short-chain fatty acid catabolic process
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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. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0198506732 ]
Synonyms: short-chain fatty acid catabolism short-chain fatty acid degradation short-chain fatty acid breakdown
Term information
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).