The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glutamate into other compounds, including 2-oxoglutarate.
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glutamate breakdown to 2-oxoglutarate; glutamate catabolic process to 2-ketoglutarate; glutamate catabolic process to alpha-ketoglutarate; glutamate catabolic process to alpha-oxoglutarate; glutamate catabolism to 2-ketoglutarate; glutamate catabolism to alpha-ketoglutarate; glutamate catabolism to alpha-oxoglutarate; glutamate degradation to 2-oxoglutarate