L-cysteine catabolic process
id: GO:0019448
name: L-cysteine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-cysteine, the L-enantiomer of 2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid, i.e. (2R)-2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019449 | L-cysteine catabolic process to hypotaurine |
| GO:0019450 | L-cysteine catabolic process to pyruvate |
| GO:0019452 | L-cysteine catabolic process to taurine |
| GO:0019453 | L-cysteine catabolic process via cystine |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009093 | cysteine catabolic process |
| GO:0046439 | L-cysteine metabolic process |
