Term Name: N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase activity
Synonyms: acetylaminodeoxyglucose acetylhydrolase activity, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine amidohydrolase activity, N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl N-deacetylase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + H2O = D-glucosamine + acetate.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0050119]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: deacetylase activity hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amides
inverse has_part: chitin catabolic process to fructose 6-phosphate via glucosamine