S-adenosylmethionine catabolic process
  id: GO:0050843
  name: S-adenosylmethionine catabolic process
  namespace: biological_process
  type: go
  obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of S-adenosylmethionine, S-(5'-adenosyl)-L-methionine, an important intermediate in one-carbon metabolism.
Child Functions
| id | name | 
|---|---|
| GO:0050835 | iron incorporation into iron-sulfur cluster via tris-L-cysteinyl S-adenosylmethion-N,O-diyl tetrairon tetrasulfide | 
Parent Functions
| id | name | 
|---|---|
| GO:0009109 | coenzyme catabolic process | 
| GO:0042219 | cellular modified amino acid catabolic process | 
| GO:0044273 | sulfur compound catabolic process | 
| GO:0046130 | purine ribonucleoside catabolic process | 
| GO:0046500 | S-adenosylmethionine metabolic process | 


