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expand all sections collapse all sections  molecular_function Term "exochitinase activity" (GO:0035885)
Term Name exochitinase activity
Term Accession GO:0035885
Aspect molecular_function
Synonyms (0) None.
Definition Catalysis of the hydrolysis of terminal 1,4-beta-linkages of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) polymers of chitin and chitodextrins. Typically, exochitinases progressively cleave off two subunits from the reducing or non-reducing ends of the chitin chain.
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