EP0258068A2
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Enzymatic detergent additive
Assignee: Novozymes AS
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Filing: 1987-08-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-08-28
Abstract
Abstract Lipase is derived from Humicola sp. (incl. Thermomyces sp. ), preferably H. lanuginosa . This lipase is found to have high activity at alkaline pH and to be compatible with anionic surfactants, and it is more effective as a detergent additive than prevously described detergent lipases.
Inventors
- 👤 Ida Birgitte Huge-Jensen
- 👤 Erik Gormsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:12
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/16; C11D3/38; C11D3/386; C11D3/38627; C12; C12N; C12N9/00; C12N9/14; C12N9/16; C12N9/18; C12N9/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
33 words
Enzymatic detergent additive the active component of which is a microbially produced lipase, wherein the lipase is producible by means of a strain of the genus Humicola , including the genus Thermomyces .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
33 words
Enzymatic detergent additive the active component of which is a microbially produced lipase, wherein the lipase is producible by means of a strain of the genus Humicola , including the genus Thermomyces .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
Enzymatic additive according to Claim 1, wherein the strain belongs to a thermophilic Humicola sp. , including thermophilic Thermomyces sp.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
Enzymatic detergent additive according to Claim 1, wherein the strain belongs to H. lanuginosa (Griffon and Maublanc) Bunce, H. brevispora Subrahmanyam and Thirumalachar, H. Brevis var. thermoidea Subrahmanyam and Thirumalacher or H. insolens Cooney & Emerson.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
Enzymatic detergent additive according to Claim 3, wherein the strain is H. lanuginosa DSM 3819.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
Enzymatic detergent additive the active component of which is a microbially produced lipase, wherein the lipase cross-reacts immunologically with the lipase from Humicola lanuginosa strain DSM 3819.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
Enzymatic detergent additive the active component of which is a microbially produced lipase, wherein the lipase cross-reacts immunologically with the lipase from Humicola lanuginosa strain DSM 3819.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
Enzymatic detergent additive according to Claims 1 to 5, wherein the additive is provided as a non-dusting granulate or a liquid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
Enzymatic detergent additive according to Claim 6, wherein the additive is provided as a liquid containing an enzyme stabilizer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
Enzymatic detergent additie according to Claim 7, wherein the stabilizer is propylene glycol.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
Enzymatic detergent additive according to Claims 1 to 8, wherein the lipase activity is above about 10,000 LU/g of additive.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
Enzymatic detergent additive according to Claims 1 to 9, wherein the additive besides the lipase contains a proteolytic enzyme.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
Enzymatic detergent additive according to Claim 10, wherein the proteolytic activity is between about 0.5 and about 3.0 Anson units/g of additive.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
Enzymatic detergent additive according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the proteolytic enzyme is an alkaline Bacillus protease.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
Enzymatic detergent additive according to Claims 12, wherein the proteolytic enzyme is manufactured microbially by means of Bacillus licheniformis or is manufactured according to US patent No. 3,723,250.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
Detergent comprising an enzymatic additive, the active component of which is a microbially produced lipase, wherein the enzymatic detergent additive is the enzymatic additive according to Claims 1 to 13.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
Detergent according to Claim 14, provided as a powder or a liquid.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
Detergent according to Claims 14 or 15, wherein the detergent contains the enzymatic detergent additive according to Claim 1 to 12 in an amount of between 0.1 and 5% w/w.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
32 words
Detergent according to Claims 14 to 16, wherein the surface active material comprises from 30 to 100 weight % of anionic surfactant and from 0 to 70 weight % of non-ionic surfactant.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
Detergent according to Claims 14 to 17, wherein the lipase activity is between 50 and 20,000 LU/g of detergent.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
13 words
Detergent according to Claims 14 to 18, wherein the detergent includes a protease.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
Detergent according to Claim 19, wherein the protease activity is between 0.0005 and 0.15 AU/g of detergent.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
Washing process, wherein the detergent is the detergent according to Claims 14 to 20 and the pH is between 7 and 12.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
33 words
Washing process according to Claim 21, wherein the washing solution contains the detergent according to Claims 14 to 20 in an amount of between 0.5 and 20 g per litre of washing solution.
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