. "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L- threonine (the L-enantiomer of 2-amino-3-hydroxybutyric acid) to form the compound methylglyoxal, which is subsequently converted to D-lactate." . . . "L-threonine catabolic process to D-lactate" . "L-threonine breakdown to D-lactate" . "L-threonine catabolic process to (R)-lactate" . "L-threonine catabolic process to methylglyoxal" . "L-threonine catabolic process to pyruvate" . "L-threonine catabolism to D-lactate" . "L-threonine degradation to D-lactate" . "threonine catabolic process to D-lactate" . . . .