GO:0008843

endochitinase activity

Details: 
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of nonterminal (1->4)-beta linkages of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) polymers of chitin and chitodextrins. Typically, endochitinases cleave randomly within the chitin chain. [EC:3.2.1.-, GOC:bf, GOC:kah, GOC:pde, PMID:11468293]
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