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Term:
anaerobic respiration, using ammonium as electron donor (GO:0019331)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
2-nitropropane metabolic process +  
acrylonitrile metabolic process +  
aerobic ammonia oxidation to nitrite via pyruvic oxime 
aerobic respiration, using ammonia as electron donor 
aerobic respiration, using arsenite as electron donor 
aerobic respiration, using carbon monoxide as electron donor 
aerobic respiration, using ferrous ions as electron donor 
aerobic respiration, using hydrogen as electron donor 
aerobic respiration, using nitrite as electron donor 
aerobic respiration, using sulfur or sulfate as electron donor 
amino-acid betaine metabolic process +   
anaerobic electron transport chain 
anaerobic respiration, using ammonium as electron donor 
The oxidation of ammonium (NH4) to nitrogen (N2) in the absence of oxygen, using nitrite (NO2) as the electron acceptor. It is suggested that hydroxylamine and ammonium are combined to yield hydrazine, which is subsequently oxidized to N2.
benzonitrile metabolic process 
carbamoyl phosphate metabolic process +   
cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process +   
cellular nitrogen compound catabolic process +   
cyanate metabolic process +   
cyanide metabolic process +  
flavin-containing compound metabolic process +   
imidazole-containing compound metabolic process +   
indole-containing compound metabolic process +   
lead sulfide oxidation 
methanogenesis +  
nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process +   
purine-containing compound metabolic process +   
pyridine-containing compound metabolic process +   
pyrimidine-containing compound metabolic process +   

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: anammox
Broad Synonyms: anaerobic ammonium oxidation
Xrefs: MetaCyc:P303-PWY ;   Wikipedia:Anammox
Definition Sources: MetaCyc:P303-PWY

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