Term Name: glutamate catabolic process
Synonyms: glutamate breakdown, glutamate catabolism, glutamate deamidation, glutamate degradation, glutamic acid catabolic process, glutamic acid catabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glutamate, the anion of 2-aminopentanedioic acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006538]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: dicarboxylic acid catabolic process glutamate metabolic process glutamine family amino acid catabolic process
has subtype: anaerobic glutamate catabolic process gamma-aminobutyrate shunt glutamate catabolic process to 4-hydroxybutyrate glutamate catabolic process to aspartate glutamate catabolic process to butyrate glutamate catabolic process to ornithine glutamate catabolic process to oxaloacetate glutamate catabolic process to propionate glutamate catabolic process via L-citramalate