Enzymatic bleach composition
US6107264A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC11D3/38654
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There is provided an enzymatic bleach composition comprising one or more surfactants and an enzyme of extracellular origin, capable of oxidizing substrates by the build-in of one or more oxygen atoms into the substrate using molecular oxygen, in particular a dioxygenase from extracellular origin, and a process for bleaching stains present on fabrics comprising treating the stained fabrics with said composition.
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