FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term sulfur amino acid catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0000098 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of amino acids containing sulfur, comprising cysteine, methionine and selenocysteine.
Also Known As "sulfur amino acid breakdown" ; "sulfur amino acid catabolism" ; "sulfur amino acid degradation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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sulfur compound metabolic process
 |__sulfur amino acid metabolic process__
 |__sulfur compound catabolic process____|
catabolic process                        |
 |__sulfur compound catabolic process____|
organic acid catabolic process           |
 |__carboxylic acid catabolic process____|
carboxylic acid metabolic process        |
 |__sulfur amino acid metabolic process__|
 |__carboxylic acid catabolic process____|
                                         sulfur amino acid catabolic process  2 rec.
                                          |__cysteine catabolic process 1 rec.
                                          |   |__D-cysteine catabolic process
                                          |   |__L-cysteine catabolic process(+) 1 rec.
                                          |__ergothioneine catabolic process
                                          |__homocysteine catabolic process 1 rec.
                                          |__L-methionine catabolic process
                                              |__L-methionine catabolic process to 3-methylthiopropanoate
                                              |__L-methionine catabolic process to 3-methylthiopropanol
                                              |__L-methionine catabolic process to succinyl-CoA
                                              |__L-methionine catabolic process via 2-oxobutanoate
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Is a sulfur amino acid metabolic process
sulfur compound catabolic process
carboxylic acid catabolic process
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  • "sulfur amino acid breakdown" EXACT
    "sulfur amino acid catabolism" EXACT
    "sulfur amino acid degradation" EXACT
    "sulphur amino acid catabolic process" EXACT
    "sulphur amino acid catabolism" EXACT
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Reactome:R-HSA-1614558 "Degradation of cysteine and homocysteine"