FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term L-lysine catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0019477 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-lysine, the L-enantiomer of (S)-2,6-diaminohexanoic acid.
Also Known As "L-lysine breakdown" ; "L-lysine catabolism" ; "L-lysine degradation"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       2
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 L-lysine catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       2
     involved_in | L-lysine catabolic process       2
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lysine metabolic process
 |__lysine catabolic process____________________
carboxylic acid catabolic process               |
 |__proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process__|
L-amino acid metabolic process                  |
 |__L-amino acid catabolic process______________|
proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process      |
 |__proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process__|
alpha-amino acid catabolic process              |
 |__lysine catabolic process____________________|
 |__L-amino acid catabolic process______________|
                                                L-lysine catabolic process  6 rec.
                                                 |__L-lysine catabolic process to acetyl-CoA 4 rec.
                                                 |   |__L-lysine catabolic process to acetyl-CoA via 5-aminopentanamide
                                                 |   |__L-lysine catabolic process to acetyl-CoA via L-pipecolate 1 rec.
                                                 |   |__L-lysine catabolic process to acetyl-CoA via saccharopine 1 rec.
                                                 |   |__L-lysine catabolic process using lysine 6-aminotransferase
                                                 |__L-lysine catabolic process to glutarate, by acetylation
                                                 |__L-lysine fermentation
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Is a lysine catabolic process
L-amino acid catabolic process
proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process
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  • "L-lysine breakdown" EXACT
    "L-lysine catabolism" EXACT
    "L-lysine degradation" EXACT
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