REACTION: R02333
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Entry
R02333 Reaction
Name
chitin amidohydrolase
Definition
Chitin + n H2O <=> Chitosan + n Acetate
Equation
C00461
+ n
C00001
<=>
C00734
+ n
C00033
Remark
Same as:
R06241
Comment
Acetylation is non specific.
Reaction class
RC00166
C00461_C00734
RC00300
C00033_C00461
Enzyme
3.5.1.41
Pathway
rn00520
Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism
rn01100
Metabolic pathways
Brite
Enzymatic reactions [BR:
br08201
]
3. Hydrolase reactions
3.5 Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
3.5.1 In linear amides
3.5.1.41
R02333 Chitin + n H2O <=> Chitosan + n Acetate
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Orthology
K01452
chitin deacetylase [EC:
3.5.1.41
]
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RHEA:
10467
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