GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0000225 - N-acetylglucosaminylphosphatidylinositol deacetylase activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0000225
- Name
- N-acetylglucosaminylphosphatidylinositol deacetylase activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Catalysis of the reaction: N-acetyl-D-glucosaminylphosphatidylinositol + H2O = D-glucosaminylphosphatidylinositol + acetate. This reaction is the second step of the biosynthesis of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI), used to anchor various eukaryotic proteins to the cell-surface membrane.
