Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.

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

Marja Ouwendijk

Willem R Van Dijk

Howard B Kaiserman

Johannes Cornelis Van De Pas

Peter John Hall

Theresia Maria Olsthoorn

Carlo J Van Den Bergh

Willem Robert Van Dijk

A physically stable, concentrated isotropic liquid detergent composition comprises (a) from 10 to 70% of an anionic, nonionic, cationic, zwitterionic active detergent material or mixtures thereof, (b) from 0.0001 to 10% of protease; (c) from 2 to 40% of at least one carbohydrate selected from oligosaccharides, polysaccharides and derivatives thereof, wherein n&equals;1-5, and (d) less than 3% of an antioxidant selected from the group consisting of alkalimetalsulphites, alkalimetalbisulphites, alkalimetabisulphites or alkalimetalthiosulphates.

Concentrated liquid detergent composition

Enzymatic compositions with improved storage stability of the enzymes contained therein are obtained by including an enzyme stabiliser, preferably by way of a particular process.

Enzymatic composition

A stable aqueous enzymatic detergent composition comprising: (a) from about 5 to about 65% by weight of a surfactant; (b) a mutant subtilisin enzyme in which the amino acid sequence has been changed at least at positions 195 and 222 by substitution with another amino acid, said enzyme being added in sufficient quantity to have an activity level of 0.01 to 200,000 GU/g; said composition being essentially free from bleaching agents and/or comprising (c) a further enzyme selected from the group consisting of lipases, amylases and cellulases.

Aqueous enzymatic detergent compositions

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Marja Ouwendijk