arginine catabolic process
id: GO:0006527
name: arginine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of arginine, 2-amino-5-(carbamimidamido)pentanoic acid.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0010122 | arginine catabolic process to alanine via ornithine |
| GO:0019493 | arginine catabolic process to proline |
| GO:0019544 | arginine catabolic process to glutamate |
| GO:0019545 | arginine catabolic process to succinate |
| GO:0019546 | arginine deiminase pathway |
| GO:0019547 | arginine catabolic process to ornithine |
| GO:0019548 | arginine catabolic process to spermine |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006525 | arginine metabolic process |
| GO:0009065 | glutamine family amino acid catabolic process |


