FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0009450 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA, 4-aminobutyrate), an amino acid which acts as a neurotransmitter in some organisms.
Also Known As "4-aminobutanoate catabolic process" ; "4-aminobutanoate catabolism" ; "4-aminobutyrate catabolic process" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       2
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 gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       2
     involved_in | gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process       2
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amino acid metabolic process
 |__amino acid catabolic process____________________
catabolic process                                   |
 |__amino acid catabolic process____________________|
monocarboxylic acid metabolic process               |
 |__gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolic process_______|
carboxylic acid catabolic process                   |
 |__non-proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process__|
non-proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process      |
 |__gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolic process_______|
 |__non-proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process__|
                                                    gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process  2 rec.
                                                     |__regulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process
                                                         |__negative regulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process
                                                         |__positive regulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process
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Is a amino acid catabolic process
gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolic process
non-proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process
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Synonyms
  • "4-aminobutanoate catabolic process" EXACT
    "4-aminobutanoate catabolism" EXACT
    "4-aminobutyrate catabolic process" EXACT
    "4-aminobutyrate catabolism" EXACT
    "GABA catabolic process" EXACT
    "GABA catabolism" EXACT
    "gamma-aminobutyric acid breakdown" EXACT
    "gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolism" EXACT
    "gamma-aminobutyric acid degradation" EXACT
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MetaCyc:4AMINOBUTMETAB-PWY
Reactome:R-HSA-916853 "Degradation of GABA"