FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term amino acid catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0009063 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of amino acids, organic acids containing one or more amino substituents.
Also Known As "amino acid breakdown" ; "amino acid catabolism" ; "amino acid degradation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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 |__catabolic process_____________
primary metabolic process         |
 |__amino acid metabolic process__|
                                  amino acid catabolic process  70 rec.
                                   |__alpha-amino acid catabolic process 66 rec.
                                   |   |__1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate catabolic process
                                   |   |__alanine catabolic process(+) 1 rec.
                                   |   |__arginine catabolic process to alanine via ornithine
                                   |   |__arginine catabolic process to spermine
                                   |   |__cysteine catabolic process(+) 1 rec.
                                   |   |__D-amino acid catabolic process(+) 2 rec.
                                   |   |__glutamate catabolic process to oxaloacetate
                                   |   |__glycine catabolic process(+) 5 rec.
                                   |   |__homocysteine catabolic process 1 rec.
                                   |   |__hydroxylysine catabolic process
                                   |   |__L-amino acid catabolic process(+) 57 rec.
                                   |   |__L-citrulline catabolic process
                                   |   |__lysine catabolic process(+) 8 rec.
                                   |   |__sarcosine catabolic process 2 rec.
                                   |   |__selenocysteine catabolic process
                                   |__amino acid catabolic process via Ehrlich pathway
                                   |   |__amino acid catabolic process to alcohol via Ehrlich pathway(+)
                                   |   |__amino acid catabolic process to carboxylic acid via Ehrlich pathway(+)
                                   |__anaerobic amino acid catabolic process
                                   |   |__anaerobic catabolism of pairs of amino acids
                                   |   |__anaerobic glycine catabolic process
                                   |   |__anaerobic L-alanine catabolic process
                                   |   |__L-glutamate catabolic process via 2-hydroxyglutarate
                                   |   |__L-lysine fermentation
                                   |__beta-alanine catabolic process
                                   |   |__beta-alanine catabolic process to L-alanine
                                   |   |__beta-alanine catabolic process to mevalonate semialdehyde, by transamination
                                   |__branched-chain amino acid catabolic process 20 rec.
                                   |   |__branched-chain amino acid catabolic process to alcohol via Ehrlich pathway
                                   |   |__branched-chain amino acid catabolic process to carboxylic acid via Ehrlich pathway
                                   |   |__D-leucine catabolic process
                                   |   |__D-valine catabolic process
                                   |   |__L-isoleucine catabolic process 8 rec.
                                   |   |__L-leucine catabolic process 11 rec.
                                   |   |__L-valine catabolic process(+) 9 rec.
                                   |__gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process 2 rec.
                                   |__nicotianamine catabolic process
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  • "amino acid breakdown" EXACT
    "amino acid catabolism" EXACT
    "amino acid degradation" EXACT
    "cellular amino acid catabolic process" EXACT
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