Unilever Home and Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.

Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.

Nutrileads B.v.

Conopco, Inc.

Lever Brothers Company

Catexel Limited

Unilever Plc

Unilever, N.v.

Unilever IP Holdings B.v.

Unilever Plc, a Company Registered in England and Wales Under Company No. 41424

Jean Hypolites Koek

Ronald Hage

Dennis Stephen Murphy

Jari Helin

Pieter Van Der Vlist

Jan Kevelam

Irene Erica Smit

Dirk Johannes Bijl

Johannes Jacob Verhagen

Jari Natunen

Bernard Lucas Feringa

Ruud Albers

Erwin Werner Tareilus

Roelant Mathijs Hermant

Stephen William Russell

Werner Klaffke

Petronella Anna Kreijveld

Richardus Paulus Anton Oranje

Ton Swarthoff

Daniel Convents

Marten R Van Vliet

Ronald P Potman

Rudolf J Martens

Michel Gilbert Delroisse

Robertus Everardus Kalmeijer

Christiaan Lamers

Minze Theunis Rispens

Ronaldus Theodorus Vliet

Jane Whittaker

Lodewijk Van Der Wolf

Marinus Maria Cornelis Gerardus Warmoeskerken

Karin Van Der Helm-Rademaker

Thomas L Favre

Rudolf Johan Martens

Thomas Louis Favre

Wei Zhao

Stephen A Madison

David William Thornthwaite

Judith L Kerschner

Robin Stefan Twisker

Simon Marinus Veerman

John Casey

Riccardo Filippo Carina

Jianrong Zhang

Karl John Hunter

Xiaohong Wang

Rudolf Willem Van Drunen

Monique Doornink

Ranjit Kaur Bhogal

Johan J Eshuis

Rene Marcel LaCrois

Nicole Zwets

Amir Maximiliaan Batenburg

Catherine Hemmert

Ebe Pieter Schudde

Bernard Meunier

Michael Renz

Johannes Gerhardus Roelfes

Rob Thijssen

Charon Zondervan

Sally Pamela Redfern

Shovan Ganguli

Marinus Maria Cg Warmoeskerken

Marten Robert Van Vliet

Ronaldus Theodorus Van Vliet

Minze Rispens

Marinus Maria Warmoeskerken

Objective of the present invention is to provide polysaccharides which modulate immune response, and which can be used as ingredients in edible products or pharmaceutical compositions. The present invention provides such polysaccharides obtained from the species, which comprise a rhamnogalacturonan-I core, and wherein the molar ratio of galacturonyl acid residues to rhamnosyl residues in the backbone of the polysaccharide is close to 1:1. The present invention also provides edible products or pharmaceutical compositions containing such polysaccharides, in order to modulate immune response.

Polysaccharide suitable to modulate immune response

The invention relates to a method for production of a preparation from a vegetable material, said preparation being enriched in a polysaccharide with a backbone comprising rhamnogalacturonan-I cores, said method comprising the steps:  Also provided is a preparation containing rhamnogalacturonan-I pectins that can be obtained by this method and the use of such a preparation to modulate immune response.

Method for isolation of polysaccharides

The present invention provides improved processes for the synthesis of 1,4-ditosyl-1,4,7-triazacyclonone, comprising deprotecting a compound of formula (C): wherein P is tosylate or arylsulfonate, with an acidic medium to form 1,2-bis(1,4,7-triazacyclonon-1-yl)-ethane; and subsequently adding formaldehyde and formic acid to the acidic medium to form 1,2-bis-(4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclonon-1-yl)-ethane (Me-DTNE). The syntheses of intermediates are also disclosed.

1,2-bis-(4,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclonon-1-yl)-ethane and intermediate for the synthesis of same

The present invention concerns bleaching of substrates with an aqueous solution of a water soluble salt of a preformed transition metal catalyst together with hydrogen peroxide.

Process of bleaching

An aqueous solution of a water soluble salt of a preformed transition metal catalyst together with hydrogen peroxide is disclosed. The composition is useful in bleaching a variety of substrates.

The invention relates to catalytically bleaching substrates, especially laundry fabrics, with atmospheric oxygen or air. A method of bleaching a substrate is provided that comprises applying to the substrate, in an aqueous medium, a specified ligand from a selected class which forms a complex with a transition metal, the complex catalysing bleaching of the substrate by atmospheric oxygen. Also provided is an aqueous bleaching composition substantially devoid of peroxygen bleach or a peroxy-based or -generating bleach system. Also provided is a method of treating a textile such as a laundry fabric whereby a complex catalyses bleaching of the textile by atmospheric oxygen after the treatment. The catalyst may be used in dry form, or in a liquor that is then dried, such as an aqueous spray-on fabric treatment fluid or a wash liquor for laundry cleaning, or a non-aqueous dry cleaning fluid or spray-on aerosol fluid. The method can confer cleaning benefits to the textile after the treatment. Also provided is a dry textile having a catalyst applied or deposited thereon, whereby bleaching by atmospheric oxygen is catalysed on the textile.

Composition and method for bleaching a substrate

Bleaching composition

The invention relates to catalytically bleaching substrates, especially laundry fabrics, with a bleaching catalyst in the presence of an unsaturated surfactant.

Air bleaching catalysts with moderating agent

Bleaching composition for dry cleaning containing transition metal bleach catalyst

Method and composition for enhancing the activity of an enzyme

A detergent bleaching composition is provided comprising a compound inclug a specified pentadentate nitrogen-containing ligand. The compound can activate hydrogen peroxide or peroxyacids and provides favourable stain removal properties, particularly in the presence or iron, manganese or copper ions. In addition, an improved stability in alkaline aqueous environment has been obtained, in particular at the peroxy compound concentrations generally present in the fabric washing liquor.

Detergent bleaching composition comprising pentadentate ligand

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