formaldehyde catabolic process
formaldehyde breakdown
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formaldehyde catabolism
exact
formaldehyde degradation
exact
methanal catabolic process
exact
methanal catabolism
exact
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of formaldehyde (methanal, H2C=O), the simplest aldehyde.
GO:0044282
small molecule catabolic process
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GO:0046185
aldehyde catabolic process
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GO:0046292
formaldehyde metabolic process
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GO:0110095
cellular detoxification of aldehyde
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SPAC29B12.13 SPCC13B11.04c SPBC1539.07c