The Gillette Company

Sue B Lyon

Hermes Van Der Lee

Clifford O'Neal

Brian A Rogers

The invention relates to a method of suppressing human body malodor by utilizing a deodorant composition containing a competitive substrate for the enzymatic creation of axillary body malodor.

Alternative enzyme substrates as deodorants

A deodorant composition comprising a body odor suppressing effective amount of an inhibitor of an amino acid B-lyase enzyme which catalyazes the formation of human body malodor, wherein the inhibitor is a compound of the formula NH.sub.2 --C(CH.sub.3) (COOH)--CH.sub.2 SR where R is a hydrogen, phenyl; C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by a phenyl a hydroxy group, a benzyloxy or benzyloxycarbonyl group, a halogen or an amine group, in a dermatologically acceptable vehicle.

Amino acid .beta.-lyase enzyme inhibitors as deodorants

A deodorant composition comprising a body odor suppressing effective amount of an inhibitor of an amino acid .beta.-lyase enzyme which catalyzes the formation of human body malodor in a dermatologically acceptable vehicle.

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Bethesda, MD, United States of America

Sue B Lyon