Category:GO:0006548 ! L-histidine catabolic process

name: L-histidine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-histidine, 2-amino-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid." [GOC:go_curators]
synonym: "histidine breakdown" EXACT []
synonym: "histidine catabolic process" BROAD []
synonym: "histidine catabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "histidine degradation" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0006547 ! L-histidine metabolic process
is_a: GO:0009074 ! aromatic amino acid family catabolic process
is_a: GO:0052805 ! imidazole-containing compound catabolic process
is_a: GO:0170035 ! L-amino acid catabolic process
is_a: GO:0170040 ! proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0006548</GOterm>
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