threonine catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006567

Synonyms

threonine breakdown
threonine catabolism
threonine degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of threonine (2-amino-3-hydroxybutyric acid), a polar, uncharged, essential amino acid found in peptide linkage in proteins. 0198506732

References

MetaCyc:THREOCAT-PWY
UM-BBD_pathwayID:met

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: aspartate family amino acid catabolic process threonine metabolic process

aspartate family amino acid catabolic process threonine metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: L-threonine catabolic process to acetyl-CoA L-threonine catabolic process to D-lactate L-threonine catabolic process to glycine L-threonine catabolic process to propionate

L-threonine catabolic process to acetyl-CoA L-threonine catabolic process to D-lactate L-threonine catabolic process to glycine L-threonine catabolic process to propionate Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

Citations