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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-cysteine into other compounds, including taurine. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of amino acids containing sulfur, comprising cysteine, methionine and selenocysteine. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of amino acids of the serine family, comprising cysteine, glycine, homoserine, selenocysteine and serine. The chemical reactions and pathways involving cysteine, 2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-cysteine into other compounds, including pyruvate. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-cysteine, via the intermediate cystine. The chemical reactions and pathways involving L-cysteine, the L-enantiomer of 2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid, i.e. (2R)-2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-cysteine into other compounds, including hypotaurine. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of cysteine, 2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-cysteine, the L-enantiomer of 2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid, i.e. (2R)-2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: L-cysteine catabolic process
Acc: GO:0019448
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-cysteine, the L-enantiomer of 2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid, i.e. (2R)-2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid.
Synonyms:
  • L-cysteine catabolism
  • L-cysteine degradation
  • L-cysteine breakdown
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 3 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 4 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0019448 - L-cysteine catabolic process (interactive image map)
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