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GO: Biological Process

histidine catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006548

Synonyms

histidine breakdown
histidine catabolism
histidine degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of histidine, 2-amino-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid.

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Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: carboxylic acid catabolic process histidine metabolic process organonitrogen compound catabolic process

carboxylic acid catabolic process histidine metabolic process organonitrogen compound catabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: histidine catabolic process to 2-oxoglutarate histidine catabolic process to glutamate and formamide histidine catabolic process to glutamate and formate histidine catabolic process to hydantoin-5-propionate histidine catabolic process to imidazol-5-yl-lactate ... Show All 6 Terms

histidine catabolic process to 2-oxoglutarate histidine catabolic process to glutamate and formamide histidine catabolic process to glutamate and formate histidine catabolic process to hydantoin-5-propionate histidine catabolic process to imidazol-5-yl-lactate N-alpha,N-alpha,N-alpha-trimethyl-L-histidine biosynthesis from histidine Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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