The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-threonine (the L-enantiomer of 2-amino-3-hydroxybutyric acid) into glycine and acetaldehyde, with acetaldehyde being subsequently converted to acetyl-CoA.
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L-threonine breakdown to acetyl-CoA; L-threonine catabolism to acetyl-CoA; L-threonine degradation to acetyl-CoA