ornithine catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006593

Synonyms

ornithine breakdown
ornithine catabolism
ornithine degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ornithine, an amino acid only rarely found in proteins, but which is important in living organisms as an intermediate in the reactions of the urea cycle and in arginine biosynthesis. 0192801023

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: alpha-amino acid catabolic process non-proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process ornithine metabolic process

alpha-amino acid catabolic process non-proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process ornithine metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: ornithine catabolic process via proline ornithine catabolic process, by decarboxylation

ornithine catabolic process via proline ornithine catabolic process, by decarboxylation Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of ornithine catabolic process

negative regulation of ornithine catabolic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of ornithine catabolic process

positive regulation of ornithine catabolic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of ornithine catabolic process

regulation of ornithine catabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes