Process for dyeing textiles and enzymes used therein
AssigneeSanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.S.
InventorsJitka Eryilmaz, Fatih Konukoglu, Halil Ibrahim Akbas, Esref Tuncer, Mahmut Ozdemir
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process wherein one or more dye precursors, e.g., indole, are provided to a textile and converted by one or more enzymes, e.g., an oxidizing enzyme, to provide the textile with a dye, e.g. indigo. At least the oxidizing enzyme is a hybrid enzyme including a binding domain that is suitable to bind the enzyme to the textile and/or increase the affinity of the enzyme for the textile, in particular, a cellulose binding domain (CBD).
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A hybrid enzyme comprising an oxidizing enzyme and a cellulose-binding domain (CBD), said hybrid enzyme being cellulose-binding domain-flavin-containing monooxygenase (CBD-FMO).
A hybrid enzyme comprising an oxidizing enzyme and at least one binding domain, wherein said oxidizing enzyme is a flavin-containing monooxygenase (FMO), and wherein said oxidizing hybrid enzyme is selected from collagen-binding domain-flavin-containing monooxygenase, chitin-binding domain-flavin-containing monooxygenase, chitosan-binding domain-flavin-containing monooxygenase, polyester-binding domain-flavin-containing monooxygenase and binding domain for a synthetic polymeric material-flavin-containing monooxygenase.
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