Term Name: L-histidine catabolic process
Synonyms: histidine breakdown, histidine catabolic process, histidine catabolism, histidine degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-histidine, 2-amino-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006548]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: aromatic amino acid family catabolic process imidazole-containing compound catabolic process L-amino acid catabolic process L-histidine metabolic process proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process
has subtype: L-histidine catabolic process to 2-oxoglutarate L-histidine catabolic process to glutamate and formamide L-histidine catabolic process to glutamate and formate L-histidine catabolic process to hydantoin-5-propionate L-histidine catabolic process to imidazol-5-yl-lactate