| Name | short-chain fatty acid catabolic process |
| ID | GO_0019626 |
| collection_id | Biological process |
| Exact synonym | short-chain fatty acid breakdown, short-chain fatty acid catabolism, short-chain fatty acid degradation |
| Description | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a short-chain fatty acid. A short-chain fatty acid has an aliphatic tail containing fewer than 6 carbons. |
| Comment | While there is not universal consensus on the lengths of short-, medium-, long- and very-long-chain fatty acids, the GO uses the definitions in ChEBI (see CHEBI:26666, CHEBI:59554, CHEBI:15904 and CHEBI:27283). |
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