identifier: traitmech:000129
label: aromatic hydrocarbon degradation
definition: A hydrocarbon degradation in which the substrate carries at least one
  aromatic ring.
definition_source: DOI:10.1126/science.aaf4507
trait_category: METABOLISM
term_kind: CLASS
mapping_status: PROPOSED
parent_traits:
- traitmech:000128
- traitmech:000130
synonyms:
- synonym_text: aromatic_hydrocarbon_degradation
  synonym_type: RELATED_SYNONYM
  source: DOI:10.1126/science.aaf4507
evidence:
- reference: DOI:10.1007/BF00058836
  snippet: benzene, certain arenes, biphenyl and selected fused aromatic hydrocarbons
  notes: Smith reviews bacterial biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons as a distinct
    hydrocarbon-degradation branch.
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