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US 5,629,278 AGranted
Detergent compositions
AssigneeThe Proctor & Gamble Company
InventorsAndre Baeck, Lynda A. Jones, Chandrika Kasturi, Michael S. Showell, Ann M. Wolff
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Abstract
There is provided a detergent composition comprising conventional detergent components characterized in that it contains polygalacturanase enzymes substantially free of other pectic enzyme. The polygalacturanase enzyme is preferably incorporated into the compositions at a level of from 0.0001% to 2% active enzyme by weight of the composition.
Claims6
A manual liquid dishwashing detergent composition comprising:
- (a) from about 5% to about 60% by weight of the composition of one or more suffactants;
- (b) one or more detergent components selected from the group consisting of from about 0.01% to about 3% by weight of the composition of group II metal ions, from about 0.001% to about 6% by weight of the composition of additional enzymes, from about 0.5% to about 25% by weight of the composition of hydrotrope, from about 0.1% to about 30% by weight of the composition of organic solvent, and mixtures thereof;
- (c) less than 1.5% builder;
- (d) from about 35% to about 94% by weight of the composition of water;
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- (e) from about 0.0001% to about 2% by weight of the composition of polygalacturanase enzyme comprising less than about 25%, by weight of the polygalacturanase enzyme, of other pectic enzymes.
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