Design and engineering of neuroglobin to catalyze the synthesis of indigo and derivatives for textile dyeing
Lei Chen, Jiakun Xu, Lianzhi Li, Shu‐Qin Gao, Ge‐Bo Wen, Ying‐Wu Lin
Abstract
Human neuroglobin (Ngb) was rationally engineered into an enzyme by triple mutations, A15C/H64D/F49Y Ngb, which efficiently catalyzes the synthesis of indigo and derivatives with different colors for textile dyeing.
Topics & Concepts
IndigoNeuroglobinDyeingTextileChemistryPulp and paper industryEngineeringOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceArtComposite materialVisual artsHemoglobinGlobinHemoglobin structure and functionPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchBiocrusts and Microbial Ecology