identifier: traitmech:000130
label: aromatic compound degradation
definition: A metabolism in which an organism catabolizes an aromatic compound, whether
  or not that compound is a hydrocarbon.
definition_source: DOI:10.1126/science.aaf4507
trait_category: METABOLISM
term_kind: CLASS
mapping_status: PROPOSED
parent_traits:
- METPO:1000060
synonyms:
- synonym_text: aromatic_compound_degradation
  synonym_type: RELATED_SYNONYM
  source: DOI:10.1126/science.aaf4507
evidence:
- reference: DOI:10.3390/ijerph6010278
  snippet: bacterial degradation pathways of selected aromatic compounds
  notes: Seo et al. review bacterial pathways for degradation of aromatic compounds.
curation_history:
- timestamp: '2026-09-08T00:00:00Z'
  curator: codex
  action: PROPOSED_FROM_RESEARCH
  changes: Proposed a DOI-backed FAPROTAX metabolic capability from proposals/metpo_traitmech_v11
    after repository-wide duplicate review.
  llm_assisted: true