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Figure 1: Schematic representation of the indigo/indirubin pathway. L-tryptophan is imported by the membrane protein TnaB (low affinity tryptophan permease). L-tryptophan is cleaved into indole, NH4+ and pyruvate by the tryptophanase TnaA. The reaction continues by the hydroxylation of indole through XiaI. To enhance the effectivity of this enzyme, the NAD(P)H-flavin reductase provides XiaI with FADH2 by adding hydrogen to FAD. Finally, indole is transformed to either 3-Hydroxyindole or 2-Hydroxyindole. These two substances spontaneously react to 3-Oxindole and 2-Oxindole through the secession of hydrogen from the OH-group. Through spontaneous dimerization indigo and indirubin are formed. Graphic adapted from [1].