| Dataset | GO Biological Process Annotations 2025 |
| Category | structural or functional annotations |
| Type | biological process |
| Description | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-cysteine, the L-enantiomer of 2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid, i.e. (2R)-2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid. (Gene Ontology, GO_0019448) |
| External Link | http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0019448 |
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4 genes participating in the L-cysteine catabolic process biological process from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2025 dataset.
| Symbol | Name |
|---|---|
| AGXT | alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase |
| CDO1 | cysteine dioxygenase type 1 |
| CSAD | cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase |
| LOC102724560 | cystathionine beta-synthase |
