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In enzymology, a chitin deacetylase (EC 3.5.1.41) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction chitin + H₂O ⇌ chitosan + acetate Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are chitin and H₂O, whereas its two products are chitosan 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 chitin amidohydrolase.