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The chemical reactions and pathways involving L-phenylalanine, the L-enantiomer of 2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, i.e. (2S)-2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of phenylalanine, 2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of aromatic compounds, any substance containing an aromatic carbon ring. The chemical reactions and pathways involving aromatic amino acid family, amino acids with aromatic ring (phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan). The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of aromatic amino acid family, amino acids with aromatic ring (phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan). The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of phenylalanine into other compounds, including phosphoenolpyruvate. 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 resulting in the breakdown of phenylalanine under anaerobic conditions; occurs via the intermediates phenylpyruvate and phenylacetaldehyde.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: L-phenylalanine catabolic process
Acc: GO:0006559
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of phenylalanine, 2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid.
Synonyms:
  • phenylalanine catabolic process
  • L-phenylalanine breakdown
  • L-phenylalanine catabolism
  • phenylalanine catabolism
  • L-phenylalanine degradation
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 41 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 41 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0006559 - L-phenylalanine catabolic process (interactive image map)
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