Detergent Composition Comprising a Lipase
AssigneeNovozymes A/S
InventorsNathan Reese, Domenic Anthony Paone, Thomas Patrick Gibbons, Mark Stephenson Smith, Lone Baunsgaard
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Abstract
The present invention relates to detergent compositions capable of reducing odor generated by a lipase during cleaning or washing of laundry comprising (a) a surfactant or a surfactant system; (b) a lipase; and (c) ricinoleic acid, a ricinoleic salt, or a ricinoleic ester. The invention also relates to methods for cleaning or washing of laundry by contacting the laundry with a composition of the invention.
Claims10
A detergent composition capable of reducing odor generated by a lipase during cleaning or washing of laundry comprising:
- (a) a surfactant or a surfactant system;
- (b) a lipase;
- and
- (c) ricinoleic acid, a ricinoleic salt, or a ricinoleic ester.
The composition of claim 2, wherein the composition comprises zinc ricinoleate or methyl ricinoleate.
A detergent composition capable of reducing odor generated by a lipase during cleaning or washing of laundry comprising:
- (a) a surfactant or a surfactant system;
- (b) a lipase;
- and
- (c) zinc ricinoleate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.