ornithine catabolic process
id: GO:0006593
name: ornithine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ornithine, an amino acid only rarely found in proteins, but which is important in living organisms as an intermediate in the reactions of the urea cycle and in arginine biosynthesis.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0019466 | ornithine catabolic process via proline |
GO:0019467 | ornithine catabolic process, by decarboxylation |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006591 | ornithine metabolic process |
GO:0009063 | cellular amino acid catabolic process |