Term Name: aromatic amino acid family catabolic process
Synonyms: aromatic amino acid family breakdown, aromatic amino acid family catabolism, aromatic amino acid family degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of aromatic amino acid family, amino acids with aromatic ring (phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan).
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009074]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: aromatic amino acid metabolic process carboxylic acid catabolic process
has subtype: anthranilate catabolic process aromatic amino acid family catabolic process to alcohol via Ehrlich pathway aromatic amino acid family catabolic process to carboxylic acid via Ehrlich pathway D-tyrosine catabolic process L-histidine catabolic process L-phenylalanine catabolic process L-tryptophan catabolic process L-tyrosine catabolic process