Reaction: Hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in N-acetyl-α-D-glucosaminides
Other name(s): α-acetylglucosaminidase; N-acetyl-α-D-glucosaminidase; N-acetyl-α-glucosaminidase; α-D-2-acetamido-2-deoxyglucosidase
Systematic name: α-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminide N-acetylglucosaminohydrolase
Comments: Hydrolyses UDP-N-acetylglucosamine.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37288-40-7
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