acetate catabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of acetate, the anion of acetic acid.
GO:0006083
acetate metabolic process
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GO:0072329
monocarboxylic acid catabolic process
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acetate breakdown
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acetate catabolism
exact
acetate degradation
exact
homoacetate catabolic process
related