FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term aromatic amino acid family catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0009074 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of aromatic amino acid family, amino acids with aromatic ring (phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan).
Also Known As "aromatic amino acid family breakdown" ; "aromatic amino acid family catabolism" ; "aromatic amino acid family degradation"
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amino acid metabolic process
 |__aromatic amino acid metabolic process__
organic acid catabolic process             |
 |__carboxylic acid catabolic process______|
carboxylic acid metabolic process          |
 |__aromatic amino acid metabolic process__|
 |__carboxylic acid catabolic process______|
                                           aromatic amino acid family catabolic process  17 rec.
                                            |__anthranilate catabolic process
                                            |__aromatic amino acid family catabolic process to alcohol via Ehrlich pathway
                                            |__aromatic amino acid family catabolic process to carboxylic acid via Ehrlich pathway
                                            |__D-tyrosine catabolic process
                                            |__L-histidine catabolic process 1 rec.
                                            |   |__L-histidine catabolic process to 2-oxoglutarate
                                            |   |__L-histidine catabolic process to glutamate and formamide
                                            |   |__L-histidine catabolic process to glutamate and formate
                                            |   |__L-histidine catabolic process to hydantoin-5-propionate
                                            |   |__L-histidine catabolic process to imidazol-5-yl-lactate
                                            |__L-phenylalanine catabolic process 7 rec.
                                            |   |__anaerobic L-phenylalanine oxidation
                                            |__L-tryptophan catabolic process 8 rec.
                                            |   |__L-tryptophan catabolic process to acetyl-CoA 4 rec.
                                            |   |__L-tryptophan catabolic process to catechol
                                            |   |__L-tryptophan catabolic process to indole-3-acetate
                                            |   |__L-tryptophan catabolic process to kynurenine 2 rec.
                                            |__L-tyrosine catabolic process 3 rec.
                                                |__L-tyrosine catabolic process to fumarate
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Is a aromatic amino acid metabolic process
carboxylic acid catabolic process
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  • "aromatic amino acid family breakdown" EXACT
    "aromatic amino acid family catabolism" EXACT
    "aromatic amino acid family degradation" EXACT
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