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. [ GOC:mah GOC:jsg ]

Synonyms: L-cysteine catabolism L-cysteine degradation L-cysteine breakdown

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Term information

has obo namespace

biological_process

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GO:0019448