L-threonine catabolic process to glycine

Term ID

GO:0019518

Synonyms

• L-threonine breakdown to glycine
• L-threonine catabolic process to pyruvate
• L-threonine catabolism to glycine
• L-threonine degradation to glycine
• threonine catabolic process to glycine

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-threonine (the L-enantiomer of 2-amino-3-hydroxybutyric acid) to form to form 2-amino-3-oxobutanoate, which is subsequently converted to glycine.

References

• MetaCyc:THREONINE-DEG2-PWY

Ontology

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