Polyvinyl-alcohol oxidase explained

polyvinyl-alcohol oxidase
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In enzymology, a polyvinyl-alcohol oxidase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

polyvinyl alcohol + O₂

\rightleftharpoons oxidized polyvinyl alcohol + H₂O₂

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are polyvinyl alcohol and O₂, whereas its two products are oxidized polyvinyl alcohol and H₂O₂.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with oxygen as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is polyvinyl-alcohol:oxygen oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include dehydrogenase, polyvinyl alcohol, and PVA oxidase.

References

• Shimao M, Nishimura Y, Kato N, Sakazawa C . 1985 . Localization of Polyvinyl Alcohol Oxidase Produced by a Bacterial Symbiont, Pseudomonas sp. Strain VM15C . Appl. Environ. Microbiol. . 49 . 8 - 10 . 16346711 . 1 . 238334 .
• Shimao M, Onishi S, Kato N, Sakazawa C . 1989 . Pyrroloquinoline Quinone-Dependent Cytochrome Reduction in Polyvinyl Alcohol-Degrading Pseudomonas sp. Strain VM15C . Appl. Environ. Microbiol. . 55 . 275 - 278 . 16347841 . 2 . 184100 .