Detergent composition for clothing: containing cellulase enzyme with non-degrading index of 500 or more
First Claim
1. A detergent composition for clothing, which comprises a cellulase having a non-degrading index of the following equation of not less than 500 ##EQU6## wherein said cellulase is a cellulase which has an optimum pH of not less than 7 or whose relative activity at a pH of not less than 8 is 50% or more of the activity under optimum conditions when carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is used as a substrate.
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Abstract
A novel detergent composition for clothing comprises a cellulase having a non-degrading index of the following equation of not less than 500 ##EQU1## The composition can not only remove the dirt in clothing articles without damaging them but also show the effect of mitigating the roughness of cloth to the touch and the effect of preventing decoloration.
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1. A detergent composition for clothing, which comprises a cellulase having a non-degrading index of the following equation of not less than 500 ##EQU6## wherein said cellulase is a cellulase which has an optimum pH of not less than 7 or whose relative activity at a pH of not less than 8 is 50% or more of the activity under optimum conditions when carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is used as a substrate.
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Current AssigneeKAO Corporation
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Original AssigneeKAO Corporation
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InventorsYokosuka, Michio, Hoshino, Eiichi, Ito, Susumu, Suzuki, Akira, Okamoto, Kikuhiko, Murata, Moriyasu
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Primary Examiner(s)CLINGMAN, A
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Application NumberUS07/307,951Time in Patent Office677 DaysField of Search252/174.12US Class Current510/320CPC Class CodesC11D 3/38645 containing cellulaseC12N 9/2437 Cellulases (3.2.1.4; 3.2.1....C12Y 302/01004 Cellulase (3.2.1.4), i.e. e...
