Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.

Marco L Giuseppin

Cornelis T Verrips

Ton Swarthoff

Charles Craig Nunn

Rudolf J Martens

Todd Domke

An enzymatic bleach composition is provided comprising an enzymatic hydrogen peroxide-generating system and a bleach catalyst which is a coordination complex comprising manganese (Mn) and/or iron (Fe) ions, and preferably comprising a ligand L which is a macrocyclic organic compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein t is an integer form 2 to 3; s is an integer from 3 to 4, u is zero or one; each R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently selected from H, alkyl, aryl, substituted alkyl, and substituted aryl.

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Marco L Giuseppin