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Enzymatic detergent compositions

US5877139A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 20, 1996
Grant dateMar 2, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 20, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D3/38645
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There is provided an enzymatic detergent composition comprising one or more surfactants and an endoglucanase which is not a Family 7 cellulase, which contains no cellulose binding domain and wherein the catalytic domain contains at least two disulphide bridges. Preferably, the endoglucanase is producible from Thermomonospora fusca, or mutants or variants thereof.

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