methionine catabolic process
id: GO:0009087
name: methionine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of methionine (2-amino-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid), a sulfur-containing, essential amino acid found in peptide linkage in proteins.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0000951 | methionine catabolic process to 3-methylthiopropanol |
| GO:0000954 | methionine catabolic process to 3-methylthiopropanoate |
| GO:0019457 | methionine catabolic process to succinyl-CoA |
| GO:0019458 | methionine catabolic process via 2-oxobutanoate |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0000098 | sulfur amino acid catabolic process |
| GO:0006555 | methionine metabolic process |
| GO:0009068 | aspartate family amino acid catabolic process |
