| id | GO:0006527 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | arginine catabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of arginine, 2-amino-5-(carbamimidamido)pentanoic acid." [CHEBI:29016, GOC:go_curators] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| synonym | "arginine breakdown" EXACT [] |
| synonym | "arginine catabolism" EXACT [] |
| synonym | "arginine degradation" EXACT [] |
| is_a | GO:0006525 ! arginine metabolic process |
| is_a | GO:0009065 ! glutamine family amino acid catabolic process |