| id | GO:0006569 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | tryptophan catabolic process |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of tryptophan, the chiral amino acid 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid." [ISBN:0198547684] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| is_a | GO:0006568 ! tryptophan metabolic process |
| is_a | GO:0009074 ! aromatic amino acid family catabolic process |
| is_a | GO:0046218 ! indolalkylamine catabolic process |