Detergent composition
AssigneeNovozymes A/S
InventorsKlaus Gori, Marie Allesen-Holm, Lilian Eva Tang Baltsen, Allan Noergaard, Jan Lehmbeck
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a detergent and a pharmaceutical composition comprising a deoxyribonuclease (DNase), wherein the DNase is obtained from a fungal source. It further concerns a laundering method and the use of DNase. The present invention further relates to polypeptides having DNase activity, nucleotides encoding the polypeptide, as well as methods of producing the polypeptides.
Claims19
A nucleic acid construct or expression vector comprising a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having DNase activity, wherein the polypeptide has at least 85% sequence identity to the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:
- 2, SEQ ID NO:
- 8, or SEQ ID NO:
- 9, or is a fragment thereof possessing DNase activity, operably linked to one or more control sequences that direct the production of the polypeptide in a recombinant host cell.
A method for laundering a textile, comprising:
- a) exposing the textile to a wash liquor comprising a detergent composition comprising:
- (i) a polypeptide having DNase activity, wherein the polypeptide has at least 85% sequence identity to the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:
- 2, SEQ ID NO:
- 8, or SEQ ID NO:
- 9, or a fragment thereof possessing DNase activity, and
- (ii) a surfactant,
- wherein the detergent composition is formulated as a bar, a homogenous tablet, a tablet having two or more layers, a pouch having one or more compartments, a powder, a granule, a paste, a gel, or a liquid;
- and
- b) completing at least one wash cycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.