Term Name:	primary alcohol catabolic process
Synonyms:	monohydric alcohol catabolic process, primary alcohol breakdown, primary alcohol catabolism, primary alcohol degradation
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of primary alcohols. A primary alcohol is any alcohol in which a hydroxy group, -OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom which has either three hydrogen atoms attached to it or only one other carbon atom and two hydrogen atoms attached to it.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0034310] QuickGO AmiGO

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is a type of:	alcohol catabolic process primary alcohol metabolic process
has subtype:	(+)-lariciresinol catabolic process aldosterone catabolic process chrysobactin catabolic process ethanol catabolic process ethanolamine catabolic process farnesol catabolic process geraniol catabolic process glycolate catabolic process methanol catabolic process octanol catabolic process thiamine catabolic process