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3.5.1.33 |
Accepted name: |
N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase |
Reaction: |
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + H2O = D-glucosamine + acetate |
Other name(s): |
acetylaminodeoxyglucose acetylhydrolase; N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl N-deacetylase |
Systematic name: |
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine amidohydrolase |
References: |
1. |
Roseman, S. Glucosamine metabolism. I. N-Acetylglucosamine deacetylase. J. Biol. Chem. 226 (1957) 115–123. [PMID: 13428742] |
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[EC 3.5.1.33 created 1972] |
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