GO biological process ontology term - GO:0170040 - proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0170040
- Name
- proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of any amino acid that is incorporated into protein naturally by ribosomal translation of mRNA, and that has a specific codon for translation from mRNA to protein.