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Aqueous compositions containing stabilized enzymes
Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
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Filing: 1983-10-06
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Granted: 1985-10-22
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Expires: 2003-10-06
Abstract
Abstract An aqueous enzyme preparation stabilized with an ester of the formula RCOOR' where R is an alkyl of from one to three carbons or hydrogen and R' is an alkyl of from one to six carbons, the ester being in an amount of from 0.1 to about 2.5% by weight.
Inventors
- 👤 Elias H. Shaer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 16:29
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/16; C11D3/38; C11D3/386; C11D3/38663; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/8215; Y10S435/822; Y10S435/832; Y10S435/839
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
An aqueous-based enzyme containing composition wherein the enzymes have enhanced stability against loss of activity, the composition consisting essentially of on a weight basis: (a) from 0 to about 55% of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic and nonionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof: (b) from about 0.006 to about 5% of an active enzyme selected from the group consisting of protease and alpha amylase enzymes, and mixtures thereof, said enzyme being provided in pure form or as incorporated within a commercial enzyme preparation comprising from 2 to about 80% of said enzyme and from about 20 to about 98% of a carrier therefor; (c) from about 0.1% to about 2.5% of an ester of the formula RCOOR' wherein R is an alkyl radical of from one to three carbons or hydrogen and R' is an alkyl radical of from one to six carbon atoms; and (d) the remainder water.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
An aqueous-based enzyme containing composition wherein the enzymes have enhanced stability against loss of activity, the composition consisting essentially of on a weight basis: (a) from 0 to about 55% of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic and nonionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof: (b) from about 0.006 to about 5% of an active enzyme selected from the group consisting of protease and alpha amylase enzymes, and mixtures thereof, said enzyme being provided in pure form or as incorporated within a commercial enzyme preparation comprising from 2 to about 80% of said enzyme and from about 20 to about 98% of a carrier therefor; (c) from about 0.1% to about 2.5% of an ester of the formula RCOOR' wherein R is an alkyl radical of from one to three carbons or hydrogen and R' is an alkyl radical of from one to six carbon atoms; and (d) the remainder water.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the carrier is selected from the group consisting of sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, calcium sulfate, glycerol, and combinations of same.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The composition of claim 1 further including from about 0.1 to about 10% of an alkali metal, ammonium or alkanol ammonium salt of a carboxylic acid of from one to four carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein the ester is selected from the group consisting of ethyl acetate, methyl acetate, ethyl propionates, butyl acetate, methyl butyrate, ethyl formate, amyl acetate and amyl formate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The composition of claim 4 wherein the salt is sodium acetate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 4 wherein the percent by weight of the ester is from about 0.25 to about 1.5%.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the percent by weight of the surfactant is from about 5% to about 30%.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein the percent by weight of water is from about 40% to about 95%.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein the percent by weight of the enzyme is from about 0.006% to about 2.5%.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 9 wherein the pH is from about 6 to about 9.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The composition of claim 10 wherein the enzyme is a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the Bacillus Subtilis.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 11 wherein the ester is selected from the group consisting of ethyl acetate and amyl acetate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
The composition of claim 12 wherein the percent by weight of the ester is from about 0.25 to about 1.5%, and wherein the salt is sodium acetate in an amount of between about 0.5 to about 4%.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composition of claim 12 wherein the carrier is selected from the group consisting of sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, calcium sulfate, glycerol, and combination of same.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
The composition of claim 12 wherein the percent by weight of the surfactant is about 30% and wherein the surfactant is a mixture comprised of about 33.3% by weight of an anionic surfactant and about 66.6% by weight of a nonionic surfactant.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
42 words
The composition of claim 15 wherein the nonionic surfactant is an ethoxylated fatty alcohol having the formula RO--CH 2 CH 2 O) n H where R is from 8 to 18 carbon atoms and n is an integer from 1 to 500.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
81 words
The composition of claim 16 wherein the nonionic surfactant is a mixture of: (a) the condensation product of 1 mole of an aliphatic alcohol having from 12 to 13 carbon atoms in either a straight or branched chain configuration, with an average of 6.5 moles of ethylene oxide, and (b) the condensation product of 1 mole of an aliphatic alcohol, having from 12 to 15 carbon atoms in either a straight or branched chain configuration, with 9 moles of ethylene oxide.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition of claim 17 wherein the nonionic surfactant mixture is comprised of about 50% by weight of component (a) and about 50% by weight of component (b).
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
45 words
The composition of claim 18 further including by weight of the composition: (a) from about 1% to about 10% of a solubilizing compound, and (b) from 1% to about 75% of an isoparaffinic mixture of petroleum distillates having an average molecular weight of about 154.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
49 words
The composition of claim 19 wherein the solubilizing agent is between about 3% to about 6% by weight of the composition; wherein the isoparaffinic mixture of petroleum distillates is from about 10% to about 40% by weight of the composition, and wherein the solubilizing agent is sodium xylene sulfonate.
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