Use of lipoxygenase
AssigneeNovozymes A/S
InventorIben Damager
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Abstract
The present invention concerns use of a lipoxygenase for bleaching or removing a stain from a surface, wherein the wash liquor comprises a reduced detergent level.
Claims15
A method for bleaching or removing a stain on textile, the method comprising contacting the textile with a wash liquor, wherein the wash liquor comprises a polypeptide having lipoxygenase activity and further comprises from about 0 g detergent/L wash liquor to about 4 g detergent/L wash liquor, optionally one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as linoleic acid, and optionally one or more additional enzymes.
A detergent composition comprising a lipoxygenase, and one or more biosurfactants, wherein the biosurfactant is selected from the group consisting of rhamnolipid, sophorolipid and plant based biosurfactants, such as SLS, APG, AEO and SLES, optionally one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids and optionally at least one additional enzyme.
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