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ONTOLOGY REPORT - ANNOTATIONS


Term:biphenyl catabolic process
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Definition:The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of biphenyl, a toxic aromatic hydrocarbon used as a heat transfer agent, as a fungistat in packaging citrus fruits and in plant disease control. Biphenyl can be chlorinated with 1-10 chlorine molecules to form polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
Synonyms:exact_synonym: biphenyl breakdown;   biphenyl catabolism;   biphenyl degradation



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  biological_process 16440
    metabolic process 10303
      catabolic process 2456
        organic substance catabolic process 2049
          organic cyclic compound catabolic process 583
            biphenyl catabolic process 0
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  biological_process 16440
    response to stimulus 8500
      cellular response to stimulus 7062
        cellular response to chemical stimulus 2979
          cellular response to xenobiotic stimulus 184
            xenobiotic metabolic process 78
              xenobiotic catabolic process 22
                biphenyl catabolic process 0
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