Term Name: L-arginine catabolic process
Synonyms: arginine breakdown, arginine catabolism, arginine degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-arginine, 2-amino-5-(carbamimidamido)pentanoic acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006527]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: arginine metabolic process glutamine family amino acid catabolic process
has subtype: L-arginine catabolic process to L-glutamate L-arginine catabolic process to L-proline L-arginine catabolic process to proline via ornithine L-arginine catabolic process to succinate L-arginine deiminase pathway
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of arginine catabolic process
regulated by: regulation of arginine catabolic process