Compositions and methods for disinfecting/cleaning of lenses and for destroying oxidative disinfectants
US5330752A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC11D3/3956
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Compositions and methods useful in destroying residual oxidative disinfectant, e.g., used to disinfect a contact lens, are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises contacting an oxidative disinfectant-containing liquid medium with a material selected from glutathione, oxidized glutathione and mixtures thereof, and a co-factor selected from nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and mixtures thereof in the presence of glutathione reductase in an amount effective to promote the oxidation of the co-factor.
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