0018874
benzoate metabolic process
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GO:0072329
monocarboxylic acid catabolic process
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benzoate breakdown
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benzoate catabolism
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benzoate degradation
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