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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin Barfoed, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ole Kirk, Virum, DK;
Assignees:
Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsvaerd, DE;
Novo Nordisk Bio-Chem North America, Franklinton, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06P / ; D06P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
8401 ; 8552 ; 8618 ; 8649 ; 8916 ; 8918 ; 8920 ; 8921 ; 8922 ; 8924 ;
Abstract
Methods of dyeing a material, comprising treating the material with a dyeing system which comprises (a) one or more mono-, di- or polycyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic compounds, and (b) (i) a hydrogen peroxide source and an enzyme exhibiting peroxidase activity or (ii) an enzyme exhibiting oxidase activity on the one or more aromatic or heteroaromatic compounds; wherein the material is a fabric, yarn, fiber, garment or film made of cotton, diacetate, flax, linen, lyocel, polyacrylic, synthetic polyamide, polyester, ramie, rayon, tencel, or triacetate.