I am not sure if this is classified as synth talk, and if it is I apologize ahead of time and fully advocate the removal of this thread if it breaks any rules of the forum. I however am just curious about this and thought this would be the best place to get a good straight forward answer.

My question is simple. Is it possible to remove the N-Acetyl group from a molecule through means achievable by a kitchen chemist?

The following example is purely speculative and again, if this is considered synth talk I apologize. For a further understanding of what I am talking about however, I will give one example involving completely legal compounds.

I believe melatonin's chemical structure is 5-methoxy-n-acetyltryptamine. In theory, could the acetyl group be somehow removed to give 5-methoxy-tryptamine?

Edit: The chemical structure is actually N-Acetyl-5-Methoxytryptamine, not 5-Methoxy-N-Acetyltryptamine.