MXPA99008201A - Cleaning compositions comprising xylan degrading alkaline enzyme and bleaching agent - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to cleaning compositions, including laundry, dishwashing, household cleaning and oral/dental compositions, comprising a xylan degrading alkaline enzyme and a bleaching agent.

Description

CLEANING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ALKALINE ENZYME AND BLEACHING AGENT FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to cleaning compositions, including laundry, dishwashing, household and oral / dental cleaning compositions, comprising a xylan-degrading alkaline enzyme and a bleaching agent.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The development of a detergent product, for use in the washing or cleaning method, is judged by a number of factors, including the ability to remove dirt, and the ability to prevent redeposition of dirt or breakage products. the dirt in the articles in the wash. The removal by detergents of strains contained in the plants, wood, clay molding with base in the soil and fruits is one of the most difficult cleaning challenges. Especially in laundry procedures where the tendency is to move to lower wash temperatures and shorter wash cycles. Said strains typically contain mixtures of fibrous material complexes, based mainly on carbohydrates and their derivatives, fibers and cell wall components. In addition, said strains are generally accompanied by amylose, sugars and their derivatives. Specific examples of such dirt may include orange, tomato, banana, tea, mango, broccoli, spinach, and grass spots. In particular, food stains are often difficult to remove effectively from a stained article. Highly stained or "dry" soils derived from fruits and / or vegetables are particularly difficult to remove. In fact, processed or cooked vegetables and fruits often contain cell wall materials that do not come from plants used for processing, cooking and flavoring food: butter, milk, eggs, oils such as soybean or olive oil , binders, sweeteners, such as sugar. These materials are often based on proteins, fats and / or starches. In addition, the stained plant and fruit strains also contain highly stained bodies of color associated with the cell wall constituents. Said color bodies are based on the carotenoid compounds such as -, β- and β-carotene and licoteno and xanthophiles, of porphyrins such as chlorophyll and in flavonoid pigments and dye components. This last group of natural flavonoid based on dye components comprises the dyes and pigments of highly colored anthocyanins based on pelargonidin, cyanidin, deifidin and their methyl esters and the antoxatins. These compounds are the origin of the majority of the colors orange, red, violet and blue that occur in fruits and are abundant in all fruits, cherry, red and black currents, grapefruit, passion fruit, oranges, lemons, apples, pears, pomegranate, red cabbage, red beet and also flowers. The cyanidin derivatives are present in up to 80% of the pigmented leaves, up to 70% of fruits and up to 50% of flowers. The items can be fabrics, hard surfaces, crockery, such as plastic tableware, glass china and china, or teeth and mouth. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning composition that significantly improves the removal of a broad spectrum of plant-based strains. It is another object of the present invention to provide a cleaning composition that promotes cleaning and bleaching of realistic fabric articles. The above objective has been fulfilled due to the formulation of cleaning compositions comprising an alkaline degrading enzyme of xylan and bleaching agent. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to a laundry and / or fabric care composition comprising an alkaline degrading enzyme of xylan and a bleaching agent, which promotes the bleaching cleaning of realistic fabric articles. In a second embodiment, the present invention relates to household or dishwashing cleaning compositions comprising an alkaline degrading enzyme of xylan and a bleaching agent, and in a third embodiment, the present invention relates to care compositions oral / dental comprising an alkaline degradation enzyme of xylan and a bleaching agent. Xylan degrading enzymes such as xylanase are commonly used in the paper / pulp industry and to a lesser extent also in the starch / baking industry. Examples of such xylan degradation enzymes are commercially available xylanases, for example, Pulpzime HB, Pulpzyme HC and SP431 (Novo Nordisk A / S), Lyxasan (gist-Brocades) Optipulp and Xylanase (Solvay). In WO 94/01532 a method for producing enzymes of strains of the alkalophilic species Bacillus sp. AC13. The enzymes obtained from said strains are also proteases, xylanases and cellulases. It is demonstrated that protease and cellulase enzymes are valuable for use in detergents while on the other hand xylanase is known for its use in processes for the treatment of lignocellulosic pulp, ie the pulp industry. In WO 92/06209 it is described that the xylanase enzymes are overexpressed by microbial strains constructed by cellulitic enzyme-free genetic techniques. Said xylanase enzymes are described for use in a variety of applications similar to the bleaching of wood pulp and the modification of cereals and grains for use in baking and the production of animal feeds. WO 92/19726 describes stabilized, modified enzymes. The amino acids that occur naturally (different to proline) have been substituted with a proline residue in one or more positions. Among the modified enzymes, amylases, lipases, cellulases, cilanases and peroxidases are mentioned. Said stabilized, modified enzymes can be used in detergent compositions. EP 709 452 recognizes the benefits of using xylanase enzymes at lower levels in cleaning formulations. WO 95/35362 discloses cleaning compositions containing plant cell wall degrading enzymes, such as pectinases and / or hemicellulases and / or optionally cellulases. The cleaning properties of the xylanase enzymes were tested in bleach-free detergents. As can be seen from the above, the cleaning benefits for the combined use of xylan degrading alkaline enzymes with a bleaching agent have not been previously recognized.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to cleaning compositions comprising an alkaline degrading enzyme of xylan and a bleaching agent, which significantly improve the removal of a broad spectrum of plant-based strains.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Alkaline Enzyme Decadent of Xylan An essential component of the detergent compositions of the invention is an alkaline degrading enzyme of xylan. The cleaning compositions of the present invention significantly improve the removal of a broad spectrum of plant-based strains. In addition, it has been found that the cleaning compositions of the present invention promote cleaning and bleaching of real fabric articles. Without intending to be limited by theory, it is believed that the alkaline degradation enzyme of xylan is capable of attacking specific parts of constituents of plant / fruit cells, breaking them and facilitating removal during the washing process. The above is carried out by random endohydrolysis of the xylan component or by successive exohydrolysis of end xylose residues without reduction of the xylan polymer chain or by removal of substituents such as acetyl 4-O-methyl glucoronic side chains, side chains of L-arabinose and crosslinked ferulic acid and p-coumaric side chains of the xylan polymer of plant / fruit cells. In addition, the degrading activity of xylan promotes the accessible character of other detergent ingredients in the strain / soil. In fact, it is believed that access for the bleaching agent to the colored bodies of the plant and / or strains of stained fruits is facilitated by the enzymatic activity of the alkaline enzyme degrader of xylan. Discoloration and / or fragmentation of the colored bodies of the plant and / or dyed and departiculated fruit constituents trapped in said strains is greatly driven in this way. "Xylan degrading enzyme" refers herein to any enzyme that degrades, for example hydrolyzes and / or modifies, polymers containing xylan and which associate with hemicellulose and other plant polysaccharides. "Xylan degrading alkaline enzyme" refers to a xylan degrading enzyme having an enzymatic activity of at least 10%, preferably at least 25%, more preferably at least 40% of its maximum activity at a pH ranging from 7 to 12. Preferably a xylan degrading enzyme having its maximum activity at a pH ranging from 7 to 12. The xylan degrading alkaline enzyme may be a species of single xylan degradation activity or a mixture of isoenzymes obtained by purification of the raw xylan degrading alkaline enzyme mixture. The xylan degrading enzymes of interest are the endo- and exoxylantases that hydrolyze xylan in an endo- or exo-mode: endo-1,3 beta-xylosidase (EC 3.2.1.32), endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8), 1, 3-beta D xylanils xylohydroiase (EC 3.2.1.72), 1,4-beta D xylan xylohydrolase (EC 3.2..1.37). Other xylan degrading alkaline enzymes of interest remove the main xylan polymer substitutions such as acetylxylan esterase; Glucuronoarabinoxylan endo-1,4-xylanase (E.C. 3. 2.1.136), arabinosidase (E.C.3.2.1.55) and ferric esterase and cumric acid esterase. Said enzymes respectively remove acetylaion, 4-O-methyl fluorogenic side chains; the lateral chains of L-arabinose and in the interlaces of ferulic acid and p-coular side chains of the main xylan polymer. Xylan degrading alkaline enzymes can be produced as wild-type by alkalophilic microorganisms, but also the genes encoding xylan degrading alkaline enzymes can be cloned and expressed in suitable hosts. The cloned xylan degrading alkaline enzymes are natural wild-type or protein produced enzymes for improved compatibility with detergent. Examples of microorganisms suitable for the production of enzymes are listed: Bacillus species: AC13 (NCIMB 40482); SD 902 (FERM P-13356); BX-1; BX-2; BX-3; BX-4; DSM 71 197; W2 (FERM P-7221); W4 (FERM P-7223); C -% (- 2 (FERM P-1698), TAR-1, V1-4, 41 M1, K-12, B. stearothermophilus, B. poymyxa, B. circulans, Thermotoga species: T. neopolitama, T. thermarium Streptomyces species: S. viridosporus (ATCC 39115) S. olivochromogenes, Aspergillus species: A. phoenicis, Humicolo species: H. Insolens, Trichoderma species: T. reesei (VTT-D-86271-RUT C30), flexorous actinomadura Microtetetraspora flexuosa, Thermonaspora fusca KW 3 (DSM 6013), E.coli and variants carrying plasmid pCX311, Cepholosporum (NCL 87.11.9), Actinomycetes.

It is currently a common practice to modify the wild-type enzymes by protein / genetics manufacturing techniques in order to optimize their development efficiency in the cleaning compositions of the invention. For example, the variants can be designated in such a way that the compatibility of the enzyme with the commonly encountered ingredients of said compositions is increased. Alternatively, the variant can be designated in such a way that the optimum pH, bleach stability, catalytic activity and the like, of the enzyme variant is adjusted to be coupled to the particular cleaning application. In particular, attention should be focused on the oxidation-sensitive amino acids in the case of bleaching stability and on surface charges for the compatibility of the surfactant. The isoelectric point of these enzymes can be modified by the substitution of some charged amino acids, for example, an increase in the isoelectric point can improve compatibility with anionic surfactants. The stability of the enzymes can be further promoted by the creation of additional salt bridges and calcium reinforcing sites to increase the stability of the chelator. The pulpzyme HB and pulpzima HC from Novo Nordisk and the xylanase L120000 from Solvay are commercially available alkaline degradation enzymes of xylan. Said alkaline degrading enzyme of xylan is incorporated in the compositions of the present invention preferably at a level of 0.0001% to 2%, more preferably from 0.0005% to 0.5%, more preferably from 0. 001% to 0.05% pure me by weight of the composition.

Bleaching agent The bleaching agent according to the present invention can be any of the bleaching agents useful for cleaning compositions including oxygen bleaching as well as others known in the art. The bleaching agent suitable for the present invention may be an activated or non-activated bleaching agent. Said bleaching agents may be such as hydrogen peroxide, PB1, PB4 and percarbonate with a particle size of 400-800 microns. These bleaching agent components can include one or more oxygen bleaching agents and, depending on the bleaching agent chosen, one or more bleach activators. When present, oxygen bleach compounds will typically be present at levels of about 1% to about 25%. A category of oxygen bleaching agent that can be used encompasses percarboxylic acid bleaching agents and salts thereof. Suitable examples of this class of agents include magnesium monoperoxyphthalate hexahydrate, the magnesium salt of meta-chloro perbic acid, 4-nonylamino-4-oxoperoxybutyric acid and diperoxidedecanedioic acid. Said bleaching agents are described in the patent of E.U.A. No. 4,483,781, patent application of E.U.A. No. 740,446, European patent application No. 0,133,354 and patent of E.U.A. No. 4,412,934.

Highly preferred bleaching agents also include 6-nonylamino-6-oxoperoxycaproic acid as described in the US patent. Do not. 4,634,551. Another category of bleaching agents that can be used encompasses halide bleaching agents. Examples of hypohalogenite bleaching agents, for example, include trichloro isocyanuric acid and the sodium and potassium dichloroisocyanurates and N-chloro and N-bromo alkane sulfonamides. Said materials are normally added to 0.5-10% by weight of the finished product, preferably 1-5% by weight. The hydrogen peroxide releasing agents can be used in combination with bleach activators such as tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED), nonanoyloxybnesulfonate (NOBS, described in US 4,412,934), 3,5-trimethylhexanoloxybnesulfonate (ISONOBS, described in EP 120,591) or pentaacetylglucose (PAG) or N-nonanoyl-6-aminocaproic acid phenolsulfonate ester (NACA-OBS, described in WO94 / 28106), which are perhydrolyzed to form a peracid as the active bleaching species, leading to an improved bleaching effect. Also suitable activators are acylated citrate esters such as those described in copending European patent application No. 91870207.7. Useful bleaching agents, including peroxyacids and bleaching systems comprising bleach activators and peroxygen bleach compounds useful in the compositions detergents according to the invention are described in the co-pending applications of applicant USSN 08 / 136,626, PCT / US95 / 07823, WO95 / 27772, WO95 / 27773, WO95 / 27774 and WO95 / 27775. Hydrogen peroxide may also be present by adding an me system (i.e., an me and a substrate therefor) that is capable of generating hydrogen peroxide at the beginning or during the washing and / or rinsing process. Said matic systems are described in the European patent application 91202655.6, filed on October 9, 1991. The peroxidase mes are used in combination with oxygen sources, e.g., percarbonate, perborate, persulfate, hydrogen peroxide, etc. They are used for "bleaching in solution", that is, to avoid the transfer of dyes or pigments removed from substrates during washing operations, to other substrates in the washing solution. Peroxidase mes are known in the art and include, for example, horseradish peroxidase, ligninase, and haloperoxidase such as chloro- and bromo-peroxidase. Peroxidase-containing detergent compositions are described, for example, in the PCT International Application WO89 / 099813 and in European Patent Application No. 91202882.6, filed on November 6, 1991 and EP No. 96870013.8, issued on February 20, 1996. Also the laccase enzyme is adequate. Said enzymes are normally incorporated in the detergent composition at levels of 0.0001% to 2% of active enzyme by weight of the detergent composition. The impellers are generally comprised at a level of 0. 1% to 5% by weight of the total composition. Preferred promoters are 10-phenothiacinpropionic acid (PPT), 10-ethylphenothiazine-4-carboxylic acid (EPC), 10-phenoxasinpropionic acid (POP) and 10-methylphenoxasine (described in WO 94/12621) and syringates. substituted (C3-C5 substituted alkyl syringates) and phenols. Percarbonate or sodium perborate are the preferred sources of hydrogen peroxide. Metal-containing catalysts for use in bleaching compositions include cobalt-containing catalysts such as salts (III) of pentaamine acetate cobalt and manganese-containing catalysts such as those described in EPA 549 271; EPA 549 272; EPA 458 397; USA 5, 246, 621; EPA 458 398; US 5, 194, 416 and EUA 5, 114, 611. Bleaching compositions comprising a peroxy compound, a manganese-containing bleach catalyst and a chelating agent are disclosed in Patent Application No. 94870206.3. Bleaching agents other than oxygen bleaching agents are also known in the art and can be used herein. One type of oxygen-free bleaching agent of particular interest includes photoactivated bleaching agents such as sulfonated zinc and / or aluminum phthalocyanines. Said materials can be deposited on the substrate during the washing process. In irradiation with light, in the presence of oxygen, such as when clothes are hung in the day to dry, sulfonated zinc phthalocyanine is activated and, as a result, the substrate is bleached. The preferred zinc phthalocyanine and a photoactivated bleaching process are described in the E.U.A No. 4, 033,718. Typically, the detergent compositions will contain from about 0.025% to about 1.25% by weight of sulfonated zinc phthalocyanine. Said bleaching agents are generally comprised at a level of 0.001% to 30%, preferably from 0.01% to 25% by weight of the total composition.

Cleaning components The cleaning compositions of the invention may also contain additional detergent components. The precise nature of these additional components and the levels of incorporation thereof will depend on the physical form of the composition and the nature of the cleaning operation for which it will be used. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to a laundry and / or fabric care composition comprising an alkaline degrading enzyme of xylan and a bleaching agent (Examples 1-11). In a second embodiment, the present invention relates to dishwashing or domestic rinse compositions (Examples 12-18) and in a third embodiment, the present invention relates to oral / dental care compositions (Examples 19-21). The cleaning compositions according to the invention can be liquid, paste, gel, stick, tablet, powder or granulated forms. The granulated compositions may also be in "compact" form, the liquid compositions may also be in a form "concentrated." The compositions of the invention can, for example, be formulated as machine or hand laundry detergent compositions that include additive laundry compositions and compositions suitable for use in soaking and / or pretreatment of soiled fabrics, and fabric softening compositions added during the rinsing, and compositions for domestic hard surface rinsing operations. Compositions containing said xylan degrading enzyme may also be formulated as oral / dental care compositions. Said xylan-degrading alkaline enzyme-containing compositions can provide fabric cleaning, stain removal, maintenance of whiteness, softening, color appearance, and inhibition of dye transfer when formulated as laundry detergent compositions. When formulated as suitable compositions for use in a hand dishwashing method, the compositions of the invention preferably contain a surfactant and preferably other detergent compounds selected from the polymeric organic compounds, foam impellers, group II metal ions, solvents, hydrotropes and additional enzymes. When formulated as suitable compositions for use in a machine washing method, the compositions of the invention preferably contain both a surfactant and a builder and additionally one or more detergent components preferably selected from organic polymeric compounds, bleaching agents, additional enzymes, suds suppressors, dispersants, lime soap dispersants, suspending and antiredeposition agents for dirt and corrosion inhibitors. The laundry compositions may also contain softening agents as additional detergent components. The compositions of the invention can also be used as detergent additive products. Said additive products are designed to complement or enhance the performance of conventional detergent compositions. If required, the density of the laundry granular detergent compositions herein ranges from 400 to 1200 g / liter, preferably 600 to 950 g / liter of the composition, measured at 20 ° C. The "compact" form of the laundry granular detergent compositions herein is best reflected by density and, in terms of composition, by the amount of inorganic filler salt; the salts Inorganic fillers are conventional ingredients of the powder detergent compositions; In conventional detergent compositions, the filler salts are present in substantial amounts, typically from 17-35% by weight of the total composition. In compact compositions, the filler salt is present in amounts not exceeding 15% of the total composition, preferably not exceeding 10%, and most preferably not exceeding 5% by weight of the composition. The inorganic filler salts such as those required in the present compositions are selected from alkali and alkali metal salts of sulfates and chlorides. A preferred filler salt is sodium sulfate. The liquid cleaning compositions according to the present invention may also be in "concentrated form", in such case, the liquid detergent compositions according to the present invention will contain a smaller amount of water, as compared to conventional liquid detergents. Typically, the water content of the concentrated liquid detergent is preferably less than 40%, most preferably less than 30% and more preferably less than 20% by weight of the detergent composition.

Surfactant System The cleaning compositions according to the present invention may further comprise a surfactant system in which the surfactant may be selected from the group consisting of anionic and / or nonionic and / or cationic surfactants and / or ampholytic and / or zwiterionic and / or semipolar. The surfactant is typically present at a level of 0.1% to 60% by weight. The most preferred levels of incorporation are from 1 to 35% by weight, most preferably from 1 to 30% by weight of the laundry compositions according to the invention. The surfactant is preferably formulated to be compatible with the enzyme components present in the composition. In liquid or gel compositions, the surfactant is more preferably formulated so as to promote, or at least not degrade, the stability of any enzyme in said compositions. The surfactant systems that are preferred to be used in accordance with the present invention comprise as one surfactant one or more of the nonionic and / or anionic surfactants described herein. The polyethylene oxide, polypropylene and polybutylene oxide condensates of alkylphenols are suitable for use as the nonionic surfactant of the surfactant systems of the present invention, with the polyethylene oxide condensates being more preferred. These compounds include the condensation products of alkylphenols having an alkyl group containing from about 6 to about 14 carbon atoms, preferably from about 8 to about 14 carbon atoms, either in a straight chain or branched chain configuration with the alkylene oxide. In a preferred embodiment, the ethylene oxide is present in an amount equal to from about 2 to about 25 moles, most preferably from about 3 to about 15 moles, of ethylene oxide per mole of alkylphenol. Commercially available nonionic surfactants of this type include IgepafM CO-630, marketed by GAF Corporation; and Triton ™ X-45, X-114, X-100 and X-102, all sold by Rohm & Haas Company. These surfactants are commonly known as alkylphenol alkoxylates (alkylphenol ethoxylates). The condensation products of the primary and secondary aliphatic alcohols with from about 1 to about 25 moles of ethylene oxide are suitable for use as the nonionic surfactant of the nonionic surfactant system of the present invention. The alkyl chain of the aliphatic alcohol may be either straight or branched, primary or secondary, and generally contains from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms. The condensation products of alcohols having an alkyl group containing from about 8 to about 20 carbon atoms are preferred, most preferably from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms, with from about 2 to about 10 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol. Approximately 2 to about 7 moles of ethylene oxide, and most preferably 2 to 5 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol are present in said condensation products. Examples of commercially available nonionic surfactants of this type include Tergitol ™ 15-S-9 (the linear alcohol condensation product of C-j - | -C-i 5 with 9 moles of ethylene oxide), Tergitol ™ 24-L-6 NMW (the primary alcohol condensation product of C- | 2-C- | 4 with 6 moles of ethylene oxide with a limited molecular weight distribution), both marketed by Union Carbide Corporation; Neodol ™ 45-9 (the linear alcohol condensation product of C14-C-15 with 9 moles of ethylene oxide), Neodol ™ 23-3 (the linear alcohol condensation product of C-12-C13 with 3.0 moles of ethylene oxide), Neodol ™ 45-7 (the linear alcohol condensation product of C-14-C15 with 7 moles of ethylene oxide), Neodol ™ 45-5 (the linear condensation product of C14-C-15 with 5 moles of ethylene oxide) marketed by Shell Chemical Company, Kyro ™ EOB (the condensation product of C13-C-15 alcohol with 9 moles of ethylene oxide), marketed by The Procter & Gamble Company, and Genapol LA O3O or O5O (the condensation product of C-12-C14 alcohol with 3 to 5 moles of ethylene oxide) marketed by Hoechst. The preferred scale of HLB in these products is 8-11 and most preferred is 8-10. Also useful as the nonionic surfactant of the surfactant systems of the present invention are the alkylpolysaccharides described in the U.S.A. No. 4,565,647, Filling, issued January 21, 1986, having a hydrophobic group containing from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms, preferably from about 10 to about 16 carbon atoms, and a polysaccharide, e.g. , a polyglycoside, a hydrophilic group containing from about 1.3 to about 10, preferably from about 1.3 to about 3, most preferably from about 1.3 to about 2.7 units of saccharide. Any reducing saccharide containing 5 to 6 carbon atoms can be used, eg, glucose, the galactose and galactosyl portions can be replaced by the glucosyl portions (optionally the hydrophobic group is fixed in the 2- positions), 3-, 4-, etc., thus giving a glucose or galactose unlike a glucoside or galactoside). The linkages between saccharides can be, eg, between position one of the additional saccharide units and positions 2-, 3-, 4- and / or 6- of the above saccharide units. Preferred alkyl polyglycosides have the formula R2O (CnH2nO) t (glucosyl) x wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkylphenyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkylphenyl, and mixtures thereof, wherein alkyl groups contain from about 10 to about 18, preferably from about 12 to about 14 carbon atoms; n is 2 to 3, preferably 2; t is from 0 to about 10, preferably 0; and x is from about 1.3 to about 10, preferably about 1.3 to about 3, most preferably from about 1.3 to about 2.7. The glucosyl is preferably derived from glucose. To prepare these compounds, the alkylpolyethoxylated alcohol or alcohol is first formed, and then reacted with glucose or a source of glucose to form the glucoside (attachment at position 1). The additional glucosyl units can then be fixed between their position 1 and the preceding glucosyl units in the 2-, 3-, 4- and / or 6- position, preferably e predominantly in the 2-position. The condensation products of ethylene with a hydrophobic base formed by the condensation of propylene oxide with propylene glycol are also suitable for use as the additional nonionic surfactant system of the present invention. The hydrophobic portion of these compounds will preferably have a molecular weight of from about 1500 to about 1800, and will exhibit insolubility in water. The addition of polyoxethylene portions to this hydrophobic portion tends to increase the water solubility of the molecule as a whole, and the liquid character of the product is retained to the point where the polyoxethylene content is about 50% of the total weight of the condensation product, which corresponds to condensation with up to about 40 moles of ethylene oxide. Examples of compounds of this type include certain Pluronic ™ surfactants commercially available as Pluronic ™, marketed by BASF. Also suitable for use as the nonionic surfactant of the nonionic surfactant system of the present invention are the condensation products of ethylene oxide with the product resulting from the reaction of propylene oxide and ethylenediamine. The hydrophobic portion of these products consists of the reaction product of ethylenediamine and excess propylene oxide, and generally has a molecular weight of from about 2500 to about 3000. This hydrophobic portion is condensed with ethylene oxide to the extent that the product of The condensation contains from about 40% to about 80% by weight of polyoxyethylene and has a molecular weight of from about 5000 to about 1000. Examples of this type of nonionic surfactant include certain of the commercially available Tetronic ™ compounds, marketed by BASF . Preferred for use as the nonionic surfactant of the surfactant systems of the present invention are the polyethylene oxide condensates of alkylphenols, the condensation products of primary and secondary aliphatic alcohols with from about 1 to about 25 moles of sodium oxide. ethylene, alkyl polysaccharides and mixtures thereof. The most preferred are the ethoxylates of C8-C14 alkylphenol having from 3 to 15 ethoxy groups and the alcohol ethoxylates of CS-C-JS (preferably from average C ^ Q) having from 2 to 10 ethoxy groups, and mixtures thereof. The highly preferred nonionic surfactants are the polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactants of the formula R2 _ c - N - Z, OR wherein R1 is H, or R1 is C1-C4 hydrocarbyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-hydroxy propyl or a mixture thereof, R2 is C5-31 hydrocarbyl and zs polyhydroxyhydrocarbyl having a linear hydrocarbyl chain with at least 3 hydroxyl directly connected to the chain, or an alkoxylated derivative thereof. Preferably, R "1 is methyl, R2 is an alkyl chain of straight C ^ -C-15 alkyl or alkenyl such as coconut alkyl or mixtures thereof, and z is derived from a reducing sugar. such as glucose, fructose, maltose and lactose, in a reductive amination reaction Suitable anionic surfactants to be used are the linear alkylbenzene sulfonate surfactants and alkyl ester sulfonate including linear esters of C8-C20 carboxylic acids (ie, fatty acids) that are sulfonated with gaseous SO3 according to "The Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society", 52 (1975), pp. 323-329.

Suitable starting materials could include natural fatty substances such as those derived from tallow, palm oil, etc. The preferred alkyl ester sulfonate surfactant, especially for laundry applications, comprises alkyl ester sulfonate surfactants the structural formula: I I R3 - CH - C - OR4 SO3M wherein R3 is a C8-C20 hydrocarbyl, preferably an alkyl or combination thereof, R4 is a hydrocarbyl of C- \ -CQ, preferably an alkyl or a combination thereof, and M is a cation which forms a salt soluble in water with the alkyl ester sulfonate. Suitable salt-forming cations include metals such as sodium, potassium and lithium, and substituted or unsubstituted ammonium cations such as monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and triethanolamine. Preferably, R3 is C-10-16 alkyl and R 4 is methyl, ethyl or isopropyl. Methyl ester sulphonates in which R ^ is C Q-C < \ Q Other suitable anionic surfactants include the alkyl sulfate surfactants which are salts or water soluble acids of the formula ROSO3M, wherein R is preferably a hydrocarbyl of C-10-C24, preferably an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl having an alkyl component of C-10-C20. most preferably an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl of C-i2_8. and M is H or a cation, eg, an alkali metal cation (eg, sodium, potassium, lithium), or ammonium or substituted ammonium (v. .gr., methyl-, dimethyl-, and trimethylammonium cations and quaternary ammonium cations such as tetramethylammonium and dimethylpiperidinium cations and quaternary ammonium cations derived from alkylamines such as ethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine and mixtures thereof, and the like ). Typically, alkyl chains of C- \ 2-C '\ Q are preferred for lower wash temperatures (e.g., below about 50 ° C) and alkyl chains of 16-I8 are preferred for further washing temperatures. high (e.g., about 50 ° C). Other anionic surfactants useful for the detersive purposes may also be included in the detergent compositions of the present invention. These may include salts (including, for example, sodium, potassium, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts such as mono-, di- and triethanolamine salts) of soap, primary or secondary alkanesulfonates of C8-C22 C8-C24 olefinsulfonates, sulfonated polycarboxylic acids prepared by the sulfonation of the pyrolyzed product of alkali earth metal citrates, eg, as described in the description of British Patent No. 1, 082,179, alkyl polyglycol ether sulfates of C 8 -C 24 (containing up to 10 moles of ethylene oxide); alkyl sulfonates glycerol, acyl glycerol fatty sulphonates, oleyl glycerol fatty sulphonates, alkyl phenol ethylene oxide sulphates, paraffinsulfonates, alkyl phosphates, setionates, such as acyl isethionates, N-acyl taurates, alkyl succinamates and sulfosuccinates, monoesters of sulfosuccinates (especially monoesters of C-12-C18 saturated and unsaturated) and diesters of sulfosuccinates (especially saturated C6-C12 diesters and Unsaturated), acyl sarcosinates, alkylpolyacharide sulfates such as alkylpolyglucoside sulfates (the non-sulphonated nonionic compounds being described below), branched primary alkyl sulphates and alkyl polyethoxycarboxylates such as those of the formula RO (CH2CH2?) | < -CH2COO-M + wherein R is a C8-C22 alkyl. k is an integer from 1 to 10 and M is a soluble salt forming cation. Resin acids and hydrogenated resin acids are also suitable, such as rosin, hydrogenated rosin and rosin acids, as well as hydrogenated rosin acids present in or derived from wood oil. Additional examples are described in "Surface Active Agents and Detergents" (Vol. I and II by Schwartz, Perry and Berch). A variety of such surfactants are generally also described in the U.S.A. No. 3,929,678, issued December 30, 1975 to Laughiin, and others, in Column 23, line 58 to Column 29, line 23 (incorporated herein by reference). When included herein, the laundry detergent compositions of the present invention typically comprise from about 1% to about 40%, preferably from about 3% to about 20% by weight of said anionic surfactants. Highly preferred anionic surfactants include the alkoxylated alkylsulphate surfactants which are water soluble salts or acids of the formula RO (A) mSO3M wherein R is an unsubstituted C10-24 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group having an alkyl component of C-10-C24, preferably a C12-20 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl, preferably alkyl or hydroxyalkyl of C- | 2- - | 8 > A is an ethoxy or propoxy unit, m is greater than zero, typically between about 0.5 and about 6, most preferably between about 0.5 and about 3, and M is H or a cation which may be, for example, a metal cation ( e.g., sodium, potassium, lithium, calcium, magnesium, etc.) or an ammonium or substituted ammonium cation. The ethoxylated alkyl sulphates as well as the propoxylated alkyl sulphates are also contemplated herein. Specific examples of substituted ammonium cations include methyl-, dimethyl-, and trimethylammonium cations and quaternary ammonium cations such as tetramethylammonium and dimethylpiperidinium cations and those derivatives of aquilamines such as ethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, mixtures thereof and the like. Exemplary surfactants are polyethoxylated alkyl sulfate of C 12-18 0 -0) (C <2 - 18E (1.0) M), polyethoxylated alkyl sulfate of C-12-C18 (2-25) (C-12- Ci 8E (2.25) M), C12-C18 polyethoxylated alkyl sulfate (3.0) (C < | 2- Ci 8E (3.0) M), and polyethoxylated alkyl sulfate of C-12-C18 (4-0) Ci2- Ci 8E (4.0) M), in which M is conveniently selected from sodium and potassium. The cleaning compositions of the present invention may also contain cationic, ampholytic, zwitterionic and semi-polar surfactants, as well as nonionic and / or anionic surfactants other than those already described herein. Suitable cationic detersive surfactants for use in the detergent compositions of the present invention are those having a long chain hydrocarbyl group. Examples of such cationic surfactants include ammonium surfactants such as alkyltrimethylammonium halides and those surfactants having the formula: [R2 (OR3) and] [R (OR3) and] 2R5N + X- wherein R2 is a group alkyl or alkylbenzyl having from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, each R3 is selected from the group consisting of -CH2CH2-, -CH2CH (CH3) -, -CH2CH (CH2OH) -, -CH2CH2CH2-, and mixtures thereof; each R 4 is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 hydroxyalkyl, benzyl ring structures formed by joining the two groups R4 -CH2CHOH-, -CHOHCOR6CHOHCH2OH, wherein R6 is any hexose or hexose polymer having a lower molecular weight formula (III), wherein X "is a counter ion, preferably a halide, e.g., chloride or methyl sulfate.

Formula III R6 is C? -C4 and z is 1 or 2. Preferred quaternary ammonium surfactants are those as defined in formula I wherein R1 is C8, C- | or mixtures thereof, x = o, R3. R4 = CH3 and R5 = CH2CH2OH. Highly preferred cationic surfactants are the water-soluble quaternary ammonium compounds useful in the present composition, having the formula: R1 R2R3R4N + X- (i) wherein Rj is Cs-Cig alkyl, each of R2, R3 and R 4 is independently C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 hydroxyalkyl, benzyl and (c2H4?)? ^. where x has a value of 2 to 5 and x is an anion. No more than one of R2, R3 or R4 must be benzyl. The preferred length of the alkyl chain for R- | is C-12-15, particularly when the alkyl group is a mixture of chain derived from palm or coconut seed fat, either synthetically derived by the olefin accumulation or the synthesis of OXO alcohols. The preferred groups for R2, R3 and R4 are methyl and hydroxyethyl groups, and the anion X can be selected from halides, methosulfate, acetate and phosphate. Examples of the quaternary ammonium compounds of the formula (i) for use herein are: coconut trimethylammonium chloride or bromide; coconut methyl dihydroxyethylammonium chloride or bromide; decyltriethylammonium chloride; decildimethylhydroxyethylammonium chloride or bromide; C12-15 dimethyl hydroxyethyl ammonium chloride or bromide; coconut dimethyl hydroxyethyl ammonium chloride or bromide; myristyl trimethyl ammonium methyl sulfate; lauryl dimethyl benzylammonium chloride or bromide lauryl dimethyl (ethenoxy) 4 ammonium chloride or bromide; Choline esters (compounds of the formula i in which R- | is alkyl of CH2-CH2-O-C-C12-I4 and R2R3R4 are methyl).

Or di-alkyl imidazolines [compounds of the formula (i)].

Other cationic surfactants useful herein are also described in the U.S.A. No. 4,228, 044, Cambre, issued October 14, 1980, and in the European patent application EP 000,224. Preferred cationic fabric softening components that are preferred include water-insoluble quaternary ammonium fabric softeners, the most commonly used being double-length alkyl chain ammonium chloride or methylisulfate. Preferred cationic softeners include the following: 1) ditallow dimethyl ammonium chloride (DTDMAC); 2) dihydrogenated sebodimethylammonium chloride; 3) dihydrogenated sebodimethylammonium methylisulfate; 4) distearyldimethylammonium chloride; 5) dioleyldimethylammonium chloride; 6) dipalmitylhydroxyethylmethyl ammonium chloride; 7) stearylbenzyldimethylammonium chloride; 8) sebotrimethylammonium chloride; 9) hydrogenated sebotrimethylammonium chloride; 10) alkylhydroxyethyldimethylammonium chloride of C-J2-14. 11) C 2-18 alkyl alkyldihydroxyethylmethylammonium chloride) di (stearoyloxyethyl) dimethylammonium chloride (DSOEDMAC); 13) di (tallowoyloxyethyl) d-methyl ammonium chloride; 14) diseboimidazolinium methylisulfate; ) 1- (2-tallowylamidoethyl) -2-tallowylimidazolinium methylisulfate. The biodegradable quaternary ammonium compounds have been presented as alternatives for the traditionally used doubly long alkyl chain ammonium chlorides. Said quaternary ammonium compounds contain alkyl (en) yl groups interrupted by functional groups such as carboxyl groups. Such materials and fabric softening compositions containing them are described in numerous publications such as EP-A-0,040,562 and EP-A-0,239,910. The quaternary ammonium compounds and amine precursors of the present have the formula (I) or (II), below: X " wherein Q is selected from -O-C (O) -, -C (O) -O-, -O-C (O) -O-, NR4-C (O) -, C (O) -NR4-; R1 is (CH2) n-Q-T2 or T3; R2 is (CH2) m-Q-T4 or T ^ or T3; R is C 1 -C 4 alkyl or C 1 -C 4 hydroxyalkyl or H; R 4 is H or C 1 -C 4 alkyl or C 1 -C 4 hydroxyalkyl; T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 are independently C-n-C22 alkyl or alkenyl. n and m are integers from 1 to 4; and X "is a softener-compatible anion Non-limiting examples of anions compatible with softener include chloride or methylisulfate The T ^, T2, T3, T4, and T ^ chain of the alkyl or alkenyl must contain at least 11 carbon atoms, preferably At least 16 carbon atoms The chain can be straight or branched Sebum is a convenient and inexpensive source of long chain alkyl and alkenyl material Particularly preferred are compounds wherein T 1, T 2, T 3, T 4 and T ^ represent the mixture of typical long chain materials for sebum Specific examples of quaternary ammonium compounds suitable for use in the aqueous fabric softening compositions herein include: 1) N, N-di (tallowyl-oxy) chloride ethyl) -N, N-dimethylammonium, 2) N, N-di (tallowyloxyethyl) -N-methyl, N- (2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium chloride, 3) N, N-di (2) chloride -seboyl-oxy-2-oxo-ethyl) -N, N-dimethylammonium; 4) N, N-di (2-tallowyl-oxy-ethylcarbonyl-oxy-ethyl) -N, Nd chloride imethylammonium of about 1000, and hydrogen when and not 0; R§ is the same as R4 or is an alkyl chain in which the total number of carbon atoms of R2 plus R5 is not greater than about 18; each y is from 0 to approximately 10 and the sum of the values and ranges from 0 to approximately 15; and X is any compatible anion. The quaternary ammonium surfactants suitable for the present invention have the formula (I): wherein R1 is a short chain alkyl (C6-C10) or alkylamidoalkyl of the formula (II): and is 2-4, preferably 3, wherein R2 is H or a C1-C3 alkyl, wherein x is 0-4, preferably 0-2, most preferably 0, wherein R3, R4 and R5 are each the same or different, and may be either a short chain alkyl (C1-C3) or alkoxylated alkyl of ) N- (2-tallowyloxy-2-ethyl) -N- (2-tallowyloxy-2-oxo-ethyl) -N, N-dimethylammonium chloride; 6) N, N, N-tri (tallowyl-oxy-ethyl) -N-methyl-ammonium chloride; 7) N- (2-tallowyl-oxy-2-oxoethyl) -N- (tallowyl-N, N-dimethylammonium chloride; 8) 1,2-diisoboxy-oxy-3-trimethylammoniopropane chloride and mixtures of any of the previous materials. When included therein, the cleaning compositions of the present invention typically comprise from about 0.2% to about 25%, preferably about 1% to about 8%, by weight of said cationic surfactants. The ampholytic surfactants are also suitable for use in the detergent compositions of the present invention. These surfactants can be broadly described as aliphatic derivatives of secondary or tertiary amines, or as aliphatic derivatives of heterocyclic secondary or tertiary amines in which the aliphatic radical can be a straight or branched chain. One of the aliphatic substituents contains at least about 8 carbon atoms, typically from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms, and at least one contains an anionic group soluble in water, e.g., carboxy, sulfate, sulfonate. See the patent of E.U.A. No. 3,929,678 to Laughiin et al., Issued December 30, 1975, column 19, lines 18-35, for examples of ampholytic surfactants.

When included therein, the detergent compositions of the present invention typically comprise from 0.2% to about 15%, preferably from about 1% to about % by weight of said ampholytic surfactants. Zwitterionic surfactants are also suitable for use in detergent compositions. These surfactants can be broadly described as derivatives of secondary and tertiary amines, derivatives of heterocyclic secondary and tertiary amines or quaternary ammonium derivatives, quaternary phosphonium or tertiary sulfonium compounds. See the patent of E.U.A. No. 3,929,678 to Laughiin et al., Issued December 30, 1975, in column 19, line 38 to column 22, line 48, for examples of zwitterionic surfactants. When included therein, the cleaning compositions of the present invention typically comprise from 0.2% to about 15%, preferably from about 1% to about 10% by weight of said zwitterionic surfactants. Semi-polar nonionic surfactants are a special category of nonionic surfactants that include water-soluble amine oxides containing an alkyl portion of from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms and 2 portions selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups and hydroxyalkyl groups containing from about 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; water-soluble phosphine oxides containing a alkyl portion of about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms and two portions selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups and hydroxyalkyl groups containing from about 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; and water soluble sulfoxides containing an alkyl portion of from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms and a portion selected from the group consisting of alkyl and hydroxyalkyl portions of from about 1 to about 3 carbon atoms. Semi-polar nonionic detergent surfactants include the amine oxide surfactants having the formula: ## STR3 ## wherein R3 is an alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or alkylphenyl group or mixtures thereof, containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms; R 4 is an alkylene or hydroxyalkylene group containing from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms, or mixtures thereof; x is from 0 to about 3; and each R ^ is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group containing from about 1 to about 3 carbon atoms, or a polyethylene oxide group containing from about 1 to about 3 ethylene oxide groups. The R groups can be attached to each other, e.g., through an oxygen or nitrogen atom to form a ring structure.

Said amine oxide surfactants include in particular C10-18 alkyldimethylamine oxides and C8-C-J2 alkoxyethyldihydroxyethylamine oxides. When included therein, the detergent compositions of the present invention typically comprise from about 0.2 to about 15. %, preferably from about 1% to about 10% by weight of said semi-polar nonionic surfactants. The cleaning composition of the present invention may further preferably comprise a surfactant coagent selected from the group of primary or tertiary amines. The primary amines suitable for use herein include amines according to the formula R 1 NH 2, wherein R-j is an alkyl chain of C 6 -C 18"preferably CQ-C ^ Q, O R 4X (CH 2) n. X is -O-, - C (O) NH_ or -NH-, R4 is an alkyl chain of C6-C12. n is between 1 to 5, preferably 3. The alkyl chains of R- | they can be straight or branched and can be interrupted with up to 12, preferably less than 5 portions of ethylene oxide. Preferred amines according to the above formula herein are the n-alkylamines. Amines suitable for use herein may be selected from 1-hexyl amine, 1-octyl amine, 1-decylamine and laurylamine. Other preferred primary amines include C8-C10 oxypropylamine, octyloxypropylamine, 2-ethylexyloxypropylamine, lauryl amidoprophylamin, and Amidopropylamide Tertiary amines suitable for use herein include tertiary amines having the formula R-1 R2R3N, wherein R < | and R2 are alkyl chains of C-j-Cß or R5 CH2- CH- O) xH R3 is an alkyl chain of C6-C-12. preferably Cg-Cj Q. ° R3 is R4X (CH2) n, where X is -O-, - C (O) NH_ or -NH-, R4 is a C4-C-12, n is between 1 to 5, preferably 2-3. R5 is H or C1-C2 alkyl and x is between 1 to 6. R3 and R4 can be linear or branched; the alkyl chains of R3 can be interrupted with up to 12, preferably less than 5, portions of ethylene oxide. Preferred tertiary amines are R 1 R2R 3 N, wherein R < | is an alkyl chain of Cg-C- | 2. R2 and R3 > they are Cg-C3 alkyl or R5 - (CH2-CH- O) xH where R-5 is H or CH-3 and x = 1-2. Amidoamines of the formula are also preferred: OR Ri- -NH- (CH2) n- N- (R2) 2 wherein Ri is Cg-C- | 2 alkyl. n is 2-4, preferably n is 3; R2 and R3 is C-1-C4. The highly preferred amines of the present invention include 1-octylamine, 1-ethylamine, 1-decylamine, 1-dodecylamine, oxy-propylamine of Cs-C- | or > N coconut 1-3-diaminopropane, cocoalkyldimethylamine, lauryldimethylamine, lauryl bis (hydroxyethyl) amine, coco bis (hydroxyethyl) amine, lauryl amine propoxylated with 2 moles, propoxylated octyl amine of 2 moles, lauryl amidopropyldimethylamine, amidopropyldimethylamine of CS-CJ Q and amidopropyldimethylamine of C10 The most preferred amines for use in the compositions herein are 1-hexylamine, 1-octylamine, 1-decylamine, 1-dodecylamine.

Especially desirable are n-dodecyldimethylamine and bishydroxyethylcocoalkylamine and 7-fold ethoxylated oleylamine, lauryl amido propylamine and cocoamidopropylamine.

Other detergent enzymes Cleaning compositions may contain, in addition to the xylan-degrading alkaline enzyme, one or more enzymes that provide Performance benefits of cleaning and / or fabric care. Said enzymes include enzymes selected from the group of protein degrading enzymes such as proteases, keratanases, from the group of starch degrading enzymes and similar starch derivatives: alpha-, beta- and iso-amylases, pullulanase, from the group of degrading enzymes of polysaccharide such as isomaltase, glucoamylase, dextranase, mycodextranase, invertase, lactase, insulinase and the group of oligosaccharide degrading enzymes such as lysozyme, endoglycosidase H, alpha- and beta-N-acetylgalactosamidase, neurominidase, chondroitinase, hesperinidase, hyaluronidase and quitanase . Also suitable are the enzymes selected from the group of esters of hydrolyzing enzymes of fats and wax such as lipase, phospholipases, esterases and cutinases. Other plant cell wall degrading enzymes can be selected from the group of cellulose and hemicellulose degrading enzymes such as endo- and exo-cellulases and beta-glucosidases, endo-1-3 / 1-4-beta-glucanases and xyloglucanases, enzymes degraders of pectin, pectin esterase, pectin lyase, pectate lyase, endo- and exo- poligalactinase and rhamnogalaturonase and the group of galactanases, arabinases, licenases, mannanases and laminarinases. The preferred enzymes are those of the alkaline type. Other preferred enzymes that may be included in the cleaning compositions of the present invention include lipases. Lipase enzymes suitable for detergent use include those produced by microorganisms of the Pseudomonas group, such as Pseudomonas stutzeri ATCC 19,154, such as those described in British Patent 1, 372, 034.

Suitable lipases include those that show a positive immunological cross-reaction with the lipase antibody, produced by the microorganism Pseudomonas fluorescent IAM 1057. This lipase is available from Amano Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Nagoya, Japan, under the trade name Lipase P " Amano ", hereinafter referred to as" Amano-P ". Other suitable commercial lipases include Amano-CES, ex lipases Chromobacter viscosum, v.gr. Chromobacter viscosum var. lipoliticum NRRLB 3673, from Toyo Jozo Co., Tagata, Japan; Chromobacter viscosum lipases from U.S. Biochemical Corp, E.U.A. and Disoynth Co., Holland and former lipases Pseudomonas gladloli. Especially suitable lipases are lipases such as M1 Lipase® and Lipomax® (Gist-Brocades) and Lipolase® and Lipolase Ultra® (Novo), which have been found to be very effective when used in combination with the compositions of the present invention. Also suitable are the lipolytic enzymes described in EP 258 068, WO 92/05249 and WO 95/22615 by Novo Nordisk and in WO 94/03578, WO 95/35381 and WO 96/00292 by Unilever. Also suitable are cutinases [EC 3.1.1.50] which can be considered as a special type of lipase, namely lipases which do not require interfering activation. The addition of cutinases to detergent compositions has been described in e.g., WO-A.88 / 09367 (Genencor); WO 90/09446 (Plant Genetic System) and WO 94/14963 and WO 94/14964 (Unilever).

Lipases and / or cutinases are normally incorporated in the detergent composition at levels of 0.0001% to 2% active enzyme by weight of the detergent composition. Suitable proteases are the subtilisins that are obtained from particular strains of B. subtilis and B. licheniforms (subtilisin BPN and BPN ').

A suitable protease is obtained from a Bacillus strain, having a maximum activity in the entire pH range of 8 to 12, developed and sold as ESPERASER by Novo Industries A / S of Denmark, hereinafter "Novo". The preparation of this enzyme and analogous enzymes is described in GB 1, 243,784, by Novo. Other suitable proteases include ALCALASER, DURAZYMR and SAVINASER from Novo and MAXATASER, MAXACALR, PROPERASER and MAXAPEMR (Maxacal manipulated with proteins) from Gist-Brocades. The proteolytic enzymes also include modified bacterial serine proteases, such as those described in European Patent Application No. 87303761.8, filed April 28, 1987 (particularly pages 17, 24 and 98) and which is referred to herein as "Protease B". ", and in the European patent application EP 199 404, Venegas, published on October 29, 1986, which refers to a modified bacterial serine protease that is called" Protease A "here. The so-called "Protease C" which is a variant of a Bacillus alkaline serine protease in which lysine replaces arginine in position 27, tyrosine replaces valine in position 104, serine replaced by asparagine in position 123 is suitable. and alanine replaces threonine at position 274. Protease C is described in EP 90915958.4, which corresponds to WO 91/06637, published on May 16, 1991. Genetically modified variants, particularly of protease C, are also included herein. A protease that is especially preferred herein, called "protease D", is a variant of carbonyl hydrolase having an amino acid sequence that does not is found in nature, which is derived from a precursor carbonyl hydroxyse by substituting a different amino acid for the amino acid residue in said carbonyl hydrolase equivalent to the +76 position, preferably also in combination with one or more amino acid residue positions equivalent to those selected from the group consisting of +99, +101, +103, +104, +107, +123, +27, +105, +109, +126, +128, +135, +156, +166, +195, +197, +204, +206, +210, +216, +217, +218, +222, +260, +265, and / or +274 according to the numbering of the substilysin of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens as described in WO95 / 10591 and in the patent application of C. Ghosh et al., "Bleaching Compositions Comprising Protease Enzymes", which has the EU serial number. 08 / 322,677, issued October 13, 1994. Also suitable for the present invention are the proteases described in patent applications EP 251 446 and WO 91/06637, BLAPR protease described in WO91 / 02792 and their variants described in WO 95 / 23221. See also a high pH protease from Bacillus sp. NCIMB 40338 described in WO 9318140 A to Novo. The enzymatic detergents that comprising protease, one or more other enzymes and a reversible protease inhibitor are described in WO 9203529 A to Novo. When desired, a protease having decreased adsorption and increased hydrolysis is available as described in WO 9507791 to Procter & Gamble. A recombinant trypsin-like protease for detergents suitable herein is as described in WO 9425583 to Novo. Other suitable proteases are described in EP 516 200 by Unilever. The proteolytic enzymes are incorporated in the detergent compositions of the present invention at a level of from 0.0001% to 2%, preferably from 0.001% to 0.2%, most preferably from 0.005% to 0.1% pure enzyme by weight of the composition. Amylases (a and / or ß) can be included to remove dirt based on carbohydrates. WO94 / 02597, Novo Nordisk A / S, published on February 3, 1994, describes cleaning compositions incorporating mutant amylases. See also WO95 / 10603, Novo Nordisk A / S, published on April 20, 1995. Other amylases known for use in cleaning compositions include α- and β-amylases. A-amylases are known in the art and include those described in U.S. Patent No. 5,003,257; EP 252, 666; WO / 91/00353; FR 2, 676, 456; EP 285, 123; EP 525, 610; EP 368, 341; and European patent specification No. 1, 296, 839 (Novo). Other suitable amylases are the amylases of improved stability described in WO94 / 18314, published August 18, 1994 and WO96 / 05295, Genencor, published on February 22, 1996 and the amylase variants having additional modification in the immediate parent, available from Novo Nordisk A / S and described in WO95 / 10603, published in April 1995. The amylases described in EP 277 216, WO95 / 26397 and WO96 / 23873 (all by Novo Nordisk). Examples of commercial a-amylases products are Purafect Ox AmR from Genencor, and TermamylR, BanR, FungamylR and DuramylR, all available from Novo Nordisk A / S Denmark. WO95 / 26397 describes other suitable amylases: α-amylases characterized in that they have a specific activity at least 25% higher than the specific activity of Termamyl® at a temperature range of 25 ° C to 55 ° C and at a pH value in the scale from 8 to 10, as measured by the Phadebas® α-amylase activity test. The variants of the above enzymes described in WO96 / 23873 (Novo Nordisk) are suitable. Other amylolytic enzymes with improved properties with respect to the level of activity and the combination of thermostability and higher activity level are described in WO95 / 35382. The amylolytic enzymes are incorporated in the detergent compositions of the present invention at a level of from 0.0001% to 2, preferably from 0.00018% to 0.06%, more preferably from 0.00024% to 0.048 pure enzyme by weight of the composition. The cellulases usable in the present invention include cellulases of both fungi and bacteria. Preferably, they will have an optimum pH between 5 and 9.5. Suitable cellulases are described in the US patent. 4,435,307, Barbesgoard et al., J61078384 and WO96 / 02653, which describe cellulases of fungi produced respectively from Humicola insolens. Suitable cellulases are also described in GB-A-2,075,028; GB-A-2,095,275 and DE-OS-2,247,832. Examples of said cellulases are the cellulases produced by a strain of Humicola insolens (Humicola grísea var. Thermoidea), particularly the DSM 1800 strain of Humicola. Other suitable cellulases are cellulases originating from Humicola insolens that have a molecular weight of approximately 50KDa, an isoelectric point of 5.5 and that contain 415 amino acids; and a 43kD endoglucanase derived from Humicola insolens, DSM 1800, exhibiting cellulase activity; an endoglucanase component that is preferred has the amino acid sequence described in PCT Patent Application No. 91/17243. Cellulases which are also suitable are the EGII cellulases of Trichoderma longibrachiatum described in WO94 / 21801, Genecor, published on September 29, 1994. Especially suitable cellulases are cellulases that have color care benefits. Examples of said cellulases are the cellulases described in the European patent application No. 91202879.2, filed on November 6, 1991 (Novo). Carezyme and Celluzyme (Novo Nordisk A / S) are especially useful. See also WO91 / 17243. The aforementioned enzymes can be of any suitable origin, such as of vegetable, animal, bacterial, fungal and yeast origin. The origin can also be mesophilic or extremophile (psychrophilic, psychrotrophic, thermophilic, barophilic, alkalophilic, acidophilic, halogenophilic, etc.). Purified or non-purified forms of an enzyme can be used. Native enzyme mutants are also included by definition. Mutants can be obtained e.g., by genetic or protein manipulation and chemical and / or physical modifications of active enzymes. Common practice is also the expression of the enzyme by means of host organisms in which the genetic material responsible for the production of the enzyme has been cloned. Said enzymes are normally incorporated in the detergent composition at levels of 0.0001% to 2% of active enzyme per weight of the detergent composition. Enzymes can be added as separate individual ingredients (pills, granules, stabilized liquids, etc., containing an enzyme) or as mixtures of two or more enzymes (e.g., cogranulates). Other suitable detergent ingredients that may be added are the enzyme oxidation scavengers which are described in co-pending European patent application 92870018.6, filed on January 31, 1992. Examples of said enzyme oxidation scavengers are the ethoxylated tetraethylene polyamines. A wide variety of enzyme materials and means for their incorporation into synthetic detergent compositions are described in WO 9307263 A and WO 9307260 A to Genecor International, WO 8908594 A to Novo and US Pat. 3,553,139, January 5, 1971 to McCarty and others.

Additionally, enzymes are described in the U.S. patent. 4.101, 457, Place et al., July 18, 1978 and in the patent of E.U.A. 4,507,219, Hughes, March 26, 1985. Useful enzyme materials for liquid detergent formulations and their incorporation into such formulations are described in US Pat. 4,261, 868, Hora et al., Issued April 14, 1981. Enzymes for detergents can be stabilized by various techniques. Enzyme stabilization techniques are described and illustrated in the US patent. 3,600,319, August 7, 1971 a Gedge et al., And in EP 199,405 and EP 200,586, October 29, 1986, Venegas. Enzyme stabilization systems are also described, for example, in E.U. 3,519,570. A Bacillus sp. Useful AC13 which gives proteases, xylanases and cellulases is described in WO 9401532 A to Novo.

Benefits of color care and fabric care Technologies that provide a type of color care benefit can also be included. Examples of these technologies are metallocatalysts for color maintenance. Said metallocatalysts are described in European patent application No. 92870181.2. Dye fixative agents, polyolefin dispersion for anti-wrinkle and improved water absorbency, perfume and amino-functional polymer for the treatment of color care and perfume substantivity are other examples of color care / fabric care technologies and are described in copending Patent Application No. 96870140. 9, issued November 7, 1996. Fabric softening agents can also be incorporated into the laundry detergent and / or fabric care compositions according to the present invention. These agents may be of inorganic or organic type. The inorganic softening agents are exemplified by the smectite clays described in BG-A-1 400 898 and in the patent of E.U.A. No. 5,019,292. Organic fabric softening agents include tertiary amines insoluble in water as described in GB-A1 514 276 and EP-BO 011 340 and its combination with monocornmary ammonium salts of C12-C14 are described in EP-BO 026 527 and EP-BO-026 528 and the long chain diamides as described in EP-BO 242 919. Other ingredients Useful organic fabric softener systems include high molecular weight polyethylene oxide materials such as those described in EP-AO 299 575 and 0 313 146. Smectite clay levels are normally in the range of 2% to 20%, very preferably from 5% to 15% by weight, the material being added as a dry mixed component to the rest of the formulation. Organic fabric softening agents such as water-soluble tertiary amines or long-chain amide materials are incorporated at levels of 0.5% to 5% by weight, usually from 1% to 3% by weight, whthe materials of High molecular weight polyethylene oxide and water soluble cationic materials are added at levels from 0.1% to 2%, usually from 0.15% to 1.5% by weight. These materials they are usually added to the spray-dried portion of the composition, although in some cases it may be more convenient to add them as a dry-mixed particulate material, or spray them as a melted liquid over the other solid components of the composition.

Builder System The compositions according to the present invention may further comprise a builder system. Any conventional builder system is suitable for use herein, including aluminosilicate materials, silicates, polycarboxylates and fatty acids, materials such as ethylenediamine tetraacetate, diethylenetriamine pentamethylene acetate, metal ion sequestrants such as aminopolyphosphonates, particularly ethylenediaminetetrahydrate. methylene phosphonic acid and diethylenetriaminpentamethylenephosphonic acid. Phosphate builders can also be used herein. Suitable builders can be an inorganic ion exchange material, commonly an inorganic hydrated aluminosilicate material, most particularly a synthetic hydrated zeolite such as hydrated zeolite A, X, B, HS or MAP. Another suitable inorganic builder material is the layered silicate, e.g., SKS-6 (Hoechst). SKS-6 is a crystalline layered silicate consisting of sodium silicate (Na 2 Si 2? 5).

Suitable polycarboxylates contain a carboxy group and include lactic acid, glycolic acid and ether derivatives thereof, such as those described in Belgian patents Nos. 831, 368, 821, 369 and 821, 370. Polycarboxylates containing two carboxy groups include the water-soluble salts of succinic acid, malonic acid (ethylenedioxy) diacetic acid, maleic acid, diglycolic acid, tartaric acid, tartronic acid and fumaric acid, as well as the ether carboxylates described in German Patent 2,446,686. Y 2,446,687 and in the patent of E.U.A. No. 3,935,257, and the sulfinyl carboxylates described in Belgian Patent No. 840,623. Polycarboxylates containing three carboxy groups include, in particular, the water-soluble citrates, aconitrates and citraconates, as well as the succinate derivatives such as the carboxymethyloxysuccinates described in British Patent No. 1, 379,241, the lactoxysuccinates described in the Dutch application. 7205873, and oxypolycarboxylate materials such as 2-oxa-1, 1-3-propane tricarboxylates described in British Patent No. 1, 387,447. Polycarboxylates containing four carboxy groups include the oxydisuccinates described in British Patent No. 1, 261, 829, 1, 1, 2,2-ethane tetracarboxylates, 1, 1, 3,3-propane tetracarboxylates and 1, 1, 2 , 3-propane tetracarboxylates. Polycarboxylates containing sulfo substituents include the sulfosuccinate derivatives described in British Patents Nos. 1, 398, 441 and 1, 398, 422, and in the US patent. No. 3,936,448, as well as the sulfonated pyrolysed citrates described in the patent No. 1, 082,179, while polycarboxylates containing phosphone substituents are described in British Patent No. 1, 439,000. Alicyclic and heterocyclic polycarboxylates include cyclopentan-cis, cis, cis-tetracarboxylates, cyclopentadienide pentacarboxylates, 2,3,4,5-tetrahydrofuran-cis, cis, cis-tetracarboxylates, 2,5-tetrahydrofuran-cis -dicarboxylates, , 2,5,5-tetrahydrofuran-tetracarboxylates, 1, 2,3,4, 5,6-hexan-hexane carboxylates and carboxymethyl derivatives of polyhydric alcohols such as sorbitol, mannitol and xylitol. Aromatic polycarboxylates include mellitic acid, pyromellitic acid and the phthalic acid derivatives described in British Patent No. 1, 425, 433. Of the above, preferred polycarboxylates are hydroxycarboxylates containing up to three carboxy groups per molecule, most particularly citrates. Preferred builder systems for use in the present compositions, include a mixture of a water-insoluble aluminosilicate builder such as zeolite A, or a layered silicate (SKS-6) and a water-soluble carboxylate chelating agent such as citric acid. Preferred builder systems include a mixture of a water insoluble aluminosilicate builder such as zeolite A and a water soluble carboxylate chelating agent such as citric acid. Preferred builder systems for use in the liquid detergent compositions herein invention are soaps and polycarboxylates. Other detergency builders that may form part of the builder system for use in the granular compositions include inorganic materials such as carbonates, bicarbonates, alkali metal silicates and organic materials such as organic phosphonates, amino polyalkylene phosphonates and amino polycarboxylates. Other suitable water-soluble organic salts are homo- or copolymeric acids or their salts, in which the polycarboxylic acid comprises at least two carboxyl radicals separated from each other by not more than two carbon atoms. Polymers of this type are described in GB-A-1, 596,756.

Examples of such salts are the polyacrylates of MW 2000-5000 and their copolymers with maleic anhydride, said copolymers have a molecular weight of from 20,000 to 70,000, especially about 40,000. Builder salts are usually included in amounts of from 10% to 80% by weight of the composition, preferably from 20% to 70% and most commonly from 30% to 60% by weight.

Chelating Agents The detergent compositions herein may also optionally contain one or more iron and / or manganese chelating agents. Said chelating agents can be selected from the group which consists of aminocarboxylates, aminophosphates, polyfunctionally substituted aromatic chelating agents and mixtures thereof, all as defined below. Without intending to be limited by theory, it is believed that the benefit of these materials is due in part to their exceptional ability to remove iron and manganese ions from the washing solutions through the formation of soluble chelates. Aminocarboxylates useful as optional chelating agents include ethylenediaminetetracetates, N-hydroxyethylenediaminetriacetates, nitrilotriacetates, ethylenediamonotetraproprionates, triethylenetetraaminohexacetates, diethylenetriaminepentaacetates and ethanoldiglicines, alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts thereof and mixtures thereof. The aminophosphonates are also useful for use as chelating agents in the compositions of the invention when at least low levels of total phosphorus are allowed in the detergent compositions and include ethylene diamine tetrakis (methylenphosphonates) as DEQUEST. Preferably, these aminophosphonates do not contain alkyl or alkenyl groups with more than about 6 carbon atoms. Polyfunctionally substituted aromatic chelating agents are also useful in the compositions herein. See the patent of E.U.A. 3,812,044 issued May 21, 1974 to Connor et al. Preferred compounds of this type in acid form are dihydroxydisulfobenzenes such as 1,2-dihydroxy-3,5-disulfobenzene.

A preferred biodegradable chelator for use herein is ethylenediamine disuccinate ("EDDS"), especially the isomer [S, S,] as described in the patent of E.U.A. 4,704,223 issued November 3, 1987 to Hartman and Perkins. The compositions herein may also contain water-soluble salts (or acid form) of methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) as a useful chelator or co-builder with, for example, insoluble builders such as zeolites, layered silicates and the like. . If used, these chelating agents should generally comprise from about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the detergent compositions herein. Most preferably, if used, the chelating agents should comprise from about 0.1% to about 3.0% by weight of said compositions.

Foam suppressor Another optional ingredient is a foam suppressor exemplified by silicones and silica-silicone blends. The silicones can generally be represented by the alkylated polysiloxane materials while the silicas are normally used in finely divided forms exemplified by silica aerogels and gerogels and hydrophobic silicas of various types. These materials can be incorporated as particles in which the foam suppressor is incorporated advantageously and releasably in a detergent impermeable vehicle substantially non-active on surfaces, dispersible or soluble in water. Alternatively, the foam suppressant can be dissolved or dispersed in a liquid vehicle and applied by spraying on one or more of the other components. A preferred silicone foam control agent is described in Bartollota et al., U.S. Pat. No. 3,933,672. Other particularly useful foam suppressors are the self-emulsifying silicone foam suppressors described in the German patent application.

DTOS 2 646 126, published April 28, 1977. An example of such a compound is DC-544, commercially available from Dow Corning, which is a siloxane-glycol copolymer. Especially preferred foaming control agents are the suds suppressor system comprising a mixture of silicone oils and 2-alkyl alkanols. Suitable 2-alkyl-alkanols are 2-bityloctanol which are commercially available under the trade name Isofol 12 R. Such foam suppressor systems are described in copending European patent application No. 92870174.7, filed on November 10, 1992. Particularly preferred silicone foam control agents are described in co-pending European patent application No. 92201649.8. Said compositions may comprise a silica / silicone mixture in combination with nonporous fuming silica such as Aerosil.RTM.

The foam suppressors described above are normally employed at levels from 0.001% to 2% by weight of the composition, preferably from 0.01% to 1% by weight.

Others Other components used in detergent compositions, such as soil suspending agents, soil release agents, optical brighteners, abrasives, bactericides, stain inhibitors, color delivery agents and / or encapsulated or non-encapsulated perfumes, may be employed. Particularly suitable encapsulating materials are water-soluble capsules consisting of a matrix of polysaccharide and polyhydroxy compounds such as those described in GB 1, 464,616. Other suitable water-soluble encapsulating materials comprise dextrins derived from non-gelatinized starch acid esters of substituted dicarboxylic acids such as those described in US 3,455,838. These acid-ester dextrins are preferably prepared from starches such as waxy maize, waxy sorghum, sago, tapioca and potato. Suitable examples of such encapsulating materials include N-Lok, manufactured by National Starch. The N-Lok encapsulating material consists of a modified corn starch and glucose. Starch is modified by adding monofunctional substituted groups such as octenyl succinic acid anhydride. Suitable antiredeposition and slurry suspending agents herein include cellulose derivatives such as methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose and hydroxyethylcellulose, and homo- or copolymeric polycarboxylic acids or their salts. Polymers of this type include the polyacrylates and the maleic anhydride-acrylic acid copolymers mentioned above as builders, as well as copolymers of maleic anhydride with ethylene, methylvinyl ether or methacrylic acid, constituting maleic anhydride at least 20 mol% of the copolymer. These materials are normally used at levels of from 0.5% to 10% by weight, most preferably from 0.75% to 8%, more preferably from 1% to 6% by weight of the composition. Preferred optical brighteners are of an anionic character, examples of which are 4, '- bis- (2-diethanolamino-4-anilino-s-triazin-6-ylamino) stilbene-2: 2'-disulfonate disodium, 4, - 4'-bis- (2-morpholino-4-anilino-s-triazin-6-ylamino-stilbene-2: 2-disulfonate disodium, 4,4'-bis- (2,4-dianilino-s-triazin-6) -alkylamine) is disodium-2: 2'-disulfonate, 4 \ 4"-bis- (2,4-dianylin-s-triazin-6-ylamino) stilben-2-sulfonate monosodium, 4, 4'-bis- (2-anilino-4- (N-methyl-N-2-hydroxyethylamino) -s-triazin-6-ylamino) stilbene-2,2'-disulfonate disodium, 4,4, -bis- (4- Disodium phenyl-2,1, 3-triazol-2-yl) -estilben-2,2'-disulfonate, 4,4'bis (2-anilino-4- (1-methyl-2-hydroxyethylamino) -s-triazin -6-ylami-no) stiiben-2,2'-disulfonate disodium, 2 (stilbe-4"- (naphth-1,, 2 ': 4.5) -1, 2,3-triazole-2" -sulfonate of sodium and 4,4'-bs (2-sulfostyril) biphenyl. Highly preferred brighteners are the specific brighteners of co-pending European patent application No. 95201943.8. Other useful polymeric materials are polyethylene glycols, particularly those of a molecular weight of 1000-10000, very particularly 2000 to 8000 and most preferably about 4000.

These are used at levels of from 0.20% to 5%, most preferably from 0.25% to 2.5% by weight. These polymers and the aforementioned homo- or copolymeric polycarboxylate salts are valuable because they improve the maintenance of whiteness, prevent the deposition of ashes in the fabric and improve the cleaning performance on clay, proteinaceous and oxidizable soils in the presence of impurities of transition metal. The soil release agents useful in the compositions of the present invention are conventionally copolymers or terpolymers of terephthalic acid with ethylene glycol and propylene glycol units in various arrangements. Examples of such polymers are described in the patents of E.U.A. Nos. 4116885 and 4711730 commonly assigned, and in published European patent application No. 0 272 033. A particularly preferred polymer according to EP-A-0 272 033 has the formula: (CH3 (PEG) 43) o.75 (POH) o.25F-PO) 2.8 (T-PEG) o.4] T (POH) 0.25 ((PEG) 43CH3) o.75 where PEG is - (OCH2H) O-, PO is (OC3H6O) and T is (pcOC6H4CO).

Also very useful are the modified polyesters such as random polymers of dimethyl terephthalate, dimethyl sulfoisoftaiate, ethylene glycol and 1-2 propanediol, the end groups consisting primarily of sulfobenzoate and secondarily of monoesters of ethylene glycol and / or propanediol. The objective is to obtain a polymer blocked at both ends by sulfobenzoate groups; "primarily", in the present context, means that the majority of said copolymers herein will be blocked at their ends by sulfobenzoate groups. However, some copolymers will be less than completely blocked and therefore their end groups may consist of monoester of ethyleneglucol and / or propane 1-2 diol, thereof, which consist "secondarily" of said species. The polyesters selected herein contain about 46% by weight of dimethylterephthalic acid, about 16% by weight of propane-1,2-diol, about 10% by weight of ethyleneglucol, about 13% by weight of methylsulfobenzoic acid and about 15% by weight. weight of sulfoisophthalic acid, and have a molecular weight of about 3,000. The polyesters and their method of preparation are described in detail in EPA 31 1 342. It is well known in the art that free chlorine in the tap water rapidly deactivates the enzymes comprised in the detergent compositions. Therefore, the use of a chlorine scavenger such as perborate, ammonium sulfate, sodium sulfite or polyethyleneimine at a level above 0. 1% by weight of the total composition, in the formulas will provide improved stability through the washing of the amylase enzymes. Compositions comprising a chlorine scavenger are described in European Patent Application No. 29870018.6, filed on January 21, 1992. The alkoxylated polycarboxylates such as those prepared from the polyacrylates are useful herein to provide for an additional fat removal development. Such materials are described in WO 91/08281 and PCT 90/01815 to p. 4 and subsequent; incorporated herein by reference. Chemically, said materials comprise polyacrylates having an ethoxy side chain for every 7-8 acrylate units. The side chains are of the formula - (CH2CH2O) m (CH2) nCH3 where m is 2-3 and n is 6-12. The side chains are linked with ester to the "base structure" of the polyacrylate to provide a "comb-like" polymer type structure. The molecular weight may vary, but typically it is on the scale of about 2000 to about 50000.

Said alkoxylated polycarboxylates may comprise from about 0. 05% to about 10% by weight of the compositions herein.

Dispersants The cleaning compositions of the present invention may also contain dispersants. Suitable organic water-soluble salts are homo- or copolymeric acids or their salts, in which the Polycarboxylic acid comprises at least two carboxyl radicals separated from each other by not more than two carbon atoms. Polymers of this type are described in GB-A-1, 596,756. Examples of such salts are polysaccharides of MW 2000-5000 and their copolymers with maleic anhydride, said copolymers have a molecular weight of from 1,000 to 100,000. Especially, the acrylate-methacrylate copolymer such as 480N having a molecular weight of 4000, at a level of 0.5-20% by weight in the composition, can be added in the detergent compositions of the present invention. The compositions of the invention may contain a lime soap peptide compound which preferably has a lime soap dispersion power (LSDP), as defined hereinafter, of not more than 8, preferably not more than 7, most preferably no more than 6. The lime soap peptidizer compound is preferably present at a level of 0% to 20% by weight. A numerical measurement of the effectiveness of a lime soap peptidizer is given by the lime soap dispersion power (LSDP), which is determined using the lime soap dispersant test as described in an article by H.C. Borghetty and C.A. Bergman, J. Am. Oil. Chem. Soc, volume 27, p. 88-90, (1950). This lime soap dispersion test method is widely used by practitioners in this technique referred to, for example, in the following articles; W.N. Linfield, Surfactant science Series, Volume 7, p. 3, W.N. Linfield, Tenside surf. det., volume 27, p. 159-163, (1990); and M.N. Linfield, Tenside surf. det., volume 27, p. 159-163, (1990); and M.K. Nagarajan, W.F. Masler, Cosmetics and Toiletries, volume 104, pages. 71-73, (1989). The LSDP is the ratio of the percentage by weight of dispersing agent to sodium oleate required to disperse the lime soap deposits formed by 0.025 g of sodium oleate in 30 ml of water with an equivalent hardness of 333 ppm CaC? 3 (Ca: Mg = 3.2). Surfactants having an adequate lime soap peptide capacity will include certain amine oxides, betaines, sulfobetaines, alkyl ethoxy sulfates and ethoxylated alcohols. Exemplary surfactants having an LSDP of not more than 8 to be used in accordance with the present invention include dimethylamine oxide of C-j g-C-js. C-12-C-18 alkyl ethoxylates with an average degree of ethoxylation of 1-5, in particular C-12-C15 alkyl ethoxy sulfate surfactant with an ethoxylation degree of about 3 (LSDP = 4) and the ethoxylated alcohols of C14-C-15 with an average degree of ethoxylation of 12 (LSDP = 6) or 30, sold under the trade names Lutensol A012 and Litensol A030 respectively, by BASF GmbH. Suitable polymeric lime soap peptides for use herein are described in an article by M.K. Nagarajan, W.F.

Masler, which is in Cosmetics and Toiletries, volume 104, pages. 71-73, (1989). Lime soap peptidizers can also be used as hydrophobic whiteners such as 4- [N-octanoyl-6-aminohexanoirjbenzenesulfonate, 4- [N-nonanoyl-6-aminohexanoirjbenzenesulfonate, 4- [N-decanoyl-6-aminohexnoyl] benzene sulfonate and mixtures of the same; and nonanoyloxybenzenesulfonate together with hydrophilic / hydrophobic bleach formulations.

Inhibition of dye transfer The cleaning compositions of the present invention may also include compounds for inhibiting the transfer of dyes from one fabric to another, of solubilized and suspended dyes encountered during fabric washing operations including dyed fabrics.

Polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agents Cleaning compositions according to the present invention also comprise from 0.001% to 10%, preferably 0.01% a 2%, most preferably 0.05% to 1% by weight of polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agents. Said polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agents are normally incorporated into the detergent compositions for inhibiting the transfer of dyes from the dyed fabrics onto the fabrics washed therewith. These polymers have the ability to complex or adsorb washed fugitive dyes from dyed fabrics before the dyes have the opportunity to bind to other articles in the wash. Especially suitable dye transfer inhibiting polymeric agents are polymers of polyamine N-oxide, copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and N-vinylimidazole, polymers of polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyloxazolidones and polyvinylimidazolones or mixtures thereof. The addition of said polymers also improves the yield of the enzymes according to the invention. (a) Polyamine N-oxide polymers Polyamine N-oxide polymers suitable for use contain units having the following structural formula: P (I) A, R wherein P is a polymerizable unit, to which the group R-N-O may be attached or in which the group R-N-O forms part of the polymerizable unit, or a combination of both. O O O A is NC, CO, C, -O-, -S-, -N-; X is O or 1; R are aliphatic, aliphatic, ethoxylated, aromatic, heterocyclic or alicyclic groups or any combination thereof to which the nitrogen of the N-O group may be attached or in which the nitrogen of the N-O group is part of these groups. The N-O group can be represented by the following general structures: O O (R1) x -N- (R2) y = N- (R1) x (R3) z wherein R1, R2, and R3 are aliphatic, aromatic, heterocyclic or alicyclic groups or combinations thereof, X and / oyo / yz is 0 or 1 and wherein the nitrogen of the NO group can be attached to, or where the nitrogen of the NO group is part of these groups. The N-O group can be part of the polymerizable unit (P) or it can be attached to the polymeric base structure or a combination of both of them. Suitable polyamine N-oxides in which the N-O group forms part of the polymerizable unit comprise the polyamine N-oxides in which R is selected from aliphatic, aromatic, alicyclic or heterocyclic groups. A class of said polyamine N-oxides comprises the group of polyamine N-oxides in which the nitrogen of the group NO is part of the group R. The preferred N-oxides of polyamine are those in which R is a heterocyclic group such such as pyridine, pyrrole, imidazole, pyrrolidine, piperidine, quinoline, acridine and derivatives thereof. Another class of said polyamine N-oxides comprises the group of polyamine N-oxides in which the nitrogen of the NO group is attached to the R group. Other suitable N-oxides of polyamine are the polyamine oxides to which the NO group It is fixed to the polymerizable unit. The preferred class of these polyamine N-oxides are the polyamine N-oxides having the general formula (I) in which R is an aromatic, heterocyclic or alicyclic group wherein the nitrogen of the functional group is NOT part of said group A. Examples of these classes are the polyamine oxides in which R is a heterocyclic compound such as pyrridine, pyrrole, imidazole and derivatives thereof.

Another preferred class of polyamine N-oxides are the polyamine oxides having the general formula (I) wherein R is a heterocyclic or alicyclic aromatic group in which the nitrogen of the functional group is NOT attached to said R groups. Examples of these The classes are the polyamine oxides in which the R groups can be aromatic, such as phenyl. Any polymer base structure can be used, provided that the amine oxide polymer formed is soluble in water and has dye transfer inhibiting properties. Examples of suitable polymeric base structures are polyvinyls, polyalkylenes, polyesters, polyethers, polyamines, polyamides, polyacrylates and mixtures thereof. The amine N-oxide polymers of the present invention typically have a ratio of amine to amine N-oxide from 10: 1 to 1: 1000000. However, the amount of amine oxide groups present in the polyamine oxide polymer can be varied by suitable copolymerization or by an appropriate degree of N-oxidation. Preferably, the ratio of amine to amine N-oxide is from 2: 3 to 1: 1000000, most preferably from 1: 4 to 1: 1000000, and more preferably from 1: 7 to 1: 1000000. The polymers of the present invention actually comprise random or block copolymers in which one type of monomer is an amine N-oxide and the other type of monomer is or is not an amine N-oxide. The amine oxide unit of the polyamine N-oxides has a Pka < 10, preferably Pka < 7, most preferably Pka < 6. Polyamine oxides can be obtained in almost any degree of polymerization. The degree of polymerization is not critical, as long as the material has the solubility in water and the suspension power of the desired dyes. Typically, the average molecular weight is within the range of 500 to 1,000,000; preferably from 1,000 to 50,000, more preferably from 2,000 to 30,000 and still more preferably from 3,000 to 20,000. (b) Copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and N-vinylimidazole The polymers of N-vinylimidazole and N-vinylpyrrolidone used in the present invention have an average molecular weight in the range of 5,000-1,000,000, preferably 5,000-200,000. Highly preferred polymers for use in the detergent compositions according to the present invention comprise a polymer selected from copolymers of N-vinylimidazole and N-vinylpyrrolidone wherein said polymer has an average molecular weight scale of from 5,000 to 50,000, most preferably from 8,000 to 30,000, more preferably 10,000 to 20,000. The average molecular weight scale was determined by light screening as described in Barth H.G. and Mays J.W. Chemical Analysis Voi 1 13, "Modern Methods of Polymer Characterization".

The highly preferred N-vinylimidazole and N-vinylpyrrolidone copolymers have an average molecular weight scale of 5,000 to 50,000; most preferably from 8,000 to 30,000; more preferably 10,000 to ,000. The copolymers of N-vinylimidazole and N-vinylpyrrolidone characterized in that they have said average molecular weight scale provide excellent dye transfer inhibiting properties and do not adversely affect the cleaning performance of the detergent compositions formulated therewith. The copolymer of N-vinylimidazole and N-vinylpyrrolidone of the present invention has a molar ratio of N-vinyiimidazole to N-vinylpyrrolidone from 1 to 0.2, most preferably from 0.8 to 0.3 and more preferably from 0.6 to 0.4. c) Polyvinylpyrrolidone The detergent compositions of the present invention can also use polyvinylpyrrolidone ("PVP") having an average molecular weight from about 2500 to about 400,000, preferably from about 5,000 to about 200,000, more preferably from about 5,000 to about 50,000 and still more preferably from about 5,000 to about 15,000. Suitable polyvinyl pyrrolidones are commercially available from ISP Corporation, New York, NY and Montreal, Canada, under the names of Product PVP K-15 (viscosity molecular weight 10,000), PVP K-30 (average molecular weight of 40,000), PVP K-60 (average molecular weight of 160,000) and PVP K-90 (average molecular weight of 360,000). Other suitable polyvinyl pyrrolidones that are available commercially from BASF Corporation include Sokalan HP 165 and Sokalan HP 12; the polyvinylpyrrolidones known to those skilled in the field of detergents (see, for example, EP-A-262,897 and EP-A-256,696). d) Polyvinyloxazolidone: The detergent compositions of the present invention can also use polyvinyloxazolidone as a polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agent. Said polyvinyloxazolidones have an average molecular weight of from about 2,500 to about 400,000, preferably from about 5,000 to about 200,000, most preferably from about 5,000 to about 50,000 and still more preferably from about 5,000 to about 15,000. e) Polyvinylimidazole: The detergent compositions of the present invention can also use polyvinylimidazole as a polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agent. Said polyvinylimidazoles have a weight average molecular from 2,500 to about 400,000, preferably from about 5,000 to about 200,000, most preferably from about 5,000 to about 50,000 and more preferably from about 5,000 to about 15,000. f) Interlaced polymers: Interlaced polymers are polymers whose base structures are interconnected to a certain degree; these links can be of a chemical or physical nature, possibly with active groups in the base structure or on the ramifications; the entangled polymers have been described in the Journal of Polymer Science, volume 22, pages 1035-1039. In one embodiment, the entangled polymers are made in such a way that they form a rigid three-dimensional structure that can trap dyes in the pores fo by the three-dimensional structure. In another embodiment, the entangled polymers trap the dyes by swelling. Said entangled polymers are described in co-pending patent application 94870213.9 Washing Method The compositions of the invention can be used essentially in any washing or cleaning method, including soaking methods, pretreatment methods and methods in which use rinsing steps for which a separate rinse aid composition is needed or can be added. The process described herein comprises making contact between the fabrics and a washing solution in the usual manner and exemplified hereinafter. The process of the invention is conveniently carried out in the course of the cleaning process. The cleaning method is preferably carried out at 5 ° C to 95 ° C, especially between 10 ° C and 60 ° C. The pH of the treatment solution is preferably from 7 to 12. A manual dishwashing method comprises treating the soiled articles with an aqueous liquid having dissolved or dispersed therein an effective amount of the washing composition of the laundry. crockery or rinse in machine. A conventional effective amount of the machine dishwashing composition is 8-60 g of dissolved or dispersed product in a wash volume of 3-10 liters. According to a dishwashing method by hand, the dirty dishes put in contact with an effective amount of the dishwashing composition, typically 0.5-20 g (per 25 silvers being treated). Preferred hand dishwashing methods include the application of a concentrated solution to the surfaces of the dishes or the soaping in a large volume of diluted solution of the detergent composition.

The following examples are designed to exemplify compositions of the present invention, but are not necessarily designed to limit or otherwise define the scope of the invention. In detergent compositions, the enzyme levels are expressed as pure enzyme by weight of the total composition and unless otherwise specified, the ingredients of the detergent are expressed by weight of the total compositions. The identifications of the abbreviated components have the following meanings: LAS: Sodium linear alkybenzene sulfonate of C12 TAS: Sodium alkyl sulphate sodium CXYAS: Sodium alkyl sulfate C-j? - C-j? 25EY: A primary alcohol of C-j2-C- | 5 predominantly linear condensed with an average of Y moles of ethylene oxide CXYEZ: A primary alcohol of C ?? -C? predominantly linear condensed with an average of Z moles of ethylene oxide XYEZS: Sodium alkylsulfate of C-j? -C- |? condensed with an average of Z moles of ethylene oxide per mole. QAS: R2.N + (CH3) 2 (C2H4OH) with R2 = C12-C14 Soap: Linear sodium alkylcarboxylate derived from an 80/20 blend of tallow and coconut oils. Non-ionic: Ethoxylated / propoxylated mixed C-13-C15 fatty alcohol with an average degree of ethoxylation of 3.8 and an average degree of propoxylation of 4.5, sold under the trade name Plurafac LF404 by BASF Gmbh CFAA: N-methylglucamide alkyl C12- 14 TFAA: N-methylglucamide of alkyl of Cj gCj s TPKFA: Fatty acids of whole cut of C-12- -14.

Sebum: Hydroxyethylammonium seboamidoethyl dihydrogenated metho sulphate / glycol distearate / cetyl alcohol Silicate: Amorphous sodium silicate (Si? 2: Na2? = 2.0 ratio) NaSKS-6: Crystalline layered silicate of the formula d-Na2Si2? 5 Carbonate: Anhydrous sodium carbonate with a particle size between 200 μm and 900 μm. Bicarbonate: Anhydrous sodium carbonate with a particle size between 400 μm and 1200 μm. STPP: Anhydrous sodium tripolyphosphate MA / AA: 1: 4 copolymer of maleic acid / acrylic acid with an average molecular weight of approximately 70,000-80,000 PA30: Polyacrylic acid of average molecular weight of approximately 8000 Terpolymer: Terpolymer of average molecular weight of approx. 7000 comprising acrylic acid monomer units: maleic: ethylacrylic in a weight ratio of 60:20:20 480N: 3: 7 random copolymer of acrylic / methacrylic acid, average molecular weight of about 3500 Polyacrylate: Polyacrylate homopolymer with an average molecular weight of 8,000 sold under the trade name PA30 by BASF GmbH. Zeolite A: Hydrated sodium aluminosilicate of the formula Na-12 (A1? 2Si? 2) i2 27H2 ?, which has a primary particle size in the range of 1 to 10 microns. Citrate: trisodium citrate dihydrate of 86.4% activity with a particle size distribution between 425 μm and 850 μm. Citrus: Anhydrous citric acid. PB1: Anhydrous sodium perborate bleach monohydrate, empirical formula NaB? 2.H2? 2- PB4: Anhydrous sodium perborate tetrahydrate Percarbonate: Anhydrous sodium percarbonate bleach of the empirical formula 2Na2C? 3.3H2? TAED: Tetraacetylethylenediamine NOBS: Nonanoyloxybenzenesulfonate in the form of the sodium salt.

Photoactivated bleach: Sulfonated zinc phthalocyanine encapsulated in soluble dextrin polymer. BUS: Butyl Syrupate (Chem. Ber. 67 (1934) 67). PPT: 10-propionic phenothiazine (J. Org. Chem. 15 (1950) 1 125-30). PAAC: Cobalt salt (III) of pentaamine acetate. Paraffin: Paraffin oil sold under the trade name Winog 70 by Wintershall. Bzp: Benzoyl peroxide. Alkaline Xylanase: Alkaline degrading enzyme of xylan sold under the tradename Pulzima HC and Pulpzima HB by Novo Nordisk A / S, and Xylanase L 120000 by Solvay. Peroxidase: Guardzima peroxidase sold by Novo Nordisk. Lacasa: Lacasa obtainable from Coprináceas as described in WO 96/06930 by Novo Nordisk. Protease: Proteolytic enzyme sold under the trade name Savinase, Alcalase, Durazym by Novo Nordisk A / S, Maxacal, Maxapem sold by Gist-Brocades and proteases described in patents WO91 / 06637 and / or WO95 / 10591 and / or EP 251 446. Amylase: Amylolytic enzyme sold under the trade name Purafact Ox AmR described in WO / 94/18314, WO 96/05295 sold by Genencor; Termamyl®; Fungamyl® and Duramyl®, all available from Novo Nordisk A / S and those described in WO95 / 26397. Lipase: Lipolytic enzyme sold under the trade name Lipolase and Lipolase Ultra, by Novo Nordisk A / S Cellulase: Cellulose enzyme sold under the trade name Carezyme, Celluzyme and / or Endolase by Novo Nordisk A / S.

CMC: Sodium carboxymethylcellulose DTPA: Pentasodium diethylenetriamine tetraacetate HEDP: 1, 1-hydroxyethoediphosphonic acid DETPMP: Diethylenetriaminpentamethylenephosphonic acid, marketed by Monsanto under the trade name Dequest 2060.

PVNO: Poly (4-vinylpyridine) N-oxide. PVPVI: Poly (4-vinylpyridine) N-oxide / vinylimidazole copolymer and vinylpyrrolidone. Brightener 1 4,4'-bis (2-sulphotyryl) biphenyl disodium Brightener 2 4,4'-bis (4-anilino-6-morpholino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl) amino) stilbene-2: 2 ' disodium disulfonate Antifoams Silicone: Polydimethylsiloxane foam controller with a siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer as a dispersing agent with a ratio of said foam controller to said dispersing agent from 10: 1 to 100: 1.

Granulated foam suppressor: 12% silicone / silica, 18% stearyl alcohol, 70% starch in granulated form SRP 1: Esters blocked at the ends with sulfobenzoyl with base structure of oxyethyleneoxy and terephthaloyl. SRP 2: Poly (1 short block polymer), 2 propylene terephthalate) diethoxylated. SCS: Sodium Cumensulfonate Sulfate: Anhydrous sodium sulfate HMWPEO: High molecular weight polyethylene oxide PEG: Polyethylene glycol. BTA: Benzotriazole Bismuth Nitrate Bismuth Nitrate Salt NaDCC: Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate. Encapsulated perfume particles: nsoluble fragrance delivery technology using 13x zeolite, perfume and a dextrose / glycerin agglomeration binder. KOH: 100% of active solution of potassium hydroxide Silica dental abrasive: precipitated silica identified as Zeodent 119 offered by J.M. Huber. Carboxylvinyl polymer: Carbopol offered by B.F Goodrich Chemical Company. Carrageenan: Carrageenan from Iota offered by Hercules Chemical Company. pH: Measured as 1% solution in distilled water at 20 ° C.

EXAMPLE 1 The following laundry detergent compositions according to the invention were prepared: I II III IV V VI LAS 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 C25E3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 QAS - 0.8 0.8 - 0.8 0.8 Zeolite A 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 Carbonate 13.0 13.0 13.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 Silicate 1.4 1.4 1.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 Sulfate 26.1 26.1 26.1 26.1 26.1 26.1 PB4 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 TAED 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 DETPMP 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 HEDP 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Xylanase 0.05 0.05 0.005 0.05 0.05 0.005 Alkaline Protease 0.0026 0.0026 0.0026 0.0026 0.0026 0.0026 Amylase 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 MA / AA 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 EXAMPLE 1 (CONTINUED) CMC 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Bleach 15 15 15 15 15 15 photoactivated (ppm) Brightener 1 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 Perfume 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Anti-foam 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 silicone Mise / minors 850 850 850 850 850 850 to 100% Density in 850 850 850 850 850 850 g / liter EXAMPLE 2 The following granulated laundry detergent compositions were prepared with an overall density of 750 g / liter, according to the invention.

I II ill LAS 5.25 5.6 4.8 TAS 1.25 1.9 1.6 C45AS 2.2 3.9 C25AE3S - 0.8 1.2 C45E7 3.25 - 5.0 C25E3 - 5.5 - QAS 0.8 2.0 2.0 STPP 19.7 - - Zeolite A - 19.5 19.5 NaSKS-6 / - 10.6 10.6 Citric acid (79 : 21) Carbonate 6.1 21.4 21.4 EXAMPLE 2 (CONTINUED) Bicarbonate - 2.0 2.0 Silicatp 6.8 Sodium sulfate 39.8 14.3 PB4 5.0 12.7 TAED 0.5 3.1 DETPMP 0.25 0.2 0.2 HEDP - 0.3 0.3 Alkaline xylanase 0.007 0.007 0.0007 Protease 0.0026 0.0085 0.045 Lipasa 0.003 0.003 0.003 Cellulase 0.0006 Amylase 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 MA / AA 0.8 1.6 1.6 CMC 0.2 0.4 0.4 Bleach 15 ppm 27 ppm 27 ppm photoactivated (PPm) Brightener 1 0.08 0.19 0.19 EXAMPLE 2 (CONTINUED) Rinse aid 2 0.04 0.04 0.3 0.3 0.3 perfume particles encapsulated Antiespumas 0.5 2.4 2.4 silicone Mise / less than 100% EXAMPLE 3 The following detergent formulations were prepared according to the invention, wherein I is a phosphorus-containing detergent composition, II is a detergent composition containing zeolite and III is a compact detergent composition: lll Blown powder STPP 24.0 - 24.0 Zeolite A - 24.0 - C45AS 9.0 6.0 13.0 MA / AA 2.0 4.0 2.0 LAS 6.0 8.0 1 1 .0 TAS 2.0 - - Silicate 7.0 3.0 3.0 CMC 1.0 1.0 0.5 Brightener 2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Soap 1.0 1.0 1.0 EXAMPLE 3 (CONTINUED DETPMP 0.4 0.4 0.2 Asperjable C45E7 2.5 2.5 2.0 C25E3 2.5 2.5 2.0 Silicone antifoams 0.3 0.3 0.3 Perfume 0.3 0.3 0.3 Carbonate dry additives 6.0 13.0 15.0 PB4 18.0 18.0 10.0 PB1 4.0 4.0 0 TAED 3.0 3.0 1.0 Bleach 0.02 0.02 0.02 photoactivated Alkaline xylanase 0.05 0.05 0.08 Protease 0.01 0.01 0.01 Lipasa 0.009 0.009 0.009 TABLE 3 (CONTINUED) Amylase 0.002 0.0004 0.001 Sodium sulphate mixed 3.0 3.0 5.0 dry The rest (Moisture and 100.0 100.0 100.0 Miscellaneous) Density (g / liter) 630 670 670 EXAMPLE 4 The following detergent formulations containing indigo bleach were prepared according to the present invention, of particular use in washing clothes with color: Blown powder I II III Zeolite A 15.0 15.0 - Sodium sulphate 0.0 5.0 - LAS 3.0 3.0 - DETPMP 0.4 0.5 - CMC 0.4 0.4 - MA / AA 4.0 4.0 - Agglomerates 1 II lll C45AS - - 11.0 LAS 6.0 5.0 - TAS 3.0 2.0 - Silicate 4.0 4.0 - Zeolite A 10.0 15.0 13.0 CMC - - 0.5 MA / AA - - 2.0 Carbonate 9.0 7.0 7.0 EXAMPLE 4 (CONTINUED) Sprinkle Perfume 0.3 0.3 0.5 C45E7 4.0 4.0 4.0 C25E3 2.0 2.0 2.0 Dry additives MA / AA - - 3.0 NaSKS-6 - - 12.0 Citrate 10.0 - 8.0 Bicarbonate 7.0 3.0 5.0 Carbonate 8.0 5.0 7.0 PVPVI / PVNO 0.5 0.5 0.5 Peroxidase 0.05 - - Lacasa - 0.05 0.02 PPT 0.5 - BUS - 0.8 1.5 PB1 1.0 - - Xylanase alkaline 0.001 0.005 0.007 Protease 0.026 0.016 0.047 Lipasa 0.009 0.009 0.009 Amylase 0.005 0.005 0.005 Cellulase - 0.006 Silicone antifoams 5.0 5.0 5.0 EXAMPLE 4 (CONTINUED) Dry additives Sodium sulphate 0.0 9.0 0.0 The rest (humidity and 100.0 100.0 100.0 Miscellaneous) Density (g / liter) 700 700 700 EXAMPLE 5 The following detergent formulations were prepared according to the present invention II lll IV LAS 20.0 14.0 24.0 22.0 QAS 0.7 1.0 - 0.7 TFAA 1.0 - - C25E5 / C45E7 2.0 - 0.5 EXAMPLE 5 (CONTINUED) C45E3S - 2.5 - - STPP 30.0 18.0 30.0 22.O Silicate 9.0 5.0 10.0 8.0 Carbonate 13.0 7.5 - 5.0 Bicarbonate - 7.5 - - DETPMP 0.7 1.0 - - SRP 1 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 MA / AA 2.0 1.5 2.0 1.0 CMC 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.2 Alkaline xylanase 0.01 0.005 0.02 0.01 Protease 0.008 0.01 0.025 0.026 Amylase 0.007 0.004 - 0.002 Lipasa 0.004 0.002 0.004 0.002 Cellulase 0.00015 0.0005 - - Bleach 70 ppm 45 ppm - 10 pp Photoactivated (ppm) Brightener 1 0.02 0.2 0.08 0.2 PB1 6.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 NOBS 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 The rest (Humidity and 100 100 100 100 Miscellaneous) EXAMPLE 6 The following detergent formulations according to the present invention were prepared. IIIII IV Blown powder Zeolite A 30.0 22.0 6.0 6.7 Na SkS-6 3.3 i lll IV Polycarboxylate 7.1 Sodium sulphate 19.0 5.0 7.0 EXAMPLE 6 (CONTINUED) MA / AA 3.0 3.0 6.0 - LAS 14.0 12.0 22.0 21.5 C45AS 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.5 Cationic - - - 1.0 Silicate - 1.0 5.0 1 1.4 Soap - - 2.0 - Brightener 1 0.2 0.2 0.2 - Carbonate 8.0 16.0 20.0 10.0 DETPMP - 0.4 0.4 - Sprinkler C45E7 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.2 Dry additives PVPVI / PVNO 0.5 0.5 0.5 - Alkaline xylanase 0.005 0.005 0.01 0.01 Protease 0.052 0.01 0.01 0.01 TABLE 6 (CONTINUED) Lipasa 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 Amylase 0.0001 0.001 0.001 0.001 Cellulase 0.0002 0.0002 - - NOBS - 6.1 4.5 3.2 PBI 1.0 5.0 6.0 3.9 Sodium sulphate - 6.0 - the rest The rest (humidity and 100 100 100 <0 miscellaneous) EXAMPLE 7 The following high density detergent and bleach-containing detergent formulations were prepared according to the present invention: lll Blown powder Zeolite A 15.0 15.0 15.0 Sodium sulphate 0.0 5.0 0.0 I II lll LAS 3.0 3.0 3.0 QAS - 1.5 1.5 DETPMP 0.4 0.4 0.4 CMC 0.4 0.4 0.4 MA / AA 4.0 2.0 2.0 Agglomerates LAS 5.0 5.0 5.0 TAS 2.0 2.0 1.0 Silicate 3.0 3.0 4.0 Zeolite A 8.0 8.0 8.0 Carbonate 8.0 8.0 4.0 Sprinkle Perfume 0.3 0.3 0.3 C45E7 2.0 2.0 2.0 C25E3 2.0 - - Dry additives Citrate 5.0 - 2.0 Bicarbonate - 3.0 - Carbonate 8.0 15.0 10.0 TAED 6.0 2.0 5.0 PB1 14.0 7.0 10.0 Polyethylene oxide of PM - - 0.2 ,000,000 Bentonite Clay - - 10.0 Alkaline xylanase 0.01 0.05 0.08 Protease 0.01 0.01 0.01 Lipase 0.009 0.009 0.009 Amylase 0.005 0.003 0.02 Cellulase 0.002 0.002 0.002 Silicone antifoams 5.0 5.0 5.0 Dry additives Sodium sulphate 0.0 3.0 0.0 The rest (humidity and miscellanieslOO.O 100.0 100.0 Density (g / liter) 850 850 850 EXAMPLE 8 The following high density detergent formulations were prepared according to the present invention: Agglomerates C45AS 1 1.0 14.0 Zeolite A 15.0 6.0 Carbonate 4.0 8.0 MA / AA 4.0 2.0 CMC 0.5 0.5 DETPMP 0.4 0.4 Aspergillable C25E5 5.0 5.0 Perfume 0.5 0.5 Dry additives HEDP 0.5 0.3 SKS 6 13.0 10.0 Citrate 3.0 1.0 TAED 5.0 7.0 Percarbonate 20.0 20.0 SRP 1 0.3 0.3 Xylanase Alkaline 0.01 0.05 Protease 0.015 0.015 Lipase 0.009 0.009 Cellulase 0.002 0.002 Amylase 0.005 0.005 Silicone antifoams 5.0 5.0 Brightener 1 0.2 0.2 Brightener 2 0.2 - The rest (moisture and miscellaneous) 100 100 Density (g / liter) 850 850 EXAMPLE 9 The following granular detergent formulations were prepared according to the present invention: I II III IV V LAS 21.0 25.0 18.0 18.0 - Coco C12-14 AS 21.9 AE3S 1.5 1.5 2.3 Decil dimethyl 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.8 Hydroxyethyl NH4 + CI Nonionic 1.2 0.9 0.5 Fatty cocoalcohol of C12-14 1.0 STPP 44.0 25.0 22.5 22.5 22.5 Zeolite A 7.0 10.0 - - 8.0 MA / AA 0.9 0.9 SRP1 0.3 0.15 0.2 0.1 0.2 CMC 0.3 2.0 0.75 0.4 1.0 Carbonate 17.5 29.3 5.0 13.0 15.0 Silicate 2.0 - 7.6 7.9 Xylanase Alkaline 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.005 0.001 Protease 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007 Amylase 0.008 0.004 0.003 0.004 0.04 Lipasa 0.003 0.003 0.003 Celulasa - 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 NOBS 1.2 1.0 PB1 2.4 1.2 D.ethylenetriamine-pentaacetic acid 0.7 1.0 Diethylenetriamine-pentamethylphosphonic acid 0.6 Mg Sulphate 0.8 Bleach 45 50 15 45 42 Photoactivated ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm Rinse aid 1 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 Rinse aid 2 0.1 0.3 0.05 0.13 0.13 Water and minor components up to 100% EXAMPLE 10 The following liquid detergent formulations were prepared according to the present invention. 1 II III IV V VI VIII VIII LAS 10.0 13.0 9.0 - 25.0 I - - C25AS 4.0 1.0 2.0 10.0 - 13.0 18.0 15.0 C25E3S 1.0 - 3.0 - 2.0 2.0 4.0 C25E7 6.0 8.0 13.0 2.5 - - 4.0 4.0 TFAA - - 4.5 - 6.0 8.0 8.0 QAS - - - 3.0 1.0 - - TPKFA 2.0 13.0 2.0 -. 15.0 7.0 7.0 Rapeseed fatty acids 5.0 4.0 4.0 Citrus 2.0 3.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Dodecenyl- tetradecenyl succinic 12.0 10.0 - - 15.0 - - - Oleic acid 4.0 2.0 1.0 - 1.0 - - - Ethanol 4.0 4.0 7.0 2.0 7.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 1, 2 4.0 4.0 2.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 13.- Propanodiol Monoethanolamine - - - 5.0 - - 9.0 9.0 Triethanolamine - - 8 - - - - - NaOH (pH) 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.7 8.0 7.5 8.0 8.2 Ethoxylated tetraethylene-pentamine 0.5 - 0.5 0.2 - - 0.4 0.3 DETPMP 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 2.0 1.2 1.0 - SRP2 0.3 - 0.3 0.1 - - 0.2 0.1 PVNO - - - - - - - 0.10 Lacasa 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 BUS 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 Alkaline xylanase 0.01 0.02 0.02 .005 005 005 005 0.02 Protease .016 .016 .013 .008 .048 .016 0.01 .019 Lipasa - .002 - .001 - - .003 .003 Amylase .002 .002 .0005. , 04 0008 .0008 .005 .005 Celulasa - - - .001 - - .002 .001 Boric acid 0.1 0.2 _ 2.0 1 .0 1.5 2.5 2.5 Format of Na 1.0 Chloride of Ca 0.01 0.01 Clay of Bentonite 4.0 4.0 Clay of suspension SD3 0.6 0.3 The rest humidity and miscellaneous 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 EXAMPLE 11 Granular compositions were prepared for cleaning fabrics that provide "softening during washing", according to the present invention: 1 II 45AS - 10.0 LAS 7.6 -68AS 1.3 -45E7 4.0 _ 25E3 - 5.0 Chloralkyl-dimethyl-hydroxyethylammonium chloride 1.4 1.0 Citrate 5.0 3.0 Na-SKS-6 - 1 1.0 Zeolite A 15.0 15.0 MA / AA 4.0 4.0 DETPMP 0.4 0.4 PB1 15.0 - Percarbonate - 15.0 TAED 5.0 5.0 Smectite clay 10.0 10.0 HMWPEO - 0.1 Alkaline xylanase 0.01 0.02 Protease 0.02 0.01 'Oase 0.02 0.01 milasa 0.03 0.005 Cellulase 0.001 - Silicate 3.0 5.0 Carbonate 10.0 10.0 Granulated foam suppressor 1.0 4.0 CMC 0.2 0.1 Water / c. Children Up to 100% EXAMPLE 12 The following high density (0.96 kg / l) I to VI compact detergent compositions for dishwashing according to the invention were prepared: I II III IV V VI STPP - - 49.0 38.0 Citrato 33.0 17.5 - - 54.0 25.4 Carbonate - 17.5 - 20.0 14.0 25.4 Silicate 33.0 14.8 20.4 14.8 14.8 Metasilicate - 2.5 2.5 - PB1 1.9 9.7 7.8 14.3 7.8 PB4 8.6 - - - Percarbonate - - - - 6.7 Non-ionic 1.5 2.0 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.6 TAED 4.8 2.4 2.4 4.0 HEDP 0.8 1.0 0.5 - 0.8 DETPMP 0.6 0.6 - - PAAC - - - 0.2 BzP - - - 4.4 Paraffin 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 Xil. alkaline 0.01 0.005 0015 0.02 0.02 0.04 Protease 0.0750.05 0.10 0.10 0.08 0.01 Lipase 0.001 - 0.005 - - Amylase 0.01 0.005 0.015 0.015 0.005 0.0025 BTA 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 - - Bismuth Nitrate 0.3 - - - - PA30 4.0 - - - - - Terpolymer - - - 4.0 - - 480N 6.0 2.8 - - Sulphate 7.1 20.8 8.4 - 26.3 1 Ph (1% solution) 10.8 1 1 .0 10.9 10.8 10.9 9.C EXAMPLE 13 The following granular dishwashing detergent compositions of Examples I to IV were prepared with an overall density of 1.02 kg / L, according to the invention: I II III IV V VI STPP 30.0 30.00 30.00 27.9 34.5 26.70 Carbonate 30.5 30.5 30.5 23.00 30.5 2.80 Silicate 7.4 7.4 7.4 12.0 8.0 20.3 PB1 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 2.0 NaDCC - - 2.00 1.5 Non-ionic 0.75 0.75 0.75 1.9 1.20 0.5 TAED 1.0 1.0 1.0 PAAC - - 0.004 BzP - 1.4 Paraffin 0.25 0.25 0.25 Alkaline xylanase 0.008 0.08 0.01 0.01 0.1 0.05 Protease 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.1 0.1 0.2 Lipase 0.005 - 0.001 Amylase 0.003 0.001 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.015 BTA 0.15 - 0.15 Sulphate 23.90 23.9 23.9 31.4 17.4 Ph (1% solution) 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7 12.30 EXAMPLE 14 The following detergent composition tablets of 25 g in weight according to the present invention were prepared by the understanding of a granular detergent composition for dishwashing at a pressure of 13 KN / cm2 using a normal 12 head rotating press: II lll STPP 48.8 47.5 Citrate 26.4 Carbonate 5.0 - Silicate 26.4 14.8 25.00 Alkaline xylanase 0.01 0.05 0.01 Protease 0.03 0.075 0.01 Lipase 0.005 Amylase 0.01 0.005 0.001 PB1 1.6 7.8 - PB4 6.9 - 1 1.4 Non-ionic 1.20 2.0 1.1 TAED 4.3 2.4 0.8 HEDP 0.7 DETPMP 0.65 Paraffin 0.4 0.5 BTA 0.2 0.3 PA30 3.2 Sulphate 25.0 14.7 3.2 Ph (1% solution) 10.60 10.6 11.0 EXAMPLE 15 The following liquid dishwashing detergent compositions were prepared according to the present invention, with a density of 1.40 kg / L: I II STPP 33.3 20.0 Carbonate 2.7 2.0 Silicate - 4.4 NaDCC 1.10 1.15 Non-ionic 2.50 1.0 Paraffin 2.2 - Alkaline xylanase 0.005 0.05 Protease 0.03 0.02 Amylase 0.005 0.0025 Lacasa 0.02 0.02 BUS 0.5 0.5 480N 0.50 4.00 KOH 6.00 Sulphate 1.60 Ph (1% solution) 9.10 10.0 EXAMPLE 16 The following liquid dishwashing compositions according to the invention were prepared: I II III IV V Alkyl (1-7) ethoxysulfate 28.5 27.4 19.2 34.1 34.1 Amine oxide 2.6 5.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 C12 - - 6.0 - - Betaine 0.9 - - 2.0 2.0 Xylene sulfonate 2.0 4.0 - 2.0 - Neodol C11 E9 - - 5.0 - Polyhydroxy fatty acid amide - - - 6.5 6 .. Sodium diethylenepentaacetate (40%) - - 0.03 - Diethylenetriamine pentaacetate 0.06 0.06 Sucrose - 1.5 1.5 Ethanol 4.0 5.5 5.5 9.1 9.1 2.3 Alkydiphenyl oxide disulfonate Calcium format 0.5 1.1 Ammonium Citrate 0.06 0.1 Sodium Chloride - 1.0 Magnesium Chloride 3.3 0.7 - - Calcium Chloride 0.4 - - Sodium Sulfate 0.06 - - Magnesium Sulfate 0.08 Magnesium Hydroxide - 2.2 2.2 Sodium hydroxide __. 1.1 1.1 Hydrogen peroxide 200ppm 0.16 0.006 BUS Lacasa 0.05 0.02 Protease 0.017 0.005 .0035 0.003 0.002 Alkaline Xyianase 0.1 0.08 0.05 0.1 0.05 Perfume 0.18 0.09 0.09 0.2 0.2 Water and comp. minors Up to 100% EXAMPLE 17 The following liquid compositions were prepared for cleaning hard surfaces according to the present invention: III IV Xylanase 0.01 0.01 0.005 0.05 0.001 0.005 alkaline Amylase 0.01 0.002 0.005 0.02 0.001 0.005 Protease 0.05 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.005 0.005 Lacasa 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.2 0.02 0.02 BUS 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 EDTA * - - 2.90 2.90 Citrate - - - - 2.90 2.90 (Ethoxy) NaCl2 sulfate ** - 2.20 - 2.20 2.20 C12 dimethylamine oxide - 0.50 - 0.50 0.50 SCS 1.30 - 1.30 - 1.30 Hexil Carbitol ** 6.30 6.30 6.30 6.30 6.30 6.30 Water The rest at 100% * Na-ethylenediamine diacetic acid ** Diethylene glycol monohexyl ether *** All formulas adjusted to pH 7 EXAMPLE 18 The following spray composition was prepared for cleaning hard surfaces and for removing household cochambre, according to the present invention: I Xylanase alkaline 0.01 Amylase 0.01 Protease 0.01 Laccase 0.01 BUS 1.0 Sodium octyl sulfate 2.00 Sodium dodecylsulfate 4.00 Sodium hydroxide 0.80 I Silicate (Na) 0.04 Perfume 0.35 Water / comp. minors Up to 100% EXAMPLE 19 The following block compositions were prepared for personal lavatory cleansing, in accordance with the present invention.

Acidic layer Protease 0.1 Tartaric acid 24.0 Sodium carbonate 4.0 Sulfamic acid 10.0 PEG 20000 4.0 Sodium bicarbonate 24.5 Potassium persulfate 15.0 Sodium pyrophosphate 7.0 Sodium pyrogenic 2.0 Tetraacetylethylenediamine 7.0 Olein sulfosuccinate 0.5 Taste 1.0 Alkaline layer Xylanase alkaline 0.01 PB1 32.0 Bicarbonate 19.0 EDTA 3.0 STPP 12.0 PEG 20000 2.0 Potassium persulfate 26.0 Sodium carbonate 2.0 Pyrogenic silica 2.0 Colorant / flavor 2.0 EXAMPLE 20 The dentifrice compositions were prepared according to the present invention: II III IV Sorbitol (70% of 35.0 35.0 35.0 35.0 aqueous solution) PEG-6 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Silica dental abrasive 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 Sodium fluoride 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 Titanium dioxide 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Sodium saccharin 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 Alkaline xylanase 0.005 0.5 0.01 0.02 Protease 0.2 0.35 0.15 0.2 PB1 1.0 1.0 Peroxidase 0.05 - - PPT 0.5 - - Lacasa - 0.05 0.01 BUS - 0.7 1.0 Sodium alkylsulfate 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 (27.9% aqueous solution) Flavor 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.04 Carboxyvinyl polymer 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Carrageenan 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 Water The rest at 100% EXAMPLE 21 The mouthwash compositions were prepared according to the present invention: 1 II lll IV Alcohol SDA 40 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 Taste 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 Emulsifier 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 Sodium fluoride 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 Glycerin 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 Sweetener 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 1 II lll IV Alkaline xylanase 0.005 0.01 0.001 0.008 Protease 0.3 0.75 0.1 0.5 Lacasa 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 BUS 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Benzoic acid 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 Sodium hydroxide.

Coloring 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 Water The rest to 100%

Claims (13)

NOVELTY OF THE INVENTION CLAIMS

1. - A cleaning composition comprising a xylan degrading enzyme having an enzymatic activity of at least 10%, preferably at least 25%, more preferably at least 40% of its maximum activity at a pH ranging from 7 to 12, and a bleaching agent.

2. A cleaning composition according to claim 1, further characterized in that said xylan degrading enzyme has its maximum activity at a pH ranging from 7 to 12.

3. A cleaning composition according to claim 1 2, further characterized in that said xylan degrading enzyme is a xylanase.

4. A cleaning composition according to claims 1 to 3, further characterized in that said bleaching agent is selected from perborate and / or percarbonate with a section bleach activator of tetracetylethylenediamine, nonanoyloxybenzene sulfonate, 3,5-trimethylhexanoloxybenzenesulfonate.

5. A cleaning composition according to claims 1 to 4, further characterized in that said bleaching agent is an enzymatic bleaching agent.

6. - A cleaning composition according to any of the preceding claims, further characterized in that said bleaching agent is a photoactivated bleach selected from sulphonated zinc and / or aluminum phthalocyanines.

7. A cleaning composition according to any of the preceding claims, further characterized in that said xylan degrading enzyme is present at a level of 0.0001% to 2%, preferably 0.0005% to 0.5%, more preferably 0.001% 0.05% pure enzyme by weight of the total composition.

8. A cleaning composition according to any of the preceding claims, further characterized in that said bleaching agent is comprised at a level of 0.001% to 30%, preferably 0.01% to 25% by weight of the total composition.

9. A cleaning composition according to claims 1 to 6 which is in the form of an additive.

10. The use of a cleaning composition according to any of the preceding claims for cleaning cloth and / or removing dirt from fabric and / or maintaining whiteness of fabric and / or fabric softener and / or appearance of color of the fabric and / or inhibition of fabric dye transfer.

11. The use of a cleaning composition according to claims 1 to 9 for cleaning hard surfaces, such as floors, walls, tiles and the like.

12. - The use of a cleaning composition according to claims 1 to 9 for washing dishes by hand and machine.

13. The use of a cleaning composition according to claims 1 to 9 for oral and / or dental applications.