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Employing a biochemical protecting group for a sustainable indigo dyeing strategy

Abstract

An environmentally friendly approach to indigo production is facilitated by the characterization of a plant indoxyl glucosyltransferase, which converts the unstable indoxyl precursor into indican by addition of a glucose protecting group.

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