| Name | gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolic process |
| ID | GO_0009450 |
| collection_id | Biological process |
| Exact synonym | 4-aminobutanoate catabolic process, 4-aminobutanoate catabolism, 4-aminobutyrate catabolic process, 4-aminobutyrate catabolism, GABA catabolic process, GABA catabolism, gamma-aminobutyric acid breakdown, gamma-aminobutyric acid catabolism, gamma-aminobutyric acid degradation |
| Description | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA, 4-aminobutyrate), an amino acid which acts as a neurotransmitter in some organisms. |
| Comment | See also the biological process term 'neurotransmitter catabolic process ; GO:0042135'. |
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