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