Polyvinyl-alcohol oxidase

Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme In enzymology, a polyvinyl-alcohol oxidase (Template:EC number) 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.

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