ENTRY       EC 3.2.1.14
NAME        Chitinase
            Chitodextrinase
            1,4-beta-Poly-N-acetylglucosaminidase
            Poly-beta-glucosaminidase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Glycosidases
            Hydrolysing O-glycosyl compounds
SYSNAME     Poly(1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide)) glycanohydrolase
REACTION    Random hydrolysis of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide
            1,4-beta-linkages in chitin and chitodextrins.
SUBSTRATE   Chitin
            Chitodextrin
            H2O
PRODUCT     N-Acetyl-D-glucosaminide
            N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine
INHIBITOR   Allosamidine
COMMENT     Some chitinases also display the activity defined in EC 3.2.1.17.
            (EC 3.2.1.17: Lysozyme). Allosamidine (Agric.Biol.Sci. 1987, 51,
            3251-3259; 1988, 52, 1615-1617).
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00530  Aminosugars metabolism
MOTIF       PS: PS00014  [KRHQSA]-[DENQ]-E-L>
            PS: PS00018  D-x-[DNS]-{ILVFYW}-[DENSTG]-[DNQGHRK]-{GP}-[LIVMC]-
                         [DENQSTAGC]-x(2)-[DE]-[LIVMFYW]
            PS: PS00026  C-x(4,5)-C-C-S-x(2)-G-x-C-G-x(4)-[FYW]-C
            PS: PS00561  W-N-[STAGR]-[STN]-[LIVM]-x(2)-[GST]-x-[GST]-x(2)-
                         [LIVMF]-G-[LIVMF]
            PS: PS00773  C-x(4,5)-F-Y-[ST]-x(3)-[FY]-[LIVMF]-x-A-x(3)-[YF]-x(2)-
                         F-[GSA]
            PS: PS00774  [LIVM]-[GSA]-F-x-[STAG](2)-[LIVMFY]-W-[FY]-W-[LIVM]
            PS: PS01095  [LIVMFY]-[DN]-G-[LIVMF]-[DN]-[LIVMF]-[DN]-x-E
GENES       SCE: YLR286C(CTS1)
STRUCTURES  PDB: 2HVM  1CNS  1HVQ  1LLO  1CTN  
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.2.1.14
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.2.1.14
            SCOP (Structural Classificaion of Proteins): 3.2.1.14
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