leucine catabolic process
id: GO:0006552
name: leucine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of leucine, 2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006551 | leucine metabolic process |
GO:0009083 | branched chain family amino acid catabolic process |