Term Name: sulfur amino acid catabolic process
Synonyms: sulfur amino acid breakdown, sulfur amino acid catabolism, sulfur amino acid degradation, sulphur amino acid catabolic process, sulphur amino acid catabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of amino acids containing sulfur, comprising cysteine, methionine and selenocysteine.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0000098]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: carboxylic acid catabolic process sulfur amino acid metabolic process sulfur compound catabolic process
has subtype: cysteine catabolic process ergothioneine catabolic process homocysteine catabolic process methionine catabolic process