ENTRY       EC 3.5.1.41
NAME        Chitin deacetylase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
            In linear amides
SYSNAME     Chitin amidohydrolase
REACTION    Chitin + H2O = Chitosan + Acetate
SUBSTRATE   Chitin
            H2O
PRODUCT     Chitosan
            Acetate
COMMENT     Hydrolyses the N-acetamido groups of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
            residues in chitin.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00530  Aminosugars metabolism
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.5.1.41
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.5.1.41
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