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The chemical reactions and pathways involving L-alanine, the L-enantiomer of 2-aminopropanoic acid, i.e. (2S)-2-aminopropanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of alanine, 2-aminopropanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-alanine to pyruvate, with D-alanine as an intermediate. 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 by transamination. The chemical reactions and pathways involving alanine, 2-aminopropanoic acid. 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 anaerobic chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-alanine, yielding energy in the form of ATP. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-alanine to D-lactate and ammonia.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: L-alanine catabolic process
Acc: GO:0042853
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: 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.
Synonyms:
  • L-alanine degradation
  • L-alanine catabolism
  • L-alanine breakdown
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 0
   Term or descendants: 4 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0042853 - L-alanine catabolic process (interactive image map)
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