PANTHER Class Information 
| Name: | histone deacetylase activity |
| Definition: | Catalysis of the reaction: histone N6-acetyl-L-lysine + H2O = histone L-lysine + acetate. This reaction represents the removal of an acetyl group from a histone, a class of proteins complexed to DNA in chromatin and chromosomes. |
| Class ID: | GO:0004407 |
| Parent Lineages: |
molecular_function>
catalytic activity>
catalytic activity, acting on a protein>
histone modifying activity>
histone deacetylase activity
molecular_function> catalytic activity> hydrolase activity> hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds> hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amides> histone deacetylase activity molecular_function> catalytic activity> hydrolase activity> deacetylase activity> histone deacetylase activity |
| Child: | |
| Number Subfamilies/Families: | 68 |
