L-alanine catabolic process
id: GO:0042853
name: L-alanine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-alanine, the L-enantiomer of 2-aminopropanoic acid, i.e. (2S)-2-aminopropanoic acid.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019479 | L-alanine oxidation to D-lactate and ammonia |
| GO:0019480 | L-alanine oxidation to pyruvate via D-alanine |
| GO:0019481 | L-alanine catabolic process, by transamination |
| GO:0019667 | anaerobic L-alanine catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006524 | alanine catabolic process |
| GO:0042851 | L-alanine metabolic process |
