glycine decarboxylation via glycine cleavage system
Term Information
Accession
GO:0019464
Name
glycine decarboxylation via glycine cleavage system
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
glycine cleavage system
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glycine by oxidative cleavage to carbon dioxide, ammonia, and a methylene group, mediated by enzymes of the glycine cleavage complex.
Source:MetaCyc:GLYCLEAV-PWY