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Catalysis of the cleavage of hexosamine or N-acetylhexosamine residues (e.g. N-acetylglucosamine) residues from gangliosides or other glycoside oligosaccharides. Catalysis of the hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminides. Catalysis of the hydrolysis of any O-glycosyl bond.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity
Acc: GO:0004561
Aspect: Molecular Function
Desc: Catalysis of the hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminides.
Synonyms:
  • NAG activity
  • N-acetyl-alpha-glucosaminidase activity
  • alpha-acetylglucosaminidase activity
  • alpha-D-2-acetamido-2-deoxyglucosidase activity
  • alpha-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminide N-acetylglucosaminohydrolase activity
  • N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminidase activity
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 3 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 3 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0004561 - alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity (interactive image map)
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