Also known as NAGZ_SALTI, nagZ. Plays a role in peptidoglycan recycling by cleaving the terminal beta-1, 4-linked N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) from peptide-linked peptidoglycan fragments, giving rise to free GlcNAc, anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid and anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid-linked peptides.
