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GO:0015948 methanogenesis

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of methane, a colorless, odorless, flammable gas with the formula CH4. It is the simplest of the alkanes.

Term Information

ID GO:0015948
Name methanogenesis
Ontology Biological Process
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of methane, a colorless, odorless, flammable gas with the formula CH4. It is the simplest of the alkanes.
Comment

GO Slims

This term is present in the following GO Consortium-maintained GO slims:
GO slim nameCount of all terms
goslim_pir469

Synonyms

Type Synonym
exact methane biosynthesis
exact methane biosynthetic process

Cross-references associated with this term:

Database ID
INTERPRO IPR015811
INTERPRO IPR003178
INTERPRO IPR013347
INTERPRO IPR009024
INTERPRO IPR009047
INTERPRO IPR015823
INTERPRO IPR003901
INTERPRO IPR002844
INTERPRO IPR003183
INTERPRO IPR004889
INTERPRO IPR012653
INTERPRO IPR011307
INTERPRO IPR010426
INTERPRO IPR003813
INTERPRO IPR012023
INTERPRO IPR012048
INTERPRO IPR005865
INTERPRO IPR005866
INTERPRO IPR007687
INTERPRO IPR017678
INTERPRO IPR017680
INTERPRO IPR008690
INTERPRO IPR017550
INTERPRO IPR012740
INTERPRO IPR012741
INTERPRO IPR003179
INTERPRO IPR016457
INTERPRO IPR008924
UM-BBD_pathwayID meth
Wikipedia Methanogenesis

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GO:0008150 biological_process
GO:0009987 cellular process
GO:0008152 metabolic process
GO:0009058 biosynthetic process
GO:0044237 cellular metabolic process
GO:0043446 cellular alkane metabolic process
GO:0006091 generation of precursor metabolites and energy
GO:0044249 cellular biosynthetic process
GO:0015980 energy derivation by oxidation of organic compounds
GO:0015975 energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds
GO:0015947 methane metabolic process
GO:0045333 cellular respiration
GO:0043447 alkane biosynthetic process
GO:0009061 anaerobic respiration
GO:0015948 methanogenesis

Relationship key

Code Relationship
part of
is a
regulates
+ve regulates
-ve regulates

Child Terms

All direct descendants (child terms) available for this GO term:
I GO:0019385 methanogenesis, from acetate
I GO:0019386 methanogenesis, from carbon dioxide
I GO:0019387 methanogenesis, from methanol

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CodeRelationship
Ppart of
Iis a

Protein Annotation

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Qualifier colocalizes_with contributes_to NOT NOT|colocalizes_with NOT|contributes_to
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