chitin deacetylase activity
id: GO:0004099
name: chitin deacetylase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Catalysis of the reaction: chitin + H2O = chitosan + acetate.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0016811 | hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amides |
| GO:0019213 | deacetylase activity |
