chitin deacetylase activity
Catalysis of the reaction: chitin + H2O = chitosan + acetate.
GO:0016811
hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amides
is_a
GO:0019213
deacetylase activity
is_a
chitin amidohydrolase activity
related
SPAC19G12.03