3.7.1.7 industry oxidized polyvinyl alcohol hydrolase, OPH, is a key enzyme in the degradation of PVA and might have a great potential for application in textile desizing processes 720162 3.7.1.7 industry the improved catalytic efficiency of OPH expressed in recombinant Pichia pastoris makes it favorable for industrial applications 733520 3.7.1.7 molecular biology exhibits 63% identity with OPH of Pseudomonas sp. strain VM15C and 29-32% identity with the polyhydroxybutyrate depolymerases from Mesorhizobium loti, Rhizobium sp. and Sinorhizobium meliloti -, 675823