Back to results
US 6,171,345 B2Granted
Detergent compositions
AssigneeLever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Convents, Cornelis Theodorus Verrips
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
There is provided a detergent composition comprising one or more surfactants and a compound capable of binding to coloured substances which may occur as stains on fabrics.
Claims9
A detergent composition comprising the following:
- (A) one or more surfactants;
- (B) a hematin binding peptide which includes an amino acid sequence YAKRCPVDHTM
- wherein said peptide is capable of selectively binding to a colored substance selected from the group consisting of porphyrin derived structures, tannins, polyphenols, carotenoids, anthocyanins, and maillard reaction products and wherein said binding takes place during a wash cycle that includes agitation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.