Term Name: deacetylase activity
Synonyms:
Definition: Catalysis of the hydrolysis of an acetyl group from a substrate molecule.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0019213]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: deacylase activity
has subtype: 4-acetamidobutyrate deacetylase activity 4-acetamidobutyryl-CoA deacetylase activity 5-(3,4-diacetoxybut-1-ynyl)-2,2'-bithiophene deacetylase activity 6-acetylglucose deacetylase activity acetoxybutynylbithiophene deacetylase activity acetylornithine deacetylase activity acetylputrescine deacetylase activity acetylsalicylate deacetylase activity acetylspermidine deacetylase activity cephalosporin-C deacetylase activity chitin deacetylase activity heparan sulfate N-deacetylase activity methylumbelliferyl-acetate deacetylase activity N-acetyl-beta-alanine deacetylase activity N-acetyldiaminopimelate deacetylase activity N-acetylgalactosamine-6-phosphate deacetylase activity N-acetylgalactosaminoglycan deacetylase activity N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase activity N-acetylglucosamine-6-phosphate deacetylase activity N-acetylglucosaminylinositol deacetylase activity N-acetylglucosaminylphosphatidylinositol deacetylase activity O-acetyl-ADP-ribose deacetylase activity protein lysine deacetylase activity steryl deacetylase activity
positively regulated by: positive regulation of deacetylase activity
regulated by: regulation of deacetylase activity