glutamate catabolic process
  id: GO:0006538
  name: glutamate catabolic process
  namespace: biological_process
  type: go
  obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glutamate, the anion of 2-aminopentanedioic acid.
Child Functions
| id | name | 
|---|---|
| GO:0006539 | glutamate catabolic process via 2-oxoglutarate | 
| GO:0006540 | glutamate decarboxylation to succinate | 
| GO:0019460 | glutamate catabolic process to fumarate | 
| GO:0019549 | glutamate catabolic process to succinate | 
| GO:0019550 | glutamate catabolic process to aspartate | 
| GO:0019551 | glutamate catabolic process to 2-oxoglutarate | 
| GO:0019553 | glutamate catabolic process via L-citramalate | 
| GO:0019554 | glutamate catabolic process to oxaloacetate | 
| GO:0019555 | glutamate catabolic process to ornithine | 
| GO:0019670 | anaerobic glutamate catabolic process | 
| GO:0033508 | glutamate catabolic process to butyrate | 
| GO:0033509 | glutamate catabolic process to propionate | 
Parent Functions
| id | name | 
|---|---|
| GO:0006536 | glutamate metabolic process | 
| GO:0009065 | glutamine family amino acid catabolic process | 


