threonine catabolic process
id: GO:0006567
name: threonine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of threonine (2-amino-3-hydroxybutyric acid), a polar, uncharged, essential amino acid found in peptide linkage in proteins.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0019517 | L-threonine catabolic process to D-lactate |
GO:0019518 | L-threonine catabolic process to glycine |
GO:0070689 | L-threonine catabolic process to propionate |
GO:0070690 | L-threonine catabolic process to acetyl-CoA |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006566 | threonine metabolic process |
GO:0009068 | aspartate family amino acid catabolic process |