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Cleaning compositions comprising the subtilisin enzyme encoded by the gene sprC

US5677163A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. · US

Inventors

Stanley E. Mainzer · Burlingame, US
Pushkaraj L. Lad · San Mateo, US
Brian F. Schmidt · Rue de l'Église, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 28, 1995
Grant date	Oct 14, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 28, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC11D3/386
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There are described, cleaning compositions comprising proteolytic enzymes having enhanced thermal and/or alkaline stability. Particularly, the compositions comprise a Bacillus sp. subtilisin having enhanced thermal stability and alkaline stability. The composition may be useful for any cleaning application such as laundry cleaning, household cleaning (dishcare, hard surface cleaning) or industrial cleaning.

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