Claims
- 1. An enzymatic liquid detergent and cleaning composition comprising, in a liquid medium,
- from 0-90% by weight of a detergent-active compound, wherein the detergent active compound includes 0 to 40% of an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkyl benzene sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, and alkyl ethoxy sulfates in combination with 0 to 40% of a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of alcohol alkoxylates, alkyl phenol alkoxylates, alkyl polyglucosides, and alkyl glycerol ethers;
- 0. 1 to 50 GU/mg of the final composition of a proteolytic enzyme and 0.005 to 100 LU/mg of the final composition of a lipolytic enzyme, said lipolytic enzyme being selected from the group consisting of fungal lipases obtainable from Humicola lanuginosa and Thermomyces lanuginosus, and bacterial lipases which show a positive immunological cross-reaction with the antibody of the lipase, produced by Chromobacter viscosum var. lipolyticum NRRL-B3673;
- from 0 to 30% of a detergent builder selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts of citric acid, copolymers of acrylic and maleic acid, oxydisuccinate, tartrate monosuccinate/tartrate disuccinate, C8 to C18 carboxylic acids, zeolites, and combinations thereof;
- a lipolytic enzyme stabilizing system comprising a mixture of 1 to 20% of a first polyol containing only C, H and O atoms and containing at least two hydroxyl groups, and 1 to 10% of a boron compound which is capable of reacting with said first polyol, wherein said first polyol has a first binding constant with said boron compound of at least 500 l/mole and a second binding constant of at least 1,000 l.sup.2 /mole.sup.2 ; and
- 0. 1 to 10% of a proteolytic enzyme stabilizing system selected from the group consisting of i) a second polyol being selected from the group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol and mixtures thereof combined with sodium tetraborate; ii) alkali metal salts of C.sub.1-4 carboxylic acids; iii) calcium salts and combinations thereof.
- 2. A liquid detergent consisting essentially of:
- ______________________________________C.sub.11.5 (Average) Alkyl Benzene Sulfonate 25 to 30%C.sub.12 -C.sub.15 Alcohol Ethoxylate (9 E.O.) 10 to 14%Sodium Citrate 2 H.sub.2 O 6 to 15%Sodium Borate 10 H.sub.2 O 3 to 8%Glycerol 3 to 8%Sorbitol 2 to 15%Proteolytic Enzyme 0.1 to 2%Lipolytic Enzyme 0.1 to 5%Detergent Adjuncts 0.1 to 10%Water balance to 100%______________________________________
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application is a continuation-in-part application of co-pending Ser. No. 304,394 filed on 1/30/89 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,951,179.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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