Term Name: proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process
Synonyms: proteinogenic amino acid breakdown, proteinogenic amino acid catabolism, proteinogenic amino acid degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of any amino acid that is incorporated into protein naturally by ribosomal translation of mRNA, and that has a specific codon for translation from mRNA to protein.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0170040]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: carboxylic acid catabolic process proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process
has subtype: glycine catabolic process L-alanine catabolic process L-arginine catabolic process L-asparagine catabolic process L-aspartate catabolic process L-cysteine catabolic process L-glutamate catabolic process L-glutamine catabolic process L-histidine catabolic process L-isoleucine catabolic process L-leucine catabolic process L-lysine catabolic process L-methionine catabolic process L-phenylalanine catabolic process L-proline catabolic process L-serine catabolic process L-threonine catabolic process L-tryptophan catabolic process L-tyrosine catabolic process L-valine catabolic process