ornithine catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006593

Synonyms

• ornithine breakdown
• ornithine catabolism
• ornithine degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ornithine, an amino acid only rarely found in proteins, but which is important in living organisms as an intermediate in the reactions of the urea cycle and in arginine biosynthesis. 0192801023

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO