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Enhancement of enzyme reactions

US5700769A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 22, 1995
Grant dateDec 23, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21C5/005
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to activation of enzymes. More specifically, the invention relates to peroxidase enhancing agents. The invention also relates to methods of oxidizing a substrate with a source of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a peroxidase enzyme and a peroxidase enhancing agent More specifically, the invention relates to a method of bleaching of dye in solutions, to a method of inhibiting the transfer of a textile dye from a dyed fabric to another fabric when said fabrics are washed together in a wash liquor, to a method of bleaching of lignin-containing material in particular bleaching of pulp for paper production, to a method of treatment of waste water from pulp manufacturing, and to a method of enzymatic polymerization and/or modification of lignin or lignin containing material.

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