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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Oreste J Lantero, Jr, Goshen, IN (US);
Jayarama K Shetty, Elkhart, IN (US);
Assignee:
Solvay Enzymes, Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06M / ; D21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435277 ; 435263 ; 424 9461 ;
Abstract
An enzyme composition and a means of reducing the stickiness of honeydew contaminated cotton is disclosed. The composition includes, and the method uses, enzymes such as transglucosidases and pectinases which are capable of hydrolyzing sugars that make-up honeydew. Suitable transglucosidases include those obtained from Aspergillus niger. Particularly preferred is a transglucosidase obtained from Aspergillus niger ATCC 14916.