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GO: Molecular Function

exo-1,4-beta-D-glucosaminidase activity

Term ID
GO:0052761
Synonyms
  • chitosan exo-1,4-beta-D-glucosaminidase activity
  • chitosan glucosaminohydrolase activity
  • exo-beta-D-glucosaminidase activity
  • exochitosanase activity
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: [beta-(1->4)-D-glucosamine]n-[N-acetyl-D-glucosamine]m = D-glucosamine + [beta-(1->4)-D-glucosamine](n-1)-[N-acetyl-D-glucosamine]m. This reaction is the hydrolysis of chitosan or chitosan oligosaccharides to remove a D-glucosamine residue from the non-reducing termini; chitosan is a linear polysaccharide composed of randomly distributed beta-(1->4)-linked D-glucosamine and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine units. 3.2.1.165
References
Ontology
GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
is a type of
inverse has_part
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes