Abstract: Novel polypeptides having peroxygenase activity, and methods and uses related thereto. A method for the production of melanin or a melanin-like pigment, comprising the use of a polypeptide having pigment producing activity, wherein said polypeptide is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 50% pairwise sequence identity when aligned to at least 200 consecutive amino acid residues of Seq. no. 16 and comprising at least two of the following motifs: i) RXFWXRWXXGHQ; ii) LXXLXXCXD; iii) PRXXYH; iv) RXR[ML]ALQH; v) CXXL; vi) HXXIAXH; vii) DLXHXG; and viii) VDGXHHPV; (b) a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 30% pairwise sequence identity when aligned to at least 150 amino acid residues of Seq. no. 12, and comprising the motif HXXXC; and c) a fragment of the polypeptide of (a) or (b) that has peroxygenase activity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for dyeing textiles, in particular for dyeing textiles using enzymes. The present invention also relates to a method for producing leuco indigo and/or leuco forms of indigo derivatives. The present invention further refers to textiles obtainable through said process, to an apparatus comprising a reactor containing enzymes, and to a microbial flavin-containing monooxygenase.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process and apparatus for dyeing of textiles, to an immobilized enzyme comprised in said apparatus required for carrying out the process, and to a method to produce enzymatically indigo and derivatives thereof.