Term Name: aromatic amino acid catabolic process
Synonyms: aromatic amino acid family breakdown, aromatic amino acid family catabolism, aromatic amino acid family degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of an amino acid whose structure includes an aromatic ring.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009074]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: aromatic amino acid metabolic process carboxylic acid catabolic process
has subtype: anthranilate catabolic process L-dopa catabolic process L-histidine catabolic process L-phenylalanine catabolic process L-tryptophan catabolic process L-tyrosine catabolic process