endochitinase activity
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of nonterminal (1->4)-beta linkages of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) polymers of chitin and chitodextrins. Typically, endochitinases cleave randomly within the chitin chain.
GO:0004568
chitinase activity
is_a
1,4-beta-poly-N-acetylglucosaminidase
exact
chitinase
exact
chitodextrinase
exact
poly-beta-glucosaminidase
exact