UniProt functional annotation for P33665

UniProt code: P33665.

Organism: Streptomyces sp. (strain N174).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Actinobacteria; Streptomycetales; Streptomycetaceae; Streptomyces.
 
Function: Aids in the defense against invading fungal pathogens by degrading their cell wall chitosan.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Endohydrolysis of beta-(1->4)-linkages between D-glucosamine residues in a partly acetylated chitosan.; EC=3.2.1.132;
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Similarity: Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 46 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.