tyrosine catabolic process
id: GO:0006572
name: tyrosine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of tyrosine, an aromatic amino acid, 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019445 | tyrosine catabolic process to fumarate |
| GO:0019446 | tyrosine catabolic process to phosphoenolpyruvate |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006570 | tyrosine metabolic process |
| GO:0009074 | aromatic amino acid family catabolic process |
