Term Name: aspartate family amino acid catabolic process
Synonyms: aspartate family amino acid breakdown, aspartate family amino acid catabolism, aspartate family amino acid degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of amino acids of the aspartate family, comprising asparagine, aspartate, lysine, methionine and threonine.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009068]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: aspartate family amino acid metabolic process L-amino acid catabolic process proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process
has subtype: hydroxylysine catabolic process L-asparagine catabolic process L-aspartate catabolic process L-isoleucine catabolic process L-lysine catabolic process L-methionine catabolic process L-threonine catabolic process