glutamate catabolic process
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0006538
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glutamate, the anion of 2-aminopentanedioic acid. [ GOC:go_curators ]
Synonyms: glutamate catabolism, glutamate degradation, glutamic acid catabolism, glutamic acid catabolic process, glutamate breakdown
Term info
has related synonym
glutamate deamidation
has alternative id
GO:0019459
has obo namespace
biological_process
id
GO:0006538