Term Name: L-methionine catabolic process
Synonyms: methionine breakdown, methionine catabolism, methionine degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-methionine (2-amino-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid), a sulfur-containing, essential amino acid found in peptide linkage in proteins.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009087]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: L-amino acid catabolic process methionine metabolic process proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process sulfur amino acid catabolic process
has subtype: L-methionine catabolic process to 3-methylthiopropanoate L-methionine catabolic process to 3-methylthiopropanol L-methionine catabolic process to succinyl-CoA L-methionine catabolic process via 2-oxobutanoate