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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ornithine, an amino acid only rarely found in proteins, but which is important in living organisms as an intermediate in the reactions of the urea cycle and in arginine biosynthesis. The chemical reactions and pathways involving ornithine, an amino acid only rarely found in proteins, but which is important in living organisms as an intermediate in the reactions of the urea cycle and in arginine biosynthesis. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ornithine by decarboxylation. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of amino acids, organic acids containing one or more amino substituents.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: ornithine catabolic process, by decarboxylation
Acc: GO:0019467
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ornithine by decarboxylation.
Synonyms:
  • ornithine degradation, by decarboxylation
  • ornithine breakdown, by decarboxylation
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0019467 - ornithine catabolic process, by decarboxylation (interactive image map)
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