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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of alanine, 2-aminopropanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of D-alanine and related amino acids. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of any amino acid that requires pyruvate for its synthesis, e.g. alanine. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-alanine, the L-enantiomer of 2-aminopropanoic acid, i.e. (2S)-2-aminopropanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways involving alanine, 2-aminopropanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of amino acids, organic acids containing one or more amino substituents. The chemical reactions and pathways involving any amino acid that requires pyruvate for its synthesis, e.g. alanine.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: alanine catabolic process
Acc: GO:0006524
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of alanine, 2-aminopropanoic acid.
Synonyms:
  • alanine breakdown
  • alanine catabolism
  • alanine degradation
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 2 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 6 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0006524 - alanine catabolic process (interactive image map)
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