GO biological process ontology term - GO:0019563 - glycerol catabolic process
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0019563
- Name
- glycerol catabolic process
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glycerol, 1,2,3-propanetriol, a sweet, hygroscopic, viscous liquid, widely distributed in nature as a constituent of many lipids.
