anaerobic catabolism of pairs of amino acids
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The anaerobic chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of amino acids; in these reactions, one amino acid is oxidised (acts as an electron donor) and a different amino acid is reduced (acts as an electron acceptor); oxidation of the electron-donating amino acid yields energy in the form of ATP. [ GOC:mah http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13140081 ]
Synonyms: cofermentation of pairs of amino acids