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US 10,988,715 B2Granted
Method for treating cotton
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorNeil Joseph Lant
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Abstract
A method of treating cotton comprising: (i) contacting cotton with an aqueous wash liquor comprising water and an endo-β-1,3-glucanase enzyme; (ii) optionally rinsing the cotton; and (iii) drying the cotton. The wash liquor may contain surfactant. The cotton may be contacted with the aqueous wash liquor with agitation. The method may be for removal of callose from cotton. The method may be for the manufacture of a cotton-containing fabric having improved whiteness maintenance, soil repellency, reduced malodour, anti-wrinkle benefits, and/or improved drying.
Claims17
A method of treating cotton fabric comprising:
- (i) contacting the cotton fabric with an aqueous wash liquor comprising water and an endo-β-1,3-glucanase enzyme having at least 97% sequence identity to one or more of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 or SEQ ID NO:
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- (ii) optionally rinsing the cotton fabric;
- and (iii) drying the cotton fabric.
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