N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase activity
Catalysis of the reaction: N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + H2O = D-glucosamine + acetate.
GO:0016811
hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amides
is_a
GO:0019213
deacetylase activity
is_a
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine amidohydrolase activity
related
N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl N-deacetylase activity
related
acetylaminodeoxyglucose acetylhydrolase activity
related