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Scheme for indigo dyeing via the traditional fermentation method using indigo plant leaves (A) and the concomitant chemical changes in the dye (B). The origin of the dye is indican, present in the Japanese indigo plant. Indican is transformed during the production of sukumo. Indigo is reduced by the action of indigo-reducing bacteria and is transformed to leucoindigo.
