D-cysteine catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0019447

Synonyms

• D-cysteine breakdown
• D-cysteine catabolism
• D-cysteine degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of D-cysteine, (S)-2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid, which occurs naturally in firefly luciferin. 11527960

References

Ontology

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