FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term L-arginine catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006527 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-arginine, 2-amino-5-(carbamimidamido)pentanoic acid.
Also Known As "arginine breakdown" ; "arginine catabolism" ; "arginine degradation"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       1
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 L-arginine catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1
     involved_in | L-arginine catabolic process       1
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carboxylic acid catabolic process
 |__proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process_____
L-amino acid metabolic process                     |
 |__glutamine family amino acid metabolic process__|
 |__L-amino acid catabolic process_________________|
proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process         |
 |__glutamine family amino acid metabolic process__|
 |__proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process_____|
alpha-amino acid metabolic process                 |
 |__arginine metabolic process_____________________|
alpha-amino acid catabolic process                 |
 |__L-amino acid catabolic process_________________|
                                                   L-arginine catabolic process  2 rec.
                                                    |__L-arginine catabolic process to L-glutamate 1 rec.
                                                    |__L-arginine catabolic process to L-proline 1 rec.
                                                    |   |__L-arginine catabolic process to proline via ornithine 1 rec.
                                                    |__L-arginine catabolic process to succinate
                                                    |__L-arginine deiminase pathway
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Is a arginine metabolic process
glutamine family amino acid metabolic process
L-amino acid catabolic process
proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process
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  • "arginine breakdown" EXACT
    "arginine catabolism" EXACT
    "arginine degradation" EXACT
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