The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ketones, a class of organic compounds that contain the carbonyl group, CO, and in which the carbonyl group is bonded only to carbon atoms. The general formula for a ketone is RCOR, where R and R are alkyl or aryl groups. [ GOC:go_curators ]
Synonyms: ketone breakdown ketone degradation ketone catabolism
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- small molecule catabolic process
- cellular catabolic process
- cellular ketone metabolic process
- catabolic process
- has primary input some ketone
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