Method for production of indigo and indirubin dyes
US5691171A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P17/165
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for the production of indigo and indirubin dyes using a recombinant Escherichia coli containing a gene encoding a phenol hydroxylase from Bacillus stearothermophilus. The dyes are used for coloring cloth and the like.
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