N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase
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In enzymology, a N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase (EC 3.5.1.33) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + H2O D-glucosamine + acetate
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and H2O, whereas its two products are D-glucosamine and acetate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in linear amides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is N-acetyl-D-glucosamine amidohydrolase. Other names in common use include acetylaminodeoxyglucose acetylhydrolase, and N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl N-deacetylase. This enzyme participates in aminosugars metabolism.
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[edit] Structural studies
As of late 2007, two structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 2C1G and 2C1I.
[edit] References
- IUBMB entry for 3.5.1.33
- BRENDA references for 3.5.1.33 (Recommended.)
- PubMed references for 3.5.1.33
- PubMed Central references for 3.5.1.33
- Google Scholar references for 3.5.1.33
- Roseman S (1957). "Glucosamine metabolism. I. N-Acetylglucosamine deacetylase". J. Biol. Chem. 226: 115–123.
[edit] External links
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- The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is 9012-32-2.