1,4-beta-chitobiosidasemedical dictionary

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<cell biology> Catalyses the hydrolysis of chitin to release chitobiose from non-reducing ends of chains; note: exochitinase has been used for enzymes that release monomeric or dimeric products--this record applies to the enzyme(s) that release chitobiose

Registry number: EC 3.2.1.-

Synonyms: chitobiosidase, exochitinase (chitobiose-releasing)

(26 Jun 1999)