FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

GABA catabolic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0009450 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).

Also Known As

"4-aminobutanoate catabolic process" ; "4-aminobutanoate catabolism" ; "4-aminobutyrate catabolic process" (for all, see Synonyms field below)

Comment

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Annotations

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
GABA catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| GABA catabolic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

amino acid metabolic process
 |__amino acid catabolic process____________________
catabolic process                                   |
 |__amino acid catabolic process____________________|
carboxylic acid catabolic process                   |
 |__non-proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process__|
non-proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process      |
 |__non-proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process__|
                                                    GABA catabolic process  2 rec.
                                                     |__regulation of GABA catabolic process
                                                         |__negative regulation of GABA catabolic process
                                                         |__positive regulation of GABA catabolic process

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Relationships
Is a	amino acid catabolic process non-proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"4-aminobutanoate catabolic process" EXACT "4-aminobutanoate catabolism" EXACT "4-aminobutyrate catabolic process" EXACT "4-aminobutyrate catabolism" EXACT "GABA catabolism" EXACT "gamma-aminobutyric acid breakdown" EXACT "gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process" EXACT "gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolism" EXACT "gamma-aminobutyric acid degradation" EXACT
Secondary IDs

External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	MetaCyc:4AMINOBUTMETAB-PWY MetaCyc:PWY-5022 MetaCyc:PWY-6473 MetaCyc:PWY-6535 MetaCyc:PWY-6536 MetaCyc:PWY-6537 Reactome:R-HSA-916853 "Degradation of GABA"