FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term L-phenylalanine catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006559 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-phenylalanine, 2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid.
Also Known As "L-phenylalanine breakdown" ; "L-phenylalanine catabolism" ; "L-phenylalanine degradation"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       7
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 L-phenylalanine catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       7
     involved_in | L-phenylalanine catabolic process       7
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aromatic amino acid metabolic process
 |__L-phenylalanine metabolic process_____________
 |__aromatic amino acid family catabolic process__|
carboxylic acid catabolic process                 |
 |__aromatic amino acid family catabolic process__|
 |__proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process____|
L-amino acid metabolic process                    |
 |__L-phenylalanine metabolic process_____________|
 |__L-amino acid catabolic process________________|
proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process        |
 |__L-phenylalanine metabolic process_____________|
 |__proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process____|
alpha-amino acid catabolic process                |
 |__L-amino acid catabolic process________________|
                                                  L-phenylalanine catabolic process  7 rec.
                                                   |__anaerobic L-phenylalanine oxidation
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Is a L-phenylalanine metabolic process
aromatic amino acid family catabolic process
L-amino acid catabolic process
proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process
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Synonyms
  • "L-phenylalanine breakdown" EXACT
    "L-phenylalanine catabolism" EXACT
    "L-phenylalanine degradation" EXACT
    "phenylalanine catabolic process" BROAD
    "phenylalanine catabolism" BROAD
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