Claims
- 1. A method of reducing of the activity of micro-organisms containing a cell wall that contains high levels of peptidoglycan, said method comprising the steps of contacting said micro-organisms with an aqueous liquor having a pH greater than 8.5, said liquor comprising a hydrophobic bleaching agent comprising a peroxyacid having a carbon chain of at least 9 carbon atoms.
- 2. A method according to claim 1 wherein said peroxyacid having a carbon chain of at least 9 carbon atoms is present in said liquor at a level of at least 100 ppm per 106 micro-organism.
- 3. A method according to claim 2, wherein said liquor comprises a detergent composition comprising a hydrophobic peroxyacid precursor, said hydrophobic peroxyacid precursor being present in said detergent composition at a level of at least 1% by weight of said detergent composition.
- 4. A method according to claim 2 wherein said micro-organisms are selected from the group consisting of yeast, gram positive bacteria and mixtures thereof.
- 5. A method according to claim 2, wherein said contacted micro-organisms are contacted with said liquor while said organisms are present on a fabric.
- 6. A method according to claim 2, wherein said contacted micro-organisms are contacted with said liquor while said organisms are present on a hard surface.
- 7. A method according to claim 3, wherein said hydrophobic peroxyacid precursor is present in said detergent composition at a level of from 1% by weight to 10% by weight of said detergent composition.
- 8. A method according to claim 7 wherein said micro-organisms are selected from the group consisting of yeast, gram positive bacteria and mixtures thereof.
- 9. A method according to claim 8, wherein said contacted micro-organisms are contacted with said liquor while said organisms are present on a fabric.
- 10. A method according to claim 8, wherein said contacted micro-organisms are contacted with said liquor while said organisms are present on a hard surface.
- 11. A method according to claim 2, wherein said liquor comprises a hydrogen peroxide source.
- 12. A method according to claim 2, wherein said peroxyacid comprises an N-acyl group.
- 13. A method according to claim 2, wherein said hydrophobic bleaching agent comprises a 6-(nonanamidocaproyl)oxybenzene sulphonate salt.
- 14. A method of reducing of the activity of micro-organisms selected from the group consisting of yeast, gram positive bacteria, gram negative bacteria and mixtures thereof, comprising the steps of contacting said micro-organisms with an aqueous liquor having a pH greater than 8.5, said liquor comprising a hydrophobic bleaching agent comprising a peroxyacid having a carbon chain of at least 9 carbon atoms and a hydrophilic bleaching agent.
- 15. A method according to claim 14 wherein said peroxyacid having a carbon chain of at least 9 carbon atoms is present in said liquor at a level of at least 100 ppm per 106 micro-organism.
- 16. A method according to claim 14, wherein said hydrophilic bleaching agent comprises TAED.
Priority Claims (1)
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9819979 |
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of PCT International Application Serial No. PCT/US99/21166, filed Sep. 10, 1999, which in turn claims priority to GB 9819979.7, filed Sep. 15, 1998.
PCT Information
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