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chitin deacetylase activity

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Accession
GO:0004099
Name
chitin deacetylase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
chitin amidohydrolase activity
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: chitin + H2O = chitosan + acetate. Source: EC:3.5.1.41
Comment
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History
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Chem. react.
has participant water
has participant acetate
has participant cationic chitosan
has participant chitin
Subset
None
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Parents of chitin deacetylase activity (GO:0004099)
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chitin deacetylase activity [is_a relation] is_a  hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amides (GO:0016811)
chitin deacetylase activity [is_a relation] is_a  deacetylase activity (GO:0019213)
chitin deacetylase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  water (CHEBI:15377)
chitin deacetylase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  acetate (CHEBI:30089)
chitin deacetylase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  cationic chitosan (CHEBI:57704)
chitin deacetylase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  chitin (CHEBI:17029)

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