Reaction: chitin + H2O = chitosan + acetate
Systematic name: chitin amidohydrolase
Comments: Hydrolyses the N-acetamido groups of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in chitin.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 56379-60-3
References:
1. Araki, Y. and Ito, E. A pathway of chitosan formation in Mucor rouxii: enzymatic deacetylation of chitin. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 56 (1974) 669-675. [PMID: 4826874]