MXPA99001404A - Detergent compositions comprising a pectinesterase enzyme - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to detergent compositions, including dishwashing, hard surface cleaning and laundry compositions containing a pectinesterase substantially free of other pectic enzymes and especially an alkaline pectinesterase for significant overall cleaning performance and stain/soil removal benefits and in particular removal of body, plant, dried-on fruit and vegetables juice soils/stains.

Description

DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS THAT COMPRISE ONE. ENZYME. PECTINESTERASE FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to detergent compositions, including dishwashing compositions, hard surface cleaners and laundry compositions comprising a pectinesterase enzyme substantially free of other pectic enzymes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The overall effectiveness of a detergent product for use in a washing or cleaning method such as laundry, dishwashing, or hard surface cleaning, is judged by a number of factors, including the ability to remove dirt and the ability to prevent redeposition of the dirt particles, or the decomposition products of the dirt particles in the articles subjected to cleaning. The elimination of stains caused by plants, wood, dirt based on mold and clay and fruit is one of the most difficult cleaning tasks of today, particularly with the tendencies towards washing with low temperatures. These spots typically contain complex mixtures of fibrous material based primarily on carbohydrates and their derivatives: fibers and cell wall components. The stains produced by plants are additionally accompanied by amylase, sugars and their derivatives. Food solids are often difficult to effectively remove from a dirty substrate. Highly colored or "dry" solids derived from fruit and / or vegetable juices are particularly difficult to remove. Specific examples of these spots would include orange juice, tomato juice, banana, mango or broccoli. The substrates can be fabrics, kitchen utensils or hard surfaces. Pectic substances are found in, for example, fruit juices. The pectic substances act as a support for dispersed particles suspended in these fruit juices, which tend to be viscous and opaque in nature. Pectic enzymes are commonly used in the vegetable or fruit juice processing industry in the clarification of juices through the decomposition of the pectic substances they contain (depectination). The benefits of the specific use of pectinesterase enzymes which are substantially free of other pectic enzymes in detergent formulas, particularly for use in laundry, dishwashing and household cleaning operations, have not been recognized. DE 36 35 427 is directed to phosphate-free detergents for cleaning clothes, which contain enzymes with pectinase activity, which are said to include enzymes such as polygalacturonase, pectin lyase and / or pectinesterase. However, apart from this general teaching related to the mixtures of these pectinase enzymes for the elimination of inorganic stains from clothes, the only specific teaching dealing with an individual pectinase enzyme is found in example 3, wherein the enzyme (designated "Enzyme D") is characterized by containing a large amount of pectin-lyase. Table III shows the results of the evaluation of this enzyme D in a detergent formulation, indicating that this mixture with high pectin-lyase content has the highest percentage of pectinase activity (10%) and one of the highest values of detergency (83%) in combination with a water-soluble molecular compound, when compared to the other enzyme compositions reported. It is an object of the present invention to provide detergent compositions for laundry, dishwashing or for domestic use, which yield soil / stain removal benefits when used in washing and cleaning operations. In accordance with the present invention, it has surprisingly been found that pectin-esterase enzymes substantially free of other pectic enzymes and especially the alkaline pectinesterase enzyme substantially free of other pectic enzymes, provide a significant elimination of a large variety of body-origin spots, base of plants and fruits, and increase the real profile of cleaning articles, detergent compositions. In fact, the inclusion of the enzyme pectinesterase substantially free of other pectic enzymes and especially of the alkaline type, provides in particular improved elimination of body soiling, soiled / dry spots of fruit and vegetable juices.

Additionally, it has been found that the enzyme "Alkaline pectinesterase substantially free of other pectic enzymes has improved compatibility and extended activity in the wash solution treated in that way, providing an improved removal of dirt / stains from dried fruit or vegetable juices, especially when they are from compounds of laundry or dishwashing for hard work It has also been found that the alkaline pectinesterase enzyme substantially free of other pectic enzymes demonstrates better compatibility with the detergent matrix, for example, during the product process and the storage time. , it has also been surprisingly found that the inclusion of dispersants, particularly organic polymer dispersants, is of great value in the detergent compositions containing pectin-esterase enzymes.The dispersants favor the dispersion of the separated products from the enzymatic degradation of the dirt, and consequently they prevent its redeposition in articles subjected to washing. An improvement in cleaning performance has also been observed when pectinesterases enzymes are combined with another detergent enzyme. The enzyme bleach system or the conventional bleach system activated together with the pectinesterases produce improved beneficial performance for a wider variety of soils. Moreover, the polymers provide inhibition of dye transfer when combined with the pectinesterase enzymes, which results in the maintenance of improved whiteness and / or improved soil loosening properties.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to detergent compositions, including dishwashing compositions, hard surface cleaners, and laundry compositions comprising a pectinesterase enzyme substantially free of other pectic enzymes that provide total cleansing and stain / dirty removal benefits and in particularly improve the elimination of stains / body filth, of plants, dry fruit and vegetable juices.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the detergent composition comprises an alkaline pectinesterase enzyme substantially free of other pectic enzymes.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION THE ENZYME PECTINESTERASE An essential component of the detergent compositions of the invention is the pectinesterase enzyme substantially free of other pectic enzymes and especially an alkaline pectinesterase enzyme substantially free of other pectic enzymes. The term "alkaline" is used to cover the enzyme pectinesterase with an enzyme activity of at least 10%, preferably 25%, more preferably, 40% of its optimal activity, at a pH range of 7 to 11, and to cover the pectinesterase which has an optimal activity at a pH ranging from 7 to 11. The enzymatic activity is measured according to the "Pectinesterase activity assay" as described by K. Horikoshi in Agr. Biol. Chem, Col 36 (2), 286.

The term "pectinesterase" is used to understand the EC classification 3.2.1.11. As used herein, "substantially free of other pectic enzymes" means compositions containing pectinesterase enzyme containing at least 50% by weight of pectic enzymes which are not pectic esterase enzymes, preferably less than 25%, more preferably less than 10%. % and much more preferable, less than %. These pectic enzymes include, for example, the pectinmethylesterase which hydrolyse pectin methyl ester linkages, and the pectin transelimiases or lyases, which act on the pectic acids to carry out the non-hydrolytic cleavage of the glycosidic linkages a-1- ^ 4 to form unsaturated galacturonic acid derivatives. By means of the enzyme pectinesterase, it is meant here any enzyme that acts to fragment pectic substances by cleavage of the ester linkages in the methanol and the demethylated polygalacturonic acid, pectin-forming. Practical substances can be found in plant fabrics, and are common constituents of fruit juices, such as orange, tomato and grape.

Pectic substances include pectins and pectic acids. Pectins are, in general, polymers formed by chains of galacturonic acids linked by glycosidic bonds a-1-4. Typically, in natural pectins approximately two-thirds of the carboxylic acid groups are esterified with methanol. The partial hydrolysis of these methyl esters produces pectins of low methoxyl content, which tend to form gels with calcium ions. The complete ester hydrolysis produces the pectic acids. Furthermore, and without wishing to be caught by any theory, it is believed that pectin-like substrates of high molecular weight are present in the fibers of fabrics coming from the finishing of the fibers or from the subsequent treatment. These pectin-like substrates, of high molecular weight, trap the dirt / stains of the body and their removal increases the elimination of dirt / trapped body stains from the fabric. The pectinesterase enzyme substantially free of other pectic enzymes can be produced by the so-called wild-type organism or by any host organism in which the gene responsible for the production of the pectic enzyme has been cloned and expressed. The pectinesterase enzymes are produced by alkalophilic microorganisms, for example, bacterial, fungal and yeast microorganisms, such as Bacillus species. Pectinesterase can be produced by the Erwinia species. Preferred are E. chrysanthemi, E. carotovora, E amylovora, E. herbicola, E. dissolvens as described in JP 59066588, JP 63042988 and in World J. Microbiol. Microbiotechnol. (8, 2, 115-120) 1992. The purified pectinesterase can be obtained by purification and / or fractionation of mixtures of pectin-degrading enzymes by techniques well known in the art such as those described by K. Horikoshi in Agr. Biol. Chem, Vol 36 (2), 288; by V. Schevchick and coauthors in World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol 8, (1992), 116 and by E. Harris and co-authors (1969), in "Protein purification methods, a practical approach" Ed IRL Press, Oxford, England . The enzyme pectinesterase is incorporated into the compositions according to the invention preferably at a level of from 0.0001% to 2%, more preferably, from 0.0005% to 0.5%, much more preferably, 0.001% to 0.1% pure enzyme "by weight of At present, it is common practice to modify the wild-type enzymes by proteins / genetic engineering techniques in order to optimize the efficiency of their performance in the detergent compositions of the invention.For example, the variants can be designed in such a way that the compatibility of the enzyme with the commonly found ingredients of these compositions is increased.Alternatively, the variant can be designed so that the optimum pH, bleach stability, catalytic activity and the like, of the enzyme variant is adjusted to the extent of the particular cleaning application.In particular, attention should be focused on oxy-sensitive amino acids dation in the case of bleach stability and surface loads for surfactant compatibility. The isoelectric point of these enzymes can be modified by replacing some charged amino acids, for example, an increase in an isoelectric point can help improve compatibility with anionic surfactants. The stability of the enzymes can be further enhanced by the creation of, for example, additional salt bridges and promoting the calcium binding sites to increase the chelating stability.

THE DISPERSANTS It has also been surprisingly found that the inclusion of dispersants, particularly organic polymer dispersants, is of great value in detergent compositions containing pectin-esterase enzymes substantially free of other pectic enzymes, especially alkaline pectinesterases. The dispersants facilitate the dispersion of the decomposition products of the enzymatic degradation of the dirty, and therefore prevent their redeposition in articles subjected to washing. Suitable organic water-soluble salts are homo- or co-polymeric acids or their salts, in which the polycarboxylic acid comprises at least two carboxyl radicals separated from each other by not more than two carbon atoms. Polymers of this type are described in GB-A-1, 596, 756. Examples of these salts are the polyacrylates of molecular weight 2000-5000 and their copolymers with maleic anhydride, as copolymers with a molecular weight of 1,000 to 100,000. Especially, the acrylate-methylacrylate copolymer such as 480N with a molecular weight of 4000, at a level of 0.5-20% by weight of composition can be added in the cleaning compositions of the present invention. The compositions of the invention may contain a lime soap peptizer compound, which has a lime soap dispersing power (LSDP), as defined below, of not more than 8, preferably not more than 7, more preferable, no more than 6. The lime soap peptizer compound is preferably present at a level of 0% to 20% by weight. A numerical measure of the effectiveness of a lime soap peptizer is given by the lye soap dispersing power (LSDP), which is determined using the lime soap dispersant test as described in an article by H.C. Sorghetty and C. A.

Bergman, J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc, volume 27, pages 88-90, (1950). This lime soap dispersion test method is widely used by those skilled in the art to which reference is made, for example, in the following articles: W. N. Linfield, Surfactant science Series, volume 7, page 3; W.N. Linfield, Tenside surf. det. , volume 27, pages 159-163, (1990); and M. K. Nagarajan, W. F. Masier, Cosmetics and Toiletries, volume 104, pages 71-73, (1989). The LSDP is the ratio of the weight percent of the dispersing agent to the sodium oleate required to disperse the lime soap deposits formed by 0.025 g. of sodium oleate in 30 ml. of water with 333 ppm of CaCO3 (Ca: Mg = 3: 2) of equivalent hardness. Surfactants having a good capacity for lime soap peptization will include certain amine oxides, betaines, sulfobetaines, alkyl ethoxysulfates and ethoxylated alcohols. Exemplary surfactants having an LSDP of not more than 8 for use in accordance with the present invention include dimethylamine oxide of 16 to 18 carbon atoms, alkyl ethoxysulfates of 12 to 18 carbon atoms with an average degree of ethoxylation 1-5, particularly alkyl ethoxylation surfactant of 12 to 15 carbon atoms with an ethoxylation degree of 3 (LSDP = 4) and ethoxylated alcohols of 14 to 15 carbon atoms, with an average degree of ethoxylation of 12 (LDSP = 6) or 30, sold under the trade names Lutensol A012 and Lutensol A030 respectively, by BASF GmbH. Suitable polymeric lime soap peptizers for use herein are described in the article by M.K. Nagarajan, W. F. Masier, which can be found in Cosmetics and Toiletries, volume 104, pages 71-73 (1989). Hydrophobic bleaches such as 4- (N-octanoyl-6-aminohexanoyl) benzenesulfonate, 4- (N-nonanoyl-6-aminohexanoyl) -benzenesulfonate, 4- (N-decanoyl-6-aminohexanoyl) benzenesulfonate and mixtures thereof; and nonanoyloxybenzenesulfonate together with hydrophilic / hydrophobic bleach formulations can also be used as lime soap peptiser compounds.

THE DETERGENT ENZYMES The improved elimination of a large variety of spots produced by plants and fruits is obtained by a combination of pectinesterase enzyme substantially free of other pectic enzymes and especially alkaline pectinesterase, with other detergent enzymes. Synergistic effects are observed in detergent compositions comprising a pectinesterase enzyme substantially free of other pectic enzymes and especially alkaline pectinesterase and a cellulase, xylanase and / or protease. The cellulases usable in the present invention include fungal and bacterial cellulase. Preferably, they will have an optimum pH of between 5 and 9.5. Appropriate cellulases are described in US Pat. No. 4,435,307, Barbesgoard and co-authors, which refers to fungal cellulase produced from Humicola insolens. Appropriate cellulases are also indicated in GB-A-2,075,028; GB-A-2,095,275 and DE-OS-2,247,832. Examples of these cellulases are cellulases produced by a strain of Humicola insolens (Humicola grísea var. Thermoidea), particularly the strain Humicola DSM 1800. Other suitable cellulases are cellulases originated from Humicola insolens with a molecular weight of 50 Kda, an isoelectric point of 5.5 and containing 415 amino acids. Especially appropriate cellulases are those that benefit the care of the color. Examples of these cellulases are the cellulases described in the European patent application No 91202679.2, filed on November 6, 1991 (Novo). Carezyme and Celluzyme (Novo Nordisk A / S) are especially useful. See also W091 / 17243. Suitable xylanases include commercially available xylanases such as Pulpzyme HB and SP431 (Novo Nordisk), Lyxasan (Gist-Brocades), Optipulp and Xylanase (Solvay). Suitable proteases are subtilisins that are obtained from particular strains of B. subtilis and B. licheniformis (subtilisin BPN and BPN '), An appropriate protease is obtained from a strain of Bacillus, which has its maximum activity in the entire pH range of 8-12, developed and sold as ESPERASE® by Novo Industries A / S of Denmark, in the subsequent "Novo". The preparation of this enzyme and analogous enzymes is described in GB 1,243,784 by Novo. Other suitable proteases include ALCALASE®, DURAZYM® and SAVINASE® from Novo, and MAXTASE®, MAXACAL®, PROPERASE® and MAXAPEM® (Maxacal, constructed by protein engineering) from International Bio-Synthetics, Inc, The Netherlands; as well as Protease A that was described in EP 130,756 A, of January 9, 1985, and Protease B, which is described in EP 303,761 A, of April 28, 1987 and EP 130,756 A, of January 9, 1985. See also a high pH protease from Bacillus sp. NCIMB 40338 described in WO 93/18140 A de Novo. Enzymatic detergents comprising protease, one or more other enzymes and a reversible protease inhibitor are described in WO 92-03529 A by Novo. Other preferred proteases include those of WO 95/10591 A of Procter & Gamble. When desired, a protease with decreased adsorption and increased hydrolysis is available as described in WO 95/07791 of Procter & Gamble. A recombinant trypsin-like protease for detergents, suitable here, is described in WO 94/25583 by Novo. In more detail, the protease referred to as "Protease D" is a variant of carbonylhydrolase with an amino acid sequence not present in nature, which is derived from a precursor carbonylhydrolase by substitution with a different amino acid, of a plurality of amino acid residues. at a position in said carbonylhydrolase equivalent to the +76 position, preferably also in combination with one or more positions of amino acid residues equivalent to those selected from the group consisting of +99, +101, +103, +104, +107, + 123, +27, +105, +109, +126, +128, +135, +156, +166, +195, +197, +204, +206, +210, +216, +217, +218, +222, +260, +265, and / or +274, according to the numeration of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subtilisin, as described in WO95 / 10591 and in the patent application of C, Gosh and co-inventors, "Bleaching compositions which Enzymes Protease "US No. 08 / 322,677, filed October 13, 1994. Also convenient for the present invention are the proteases described in patent applications EP 251 446 and WO91 / 06637 and the BLAP® protease described in WO91 / 02792. The improved removal of body stains / soiling, of plants and fruits, is observed with detergent compositions of the present invention which additionally comprise starch degrading enzymes, sugar and its derivatives, such as amylase, glucoamylase, dextranase, pullulanase, invertase, laccase and insulinasa. Suitable amylases (a and / or ß) to be included in the detergent compositions of the present invention are: WO94 / 02597, Novo Nordisk A / S published on February 3, 1994, describes cleaning compositions incorporating mutant amylases. See also W094 / 18314, Genencor, published on August 18, 1994; WO95 / 10603, Novo Nordisk A / S, published on April 20, 1995, and WO96 / 02792, Genencor, published on February 22, 1996. Other amylases known for use in cleaning compositions include the α and β amylases. A-amylases are known in the art and include those described in U.S. Patent No. 5,003,257; in EP 252,666; WO / 91/00353; FR 2,676,456; EP 285,123; EP 525,610; EP 368,343; and British Patent Specification No. 1,296,839 (Novo) Other suitable amylases are amylases of improved stability including Purafact OX Am® described in WO 94/18314, published on August 18, 1994 and the amylase variants with further modification in the immediate available precursor of Novo Nordisk A / S, described in WO 95/10603, published April 1995. Examples of commercial amilase products are Termamyl®, Ban®, Fungamyl® and Duramyl®, all available from Novo Nordisk A / S Denmark. W095 / 26397 describes other suitable amylases: α-amylases characterized by having a specific activity at least 25% higher than the specific activity of Termamyl® at a temperature range of 25 ° C to 55 ° C and a pH value in the scale from 8 to 10, measured by the activity analysis of Phadebas® a-amylases. Other amylolytic enzymes with improved properties with respect to the level of activity and the combination of thermostability and an act level activity are described in W095 / 35382. Other carbohydrases combined with pectinesterase substantially free of other pectic enzymes -especially alkaline pectinesterase- show synergistic performance benefits, such as ß-glucanase (lichenase, inarase) and exo-glucanase (lignase, tannase, pentotanase, malanase and hemi-cellulase) . Finally, combinations of fat hydrolyzing enzymes and waxes such as lipases, cutinases and wax esterases and the pectinesterase enzyme substantially free of other pectic enzymes and especially alkaline pectinesterase, provide synergistic removal of dirt / stains from plants, fruits and fruits. Lipase enzymes suitable for use in detergents include those produced by microorganisms of the Pseudomas group, such as Pseudomas stutzeri ATCC 19,154, as disclosed in British Patent 1,372,034. The positive immunological crusade with the lipase antibody, produced by the microorganism Pseudomas fluorescent IAM 1057. This lipase can be obtained from Amano Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Nagoya, Japan, under the trade name Lipase P "Amano", hereinafter named as "Amano P". Other suitable commercial lipases include Amano-CES, Chromobacter viscosum lipases, for example Chromobacter viscosum var. lipolyticum NRRLB 3673 from Toyo Jozo Co., Tagata, Japan; Chromobacter viscosum lipases from U.S. Biochemical Corp., E.U.A. and Disoynth Co., The Netherlands, and lipases from Pseudomonas gladioli.

Especially convenient are lipases such as Lipase MI® and Lipomax® (Gist-Brocades) and Lipolase® and Lipolase Ultra® (Novo) which have been found to be very effective when used in combination with the compositions of the present invention. Also suitable are cutinases (EC 3.1.1, SO) which can be considered as a special type of lipase, namely lipases that do not require interfacial activation. The addition of cutinases to detergent compositions has been described in for example WO-A-88/09367 (Genencor).

Lipases and / or cutinases are incorporated "normally in the detergent composition at levels from 0.0001% to 2% active enzyme by weight of the detergent composition.The enzymes mentioned above, can be of any convenient origin, such as vegetable, animal, bacterial. fungal and yeast These enzymes are normally incorporated in the detergent composition at levels from 0.0001% to 2% active enzyme by weight of the detergent composition.The enzymes can be added as separate single ingredients (clods, granulates, stabilized liquids, etc., which contain an enzyme) or as mixtures of two or more enzymes (eg, cogranulates) Other suitable detergent ingredients that can be added are oxidation scavengers of enzymes, which are described in the European patent application in process 92870018.6, filed on January 31, 1992. Examples of these enzyme oxidation scavengers are the tet Ethoxylated raethylenepolyamines. A variety of enzyme materials and means for their embodiment in synthetic detergent compositions are also described in WO 9307263 A and WO 9307260 A by Genencor International, WO 8908694 A de Novo, and U.S. 3,553,139, of January 5, 1971, by Me Carty and coauthors. The enzymes are also described in U.S. 4,507,219, Hughes, March 26, 1985. Enzymatic materials suitable for liquid detergent formulations, and their embodiment in these formulations, are described in U.S. 4,261,868, Hora and co-inventors, April 14, 1981. Enzymes for use in detergents can be stabilized by various techniques. Enzyme stabilization techniques are described and exemplified in U.S. 3,600,319, from August 17, 1971, from Gedge and co-inventors, EP 199,405 and EP 200,586, October 29, 1986, from Venegas. Enzyme stabilization systems are also described, for example, in U.S. 3,519,570. A useful Bacillus, sp. AC13 which provides proteases, xylanases and cellulases, is described in WO 9401532 A de Novo.

THE WHITENING AGENT It has been found that the removal of a large variety of soils / stains caused by plants and / or fruits is obtained with detergent compositions containing an enzymatic bleach or a conventional activated bleach system in addition to the enzyme pectinesterase substantially free of other pectic enzymes and especially the alkaline pectinesterase. Bleaching agents such as hydrogen peroxide, PB1, PB4 and percarbonate have a particle size of 400-800 microns. These bleaching agent components can include one or more oxygenated bleaching agents and, depending on the bleaching agent chosen, one or more bleach activators. When oxygenated bleaching compounds are present, they will typically be present at levels of between 1% and 25%. The bleaching agent component for use herein, can be any of the bleaching agents suitable for cleaning compositions, as well as others known in the art. The bleaching agent suitable for the present invention may be an activated or non-activated bleaching agent. A category of oxygenated bleaching agent that can be used encompasses percarboxylic acid bleaching agents and salts thereof. Suitable examples of this class of agents include magnesium monoperoxyphthalate hexahydrate, the magnesium salt of meta-chloroperbenzoic acid, 4-nonylamino-4-oxoperoxybutyric acid and diperoxydecanedioic acid. These bleaching agents are described in US patent 4,483,781, in patent application 740,446, in European patent application 0,133,354 and in US patent 4,412,934. Highly preferred bleaching agents also include 6-nonylamino-6-oxoperoxycaproic acid as described in U.S. Pat. 4,634,551. Another category of bleaching agents that can be used encompasses halogen bleaching agents. Examples of hypohalogenite bleaching agents, for example, include trichloroisocyanuric acid and the sodium and potassium dichloroisocyanurates and N-chloro- and N-bromoalkanesulfonamides. These materials are usually added to 0.5-10% by weight of the finished product, preferably 1-5% by weight. The hydrogen peroxide releasing agents can be used in combination with bleach activators such as tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED), nonanoyloxybenzenesulfonate (NOBS, described in US 4,412,934), 3,5-trimethylhexanoyloxybenzenesulfonate (ISONOBS, described in EP 120,591) or pentacetylglucose (PAG) or N-nonanoyl-6- "aminocaproic acid phenolsulfonate ester (NACA-OBS, described in WO94 / 28106), which are perhydrolyzed to form a peracid as an active bleaching species, which produces an improved whiteness effects. Appropriate activators are also acylated citrate esters, such as those described in co-pending European Patent Application No. 91870207.7 Suitable bleaching agents, including peroxides and bleaching systems comprising whiteness activators and peroxygen bleach compounds for use in detergent compositions according to the invention are described in pending applications US SN 08 / 136,626, PCT / US95 / 07823, W095 / 27772, W095 / 27773, W095 / 27774 and W095 / 27775. The hydrogen peroxide may also be present by adding an enzyme system (for example an enzyme and a substrate therefor) which is capable of generating hydrogen peroxide at the beginning or during the washing and / or rinsing process. These enzyme systems are described in the patent application EP 91202655.6 registered on October 9, 1991. The peroxidase enzymes are used in combination with oxygen sources, for example, percarbonate, perborate, persulfate, hydrogen peroxide, etc. These are used to "bleach the stain and solution", that is, to prevent transfer of dyes or pigments removed from the substrates during the washing operations to other substrates in the washing solution. Peroxidase enzymes are known in the art, and include, for example, horseradish peroxidase, ligninase and haloperoxidase such as chloro- and bromo-peroxidase. Peroxidase-containing detergent compositions are described, for example, in PCT International Application WO 89/099813, WO89 / 09813 and in European Patent Application EP No. 91201882.6, filed on November 6, 1991 and EP No. 96870013.8, recorded on February 20, 1996. Another oxidase to be included in the detergent composition of the present invention is laccase. Preferred builders are: substituted phenothiazine and phenoxasine, 10-phenothiazinepropionic acid (PPT), 10-ethylphenothiazine-4-carboxylic acid (EPC), 10-phenoxazinopropionic acid (POP) and 10-methylphenoxacin (described in WO 94/12621) and substituted syringates (substituted alkyl syringates of 3 to 5 carbon atoms) and phenols. Sodium percarbonate or perborate are preferred sources of hydrogen peroxide. Said peroxidases are usually incorporated in the detergent composition at levels of 0.0001% to 2% active enzyme by weight of the detergent composition. Metal-containing catalysts for use in bleaching compositions include cobalt catalysts, such as cobalt (III) acetate salts and manganese catalysts as described in EPA 549 271; EPA 549 272; EPA 458 397; US 5,246,621; EPA 458 398; US 5,194,416 and US 5,114,611. The bleaching composition comprises a peroxy compound, a manganese bleach catalyst and a chelating agent, is described in patent application No. 94870206.3. Bleaching agents other than oxygen bleaching agents are also known in the art, and can be used here. One type of oxygen-free bleaching agent of particular interest includes photoactivated bleaching agents such as sulfonated zinc and / or aluminum phthalocyanines. These materials can be deposited on the substrate during the washing process. Under irradiation with light, in the presence of oxygen, as when drying clothes in daylight, the sulfonated zinc phthalocyanine is activated, and, consequently, the substrate is bleached.The preferred zinc phthalocyanine and a photoactivated bleaching process is US Pat. No. 4,033,718 is described, Typically, detergent compositions will contain between 0.025% and 1.25% by weight of sulfonated zinc phthalocyanine.

INHIBITION OF DYE TRANSFER Improved whiteness maintenance and / or improved soil removal properties have been observed when the detergent compositions of the present invention include compounds to inhibit dye transfer from one fabric to another of the suspended dyes present during fabric washing operations that they involve colored fabrics.

POLYMERIC AGENTS INHIBITORS OF DYE TRANSFER The detergent compositions according to the present invention also comprise from 0.001% to 20%, preferably from 0.01% to 2%, more preferably, from 0.05% to 1% by weight of polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agents. Said dye transfer inhibiting polymeric agents are usually incorporated in cleaning compositions in order to inhibit the transfer of dye from colored fabrics to fabrics subjected to cleaning with them. These polymers have the ability to complex or adsorb the fugitive dyes that come out of the dyed fabrics before they have the opportunity to adhere to other articles in the wash. Polymeric N-oxide polymers of polyamines, copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and N-vinylimidazole, polymers of polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyloxazolidones and polyvinylimidazoles or mixtures thereof are particularly suitable dye transfer inhibiting agents. The addition of these polymers also improves the performance of the enzymes according to the invention. a) N-OXIDE POLYAMINE POLYMERS The polyamine N-oxide polymers suitable for use contain units having the following structural formula: P I (I) Ax I R wherein P is a polymerizable unit, to which the group R-N-0 may be attached or wherein the group R-N-0 forms part of the polymerizable unit or a combination of both possibilities. 0 0 0 II II II A is NC, CO, C, -O-, -S-, -N-; x is 0 or 1 / R are aliphatic, aliphatic ethoxylated, aromatic, heterocyclic or alicyclic groups or any combination thereof to which the nitrogen of the group N-O can be fixed or where the nitrogen of the N-O group is part of these groups. The N-O group can be represented by the following general structures: O O I I (Rl) x -N- (R2) y = N- (Rl) x I (R3) z wherein R 1, R 2 and R 3 are aliphatic, aromatic, heterocyclic or alicyclic groups or combinations thereof, x and / or yy / oz are 0 or 1 and wherein the nitrogen of the NO group can be attached to, or where the nitrogen The group is NOT part of these groups. The N-O group can be part of the polymerizable unit (P) or it can be attached to the polymer structure or to a combination of both. Suitable polyamine N-oxides wherein the N-O group forms part of the polymerizable unit comprise N-polyamine oxides wherein R is selected from the aliphatic, aromatic, alicyclic or heterocyclic groups. A class of said polyamine N-oxides comprises the group of polyamine N-oxides in which the nitrogen of the group NO is part of the group R. The preferred N-oxides of polyamine are those in which R is a heterocyclic group, such as pyridine, pyrrole, imidazole, pyrrolidine, piperidine, quinoline, acridine and its derivatives. Another class of said polyamine N-oxides comprises the group of polyamine N-oxides, where the nitrogen of the NO group is attached to the R group. Other suitable polyamine N-oxides are the polyamine oxides in which the NO group is fixed to the polymerizable unit. The preferred class of these polyamine N-oxides are the polyamine N-oxides having the general formula (I) wherein R is an aromatic, heterocyclic or alicyclic group wherein the nitrogen of the functional group is NOT part of said group R Examples of these classes are polyamine oxides wherein R is a heterocyclic compound such as pyrridine, pyrrole, imidazole and derivatives thereof. Another class of preferred polyamine N-oxides are polyamine oxides having the general formula (I) in which R are aromatic, heterocyclic or alicyclic groups in which the nitrogen of the functional group N-O is attached to said R groups.

Examples of these classes are the polyamine oxides wherein the R groups can be aromatic, such as phenyl. Any polymeric structure can be used so long as the amine oxide polymer formed is water soluble and has dye transfer inhibition properties. Examples of suitable polymeric structures are polyvinyls, polyalkylenes, polyesters, polyethers, polyamides, polyimides, polyacrylates and mixtures thereof. The amine N-oxide polymers of the present invention typically have a ratio of amine to amine N-oxide from 10: 1 to 1: 1,000,000. However, the amount of amine oxide groups present in the amine oxide polymer can be varied by the appropriate copolymerization or by the appropriate degree of N-oxidation. Preferably, the ratio of amine to N-oxide of amine is from 2: 3 to 1: 1,000,000. More preferable, from 1: 4 to 1: 1,000,000, much more preferable from 1: 7 to 1: 1,000,000. The polymers of the present invention actually encompass random or block copolymers wherein one type of monomer is an amine N-oxide and the other type of monomer is an amine N-oxide or not. The amine oxide unit of the polyamine N-oxides has a Pka < 10, preferably Pka < 7, more preferable, Pka < 6. Polyamine oxides can be obtained in almost any degree of polymerization. The degree of polymerization is not critical if the material has the water solubility and the desired dye suspending power. Typically, the average molecular weight is in the range of 500 to 1,000,000; preferably between 1,000 and 50,000, more preferable from 2,000 to 30,000, much preferable, from 3,000 to 20,000. b) COPOLYMERS OF N-VINILPIRROLIDONE AND N-V NILIMIDAZOLE The polymers of N-vinylimidazole and N-vinylpyrrolidone used in the present invention have an average molecular weight scale between 5,000-1,000,000, more preferably, 5,000 to 200,000. The highly preferred polymers for use in the detergent compositions according to the present invention comprise a polymer selected from copolymers of N-vinylimidazole and N-vinylpyrrolidone, in which the polymer has an average molecular weight scale of 5,000 to 50,000, more preferable , from 8,000 to 30,000, much more preferable, from 10,000 to 20,000. The average molecular weight scale was determined by light scattering as described in Barth H.G and Mays J. W. Chemical Analysis Vol 113, "Modern Methods of Polymer Characterization". The highly preferred copolymers of N-vinylimidazole and N-vinylpyrrolidone have an average molecular weight scale of 5,000 to 50,000; more preferable, from 8,000 to 30,000; much more preferable, from 10,000 to ,000- The copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and N-vinylimidazole characterized by having said average molecular weight scale possess excellent dye transfer inhibition properties while not adversely affecting the cleaning performance of the detergent compositions formulated therewith. The copolymer of N-vinylimidazole and N-vinylpyrrolidone of the present invention has a molar ratio of N-vinylimidazole to N-vinylpyrrolidone from 1 to 0.2, more preferably from 0.8 to 0.3, much more preferable from 0.6 to 0.4. c) POLYVINYL PYRROLIDONE The detergent compositions of the present invention may also use polyvinylpyrrolidone ("PVP") with an average molecular weight of 2,500 to 400,000, preferably 5,000 to 200,000, more preferably 5,000 to 50,000, and much more preferably 5,000 to 15,000. Suitable polyvinyl pyrrolidones are commercially available from ISP Corporation, New York, NY, USA and Montreal, Canada, under the product names PVP K-15 (viscosity molecular weight 10,000), PVP K-30 (average molecular weight of 40,000), PVP K-60 (average molecular weight of 160,000), and PVP K-90 (average molecular weight of 360,000). Other suitable polyvinyl pyrrolidones which are commercially available from BASF Corporation include Sokalan HP 165 and Sokalan HP 12; polyvinylpyrrolidones known to those skilled in the field of detergents (see for example EP-A-262,897 and EP-A-256,696). d) POLYVINYLOXAZOLIDONE: The detergent compositions of the present invention can also use polyvinyloxazolidone as a dye transfer inhibiting agent. Said polyvinyloxazolidones have an average molecular weight of from 2,500 to 400,000, preferably from 5,000 to 200,000, more preferably from 5,000 to 50,000 and much more preferable from 5,000 to 15,000. e) POLYVINYLIMIDAZOLE The detergent compositions of the present invention can also use polyvinylimidazole as a dye transfer inhibiting agent. Said polyvinylimidazoles have an average molecular weight of 2,500 to 400,000, preferably from 5,000 to 200,000, more preferably from 5,000 to 50,000 and much more preferable from 5,000 to 15,000. f) INTERLOCKED POLYMERS Interlaced polymers are polymers whose main structure is interconnected to a certain degree; these links can be of a chemical or physical nature, possibly with active groups in the main structure or branches; the entangled polymers have been described in the Journal of Polimer Science, volume 22, pages 1035-1039. In one embodiment, the entangled polymers are made in such a way that they form a rigid three-dimensional structure, which can trap the dyes in the pores formed by the three-dimensional structure. In another embodiment, the entangled polymers trap the dyes by swelling. These entangled polymers are described in co-pending patent application 94870213.9.

THE DETERGENT COMPONENTS The cleaning compositions of the invention may also contain additional detergent components. The precise nature of these additional components, and the levels of their incorporation will depend on the physical form of the composition and the nature of the cleaning operation for which it will be used. The cleaning compositions according to the invention may be liquid forms, pastes, gels, sticks, tablets, powders or granules. The granulated compositions can also be in "compact" form, the liquid compositions can also be in "concentrated" form. The compositions of the invention may, for example, be formulated as hand washing or dishwashing compositions, as detergent compositions for hand washing or laundry washing, including additive laundry compositions and compositions suitable for soaking and / or pretreatment of stained fabrics, such as softening compounds to add to the rinsing of fabrics, and as compositions for general household use, in hard surface cleaning operations. These compositions containing a pectinesterase can provide cleaning, stain removal, maintenance of whiteness, softening, color reaffirmation and inhibition of dye transfer when formulated as laundry detergent compositions. When formulated as compositions for use in manual dishwashing methods, the compositions of the invention preferably contain a surfactant and preferably other detergent compounds selected from polymeric organic compounds, such as foaming agents, group II metal ions, solvents , hydrotropes and additional enzymes. When formulated as compositions suitable for use in washing machine washing methods, the compositions of the invention preferably contain a surfactant and a builder and additionally one or more detergent components preferably selected from organic polymeric compounds, bleaching agents, additional enzymes. , suds suppressors, dispersants, lime soap dispersants, suspending and anti-redeposition agents, and corrosion inhibitors. The laundry compositions may also contain softening agents, as additional components of the detergent.

The compositions of the invention can also be used as additive products for detergents.

These additive products have the function of complementing or promoting the performance of conventional detergent compositions. If necessary, the density of laundry detergent compositions described herein have ranges of 400 to 1200 g / liter, preferably 600 to 950 g / liter of composition, measured at 20 ° C. The "compact" form of the compositions discussed herein is best reflected by the density, and in terms of composition, by the amount of inorganic salt charge; the inorganic filler salts are conventional ingredients of detergent compositions in powder form; in the detergent compositions, the filler salts are present in substantial amounts, typically 17-35% by weight of the total composition. In compact compositions, the filler salt is present in amounts not exceeding 15% of the total composition, preferably not exceeding 10%, more preferably, not exceeding 5% by weight of the composition.

The inorganic filler salts, as it is meant in the present compositions are selected from the alkali metal salts and the alkaline earth metal salts, such as sulfates and chlorides. A preferred filler salt is sodium sulfate. The liquid detergent compositions according to the present invention may also be in "concentrated form", in which case, the liquid detergent compositions according to the present invention will contain a low amount of water, compared to conventional liquid detergents. Typically the water content of the concentrated liquid detergent is preferably less than 40%, more preferably less than 30%, much more preferably less than 20% by weight of the detergent composition.

THE SURGICAL SYSTEM The cleaning compositions according to the present invention comprise a surfactant system wherein the surfactant can be selected from nonionic and / or anionic and / or cationic and / or ampholytic and / or zwitterionic and / or semipolar surfactants. The surfactant is typically present at a level between 0.1% and 60% by weight. The most preferred levels of incorporation are 1% to 35% by weight, more preferred from 1% to 30% by weight of the cleaning compositions according to the invention. The surfactant is preferably formulated to be compatible with the enzyme components present in the composition. In liquid or gel compositions, the surfactant is most preferably formulated in a manner that promotes, or at least does not degrade, the stability of any enzyme present in these compositions. Preferred surfactant systems for use in accordance with the present invention comprise as one surfactant one or more of the nonionic or anionic surfactants described herein. The polyethylene oxide, polypropylene oxide and polybutylene oxide condensates of alkylphenols are suitable for use as nonionic surfactants of the surfactant systems of the present invention, with the polyethylene oxide condensates being preferred.

These compounds include the condensation products of alkylphenols with an alkyl group containing from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, preferably from 8 to 14 carbon atoms, in a straight or branched chain configuration, with the alkylene oxide. In a preferred embodiment, the ethylene oxide is present in an amount equal to 2 to 25 moles, more preferably 3 to 15 moles, of ethylene oxide per mole of alkylphenol. Commercially available nonionic surfactants of this type include Igepal ™ CO-630, sold by GAF Corporation, and Triton ™, X-45, X-114, X-100 and X-102, all sold by Rohm & Haas Company. These surfactants are commonly preferred to alkylphenol alkoxylates (eg, alkyl phenol ethoxylates). The condensation products of primary and secondary aliphatic alcohols with from 1 to 25 moles of ethylene oxide are suitable for use as a nonionic surfactant of the surfactant systems of the present invention. The alkyl chain of the aliphatic alcohol can be straight or branched, primary or secondary, and generally contains between 8 and 22 carbon atoms. Preferred are the condensation products of alcohols with an alkyl group containing from 8 to 20 carbon atoms, more preferably from 10 to 18 carbon atoms, with between 2 and 10 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol. There are present in said condensation products about 2 to 7 moles of ethylene oxide, and most preferably about 2 to 5 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol. Examples of commercially available nonionic surfactants of this type include Tergitol ™ 15-S-9 (the linear alcohol condensation product of 11 to 15 carbon atoms with 9 moles of ethylene oxide), Tergitol ™ 24-L-6 NMW (the primary alcohol condensation product of 12 to 14 carbon atoms with 6 moles of ethylene oxide with a narrow molecular weight distribution), both sold by Union Carbide Corporation; Neodol ™ 45-9 (the linear alcohol condensation product of 14 to 15 carbon atoms with 7 moles of ethylene oxide), Neodol ™ 45-5 (the linear alcohol condensation product of 14 to 15 carbon atoms with 5 moles of ethylene oxide), sold by Shell Chemical Company, Kyro ™ EOB (the condensation product of 13 to 15 carbon atoms with 9 moles of ethylene oxide), sold by The Procter & Gamble Company, and Genapol LA 030 or 050 (the condensation product of alcohol of 12 to 14 carbon atoms with 3 or 5 moles of ethylene oxide) sold by Hoechst. The preferred scale of EHL in these products is from 8 to 11 and more preferred from 8-10. Also suitable as the nonionic surfactant of the surfactant systems of the present invention are the alkyl polysaccharides described in US Pat. No. 4,565,647, to Llenado, issued January 21, 1986, with a hydrophobic group containing from 6 to 30 carbon atoms. , preferably from 10 to 16 carbon atoms and a polysaccharide, for example a polyglycoside; a hydrophilic group containing from 1.3 to 10, preferably from 1.3 to 3, more preferably from 1.3 to 2.7 saccharide units. Any reducing saccharide of 5 or 6 carbon atoms can be used, for example, glucose, galactose and the galactosyl portions can substitute the glucosyl portions (optionally the hydrophobic group is attached to positions 2, 3, 4, etc. giving of this way a glucose or galactose instead of a glucoside or galactoside). The intersaccharide linkages can be, for example, between position one of the additional saccharide units and positions 2, 3, 4, and / or 6 of the preceding saccharide units. Preferred alkyl polyglycosides have the formula: R20 (CnH2aO) t (glycosyl) x wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkylphenyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkylphenyl, and mixtures thereof in which the alkyl groups contain from 10 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably from 12 to 14 carbon atoms; n is 2 or 3, preferably 2; t is from 0 to 10, preferably 0; and x is from 1.3 to 10, preferably from 1.3 to 3, more preferably from 1.3 to 2.7. The glycosyl is preferably derived from glucose. To prepare these compounds, the alcohol or alkylpolyethoxy alcohol is first formed and then reacted with glucose, or with a glucose source, to form the glucoside (attached to position 1). The additional glycosyl units can then be fixed between their position 1 and positions 2, 3, 4, and / or 6 of the preceding glycosyl units, preferably predominantly at position 2.

The condensation products of ethylene oxide with a hydrophobic base formed by the condensation of propylene glycol oxide are also suitable for use as the additional nonionic surfactant of the surfactant systems of the present invention. The hydrophobic portion of these compounds will preferably have a molecular weight of between 1500 and 1800 and will exhibit insolubility to water. The addition of polyoxyethylene portions to this hydrophobic portion tends to increase the water solubility of the molecule as a whole, and the liquid character of the product is retained to the point where the polyoxyethylene content is about 50% of the total product weight of condensation, which corresponds to the condensation with up to about 40 moles of ethylene oxide. Examples of compounds of this type include some of the commercially available surfactants Plurafac ™ LF404 and Pluronic ™, sold by BASF. Also suitable for use as the nonionic surfactant of the nonionic surfactant system of the present invention, are the condensation products of ethylene oxide with the product resulting from the reaction of propylene oxide and ethylene diamine. The hydrophobic portion of these products consists of the reaction product of ethylenediamine and excess propylene oxide, and generally has a molecular weight of 2500 to 3000. This hydrophobic portion is condensed with ethylene oxide to the extent that the condensation product contains from 40% to 80% by weight of polyoxyethylene and has a molecular weight of 5,000 to 11,000 . Examples of this type of nonionic surfactant include some of the commercially available Tetronic ™ compounds sold by BASF. Preferred for use as nonionic surfactants of the surfactant systems of the present invention are the polyethylene oxide condensates of alkyl phenols, the condensation products of primary and secondary aliphatic alcohols with 1 to 25 moles of ethylene oxide, the alkyl polysaccharides, and mixtures thereof. Very preferred are alkylphenol ethoxylates of 8 to 14 carbon atoms having 3 -5 groups and alcohol ethoxylates of 8 to 18 carbon atoms (preferably an average of 10 carbon atoms) with 2 to 10 ethoxy groups, and mixtures thereof.

The highly preferred nonionic surfactants are polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactants of the formula Rz - C - N- 0 R1 wherein R1 is H, or R1 is hydrocarbyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-hydroxypropyl or a mixture thereof, R2 is hydrocarbyl of 5 to 31 carbon atoms, and Z is a polyhydroxyhydrocarbyl with a linear hydrocarbyl chain with at least 3 hydroxyls directly connected to the chain, or an alkoxylated derivative thereof. Preferably, R1 is methyl, R2 is a straight alkyl chain of 11 to 15 carbon atoms or alkyl of 16 to 18 carbon atoms, or alkenyl, such as cocoalkyl or mixtures thereof, and Z is derived from a reducing sugar, as glucose, fructose, maltose, lactose, in a reductive amination reaction. Preferred anionic surfactants to be used are linear alkylbenzene sulphonate surfactants, alkyl ester sulfonate surfactants, including linear esters of carboxylic acids of 8 to 20 carbon atoms (eg fatty acids) which are sulphonated with gaseous S03 according to "The Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society" 52 (1975), pp. 323-329. Suitable initial materials would include natural fatty substances such as those derived from tallow, palm oil, etc. The preferred alkyl ester sulfonate surfactant, especially for laundry applications, comprises alkyl ester sulphonate surfactants of the structural formula: O R "CH - C OR4 SO3M wherein R is a hydrocarbyl of 8 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably an alkyl, or combination thereof, R4 is a hydrocarbyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably an alkyl, or combination thereof, and M is a cation which forms a water soluble salt with the alkyl ester sulfonate. Suitable salt-forming cations include metals such as sodium, potassium, and lithium, and substituted or unsubstituted ammonium cations, such as monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, and triethanolamine. Preferably, R3 is alkyl of 10 to 16 carbon atoms, and R4 is methyl, ethyl or isopropyl. Especially preferred are the methyl ester sulfonates wherein R3 is alkyl of 10 to 16 carbon atoms. Other preferred anionic surfactants include the alkyl sulfate surfactants which are water soluble salts or acids of the formula ROSO3M wherein R is preferably a hydrocarbyl of 10 to 24 carbon atoms, preferably an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl having a hydrocarbyl component. at 20 carbon atoms, more preferably, an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl of 12 to 18 carbon atoms, and M is H or a cation, for example, an alkali metal cation (eg, sodium, potassium, lithium), or ammonium or ammonium substituted (for example methyl-, dimethyl-, and tri-ethylammonium cations and quaternary ammonium cations such as tetramethylammonium and dimethy1-piperidinium cations and quaternary ammonium cations derived from alkylamines such as ethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, and mixtures thereof, and the like). Typically, alkyl chains of 12 to 16 carbon atoms are preferred for washing at low temperatures (for example, below 50 ° C) and alkyl chains of 16 to 18 carbon atoms are preferred for washing at high temperatures (for example, example, about 50 ° C). Other anionic surfactants useful for detergent purposes may also be included in the cleaning compositions of the present invention. These may include salts (including, for example, the sodium, potassium, ammonium, and substituted ammonium salts, such as mono-, di- and triethanolamine salts) of soap, primary or secondary alkan sulfonates of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, olefinsulfonates of 8 to 24 carbon atoms, sulfonated polycarboxylic acids prepared by sulfonation of the pyrolyzed product of alkali metal citrates, for example, as described in the specification of British Patent No. 1,082,179, alkyl polyglycol ether sulfonates (containing up to 10 moles of ethylene oxide); alkyl glycerol sulfonates, fatty acyl glycerol sulphonates, fatty oleyl glycerol sulfates, alkyl phenolic ether sulphates of ethylene oxide, paraffin sulfonates, alkyl phosphates, isethionates such as acyl isethionates, N-acyltaurates, alkylsuccinamates and sulfosuccinates, mono-esters of sulfosuccinates (especially monoesters of 12 to 18 saturated and unsaturated carbon atoms) and diesters of sulfosuccinates (especially diesters of 6 to 12 saturated and unsaturated carbon atoms), acyl sarcosinates, sulphates of alkyl polysaccharides such as alkyl polyglucoside sulfates (non-sulfated nonionic compounds) described below), branched primary alkyl sulphates, and alkylpolyethoxycarboxylates such as those of the formula RO (CH 2 CH 20) k-CH 2 COO-M + wherein R is an alkyl of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, k is an integer of 1 to 10, and M it is a soluble salt forming cation. Resin acids and hydrogenated resin acids are also suitable, such as rosin, hydrogenated rosin, and resin acids and hydrogenated resin acids present in or derived from first distillation oils. Additional examples are described in "Surface Active Agents and Detergents "(Vol. I and II by Schwartz, Perry and Berch) A variety of these surfactants is also generally discussed in US Pat. No. 3,929,678, issued December 30, 1975 to Laughlin and co-authors, in Column 23, line 58 to column 29, line 23 (incorporated herein by reference).

When included therein, the detergent compositions of the present invention typically comprise from 1% to 40%, preferably from 3% to 20% by weight of these anionic surfactants. Highly preferred anionic surfactants, including alkoxylated alkyl sulfate surfactants herein, are water soluble salts or acids of the formula RO (A) mS03M wherein R is an unsubstituted alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group of 10 to 24 carbon atoms, with an alkyl component of 10 to 24 carbon atoms, preferably an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl of 12 to 20 carbon atoms, more preferably alkyl or hydroxyalkyl of 12 to 18 carbon atoms; A is an ethoxy or propoxy unit; m is greater than zero, typically between 0.5 and ß, more preferably between 0.5 and 3, and M is H or a cation which may be, for example, a metal cation (eg, sodium, potassium, lithium, calcium, magnesium, etc.), ammonium cation or substituted ammonium. Ethoxylated alkyl sulfates and propoxylated alkyl sulfates are contemplated herein. Specific examples of substituted ammonium cations include methyl-, dimethyl, trimethylammonium cations and quaternary ammonium cations such as tetramethylammonium and dimethylpiperidinium cations and alkylamines derivatives such as ethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, mixtures thereof, and the like. Exemplary surface-active agents are polyethoxylate sulfate (1.0) of alkyl of 12 to 18 carbon atoms, (C 2 - C 8E (1.0) M), polyethoxylate sulfate (2.25) of alkyl of 12 to 18 carbon atoms (Ci2-ClßE (2.25) M), polyethoxylate sulfate (3.0) of alkyl of 12 to 18 carbon atoms (C? 2-C? 8E (3.0) M), and polyethoxylate sulfate (4.0) of alkyl of 12 to 18 carbon atoms (C? 2-C? 8E (4.0) M), wherein M is conveniently selected from sodium and potassium. The cleaning compositions of the present invention may also contain cationic, ampholytic, zwitterionic surfactants, and semipolar surfactants, also nonionic or anionic surfactants other than those already described herein. Detergent surfactants suitable for use in the cleaning compositions of the present invention are those having a long chain hydrocarbyl group. Examples of these cationic surfactants include ammonium surfactants such as alkyltrimethylammonium halides, and those surfactants having the formula: (R2 (0R3) y) (R4 (0R3 | y) 2R5N + X- wherein R2 is an alkyl group or alkylbenzyl having 8 to 18 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, each R 3 is selected from the group consisting of -CH 2 CH 2 -, - CH 2 CH (CH 3) -, - CH 2 CH (CH 2 OH) -, - CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 -, and mixtures thereof, each R4 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, benzyl ring structures formed by the joining of two groups R4, -CH2CHOH-CHOHCOR6CHOHCH2OH wherein R6 is any hexose or hexose polymer with a molecular weight less than 1000, and hydrogen when and is not 0; R5 is the same as R4 or is an alkyl chain wherein the total number of carbon atoms of R2 plus R5 is not more than 18; each y is from 0 to 10 and the sum of the y values is from 0 to 15; and X is any compatible anion. The quaternary ammonium surfactant suitable for the present invention has the formula (I): Formula I in which R 1 is a short chain alkyl of 6 to 10 carbon atoms or alkylamidoalkyl of the formula (II): Fo'rmula II and is 2-4, preferably 3 such that R2 is H or an alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; so that x is 0-4, preferably 0-2, most preferably 0, wherein R3, R4 and R5 are the same or different and can be a short-chain alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or an alkoxylated alkyl of formula III, so that X "is an opposite ion, preferably a halide, for example chloride, or methyl sulfate.

Formula III R6 is from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and z is 1 or '2. The quaternary ammonium surfactants are those defined in formula I, so that R1 is C8, CIO, or mixture thereof, x = 0, R3, R4 = CH3 and R5 = CH2CH2OH The highly preferred cationic surfactants are the water-soluble quaternary ammonium compounds useful in the present composition, with the formula: R? R2R3R4N + X- (i) wherein R 1 is alkyl of 8 to 16 carbon atoms, each R 2, R 3 and R is independently alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, benzyl, and - (C2H40) xH where x has a value of 2 to 5; and X is an anion. No more than one of R2, R3 or R4 must be benzyl. The preferred length of the alkyl chain for R 1 is 12 to 15 carbon atoms, particularly when the alkyl group is a mixture of chain lengths derived from coconut or palm nut fats or is synthetically derived by olefin accumulation or synthesis OXO of alcohols. Preferred groups for R2 R3 and R are methyl and hydroxyethyl groups and the anion x can be selected from halide, methosulfate, acetate and phosphate ions. Examples of suitable quaternary ammonium compounds of the formula (i) for use herein are: cocoalkyltrimethylammonium chloride or bromide; cocomethyldihydroxyethylammonium chloride or bromide; decyltriethylammonium chloride; decildimethylhydroxyethylammonium chloride or bromide; dimethylhydroxyethylammonium chloride or bromide 12 to 15 carbon atoms; cocodimethylhydroxyethylammonium chloride or bromide; myristyltrimethylammonium ethylsulfate; Lauryl-ethyl-ethyl-benzylammonium chloride or bromide; lauryldimethyl (ethenoxy) 4ammonium chloride or bromide; choline esters (compounds of formula (i) wherein R 1 is CH 2 -CH 2 O-C-C 12-14 alkyl and R 2 R 3 Or R4 are methyl) .di-alkylimidazolines (compounds of formula (i)). Other cationic surfactants useful herein are also described in US Pat. No. 4,228,044, Cambre, issued October 14, 1980 and in European patent application EP 000,224. Typical cationic fabric softening components include the water-insoluble quaternary ammonium fabric softening active ingredients, the most commonly used being chlorine or long-chain ammonium double alkyl methylsulfate. Preferred cationic softeners among these include the following: 1) sebodimethylammonium chloride (DTDMAC); 2) Hydrogenated dimethyl ammonium chloride; 3) Hydrogenated dimethyl ammonium methylsulfate; 4) distearyldimethylammonium chloride; 5) Dioleldimethylammonium chloride; 6) dipalmitylhydroxyethylmethyl ammonium chloride; 7) stearylbenzyldimethylammonium chloride; 8) sebotrimethylammonium chloride; 9) hydrogenated tallow-trimethylammonium chloride; 10) C12-14-hydroxyethyldimethylammonium alkyl chloride; 11) C12-18 alkyl dihydroxyethylmethylammonium chloride; 12) di (stearoyloxyethyl) dimethylammonium chloride (DSOEDMAC); 13) di (tallowoyloxyethyl) dimethylammonium chloride; 14) diseboimidazolinium methylsulfate; 15) 1- (2-tallowamemidoethyl) -2-tallowyl imidazolinium methylsulfate. Biodegradable quaternary ammonium compounds have been presented as alternatives to the traditionally used long-chain ammonium alkyl chlorides and ethylsulfates. These quaternary ammonium compounds contain long chain alkyl (en) yl groups interrupted by functional groups, such as carboxy groups. Said materials and the softening compositions containing them are described in numerous publications such as EP-A-0, 040, 562, and EP-A-0, 239, 910. The quaternary ammonium compounds and the amine precursors described herein have the formula (I) or (II), following: (I) (I I) where Q is selected from -0-C (0) -, -C (0) -0-, -0- C (0) -0-, -NR4-C (0) -, -C (0) - NR4-; R1 is (CH2) n-Q-T2 or T3; R2 is (CH2) m-Q-T4 or T5 OR R3; R3 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or hydroxyalkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or H; R 4 is H or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or hydroxyalkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; T1, T2, T3, T4, T? they are independently alkyl of 11 to 22 carbon atoms or alkenyl; n and m are integers from 1 to 4; and X "is an anion compatible with the softener.Non-limiting examples of anions compatible with the softener include chloride or methylsulfate.The alkyl or alkenyl chain T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 must contain at least 11 carbon atoms, preferably at At least 16 carbon atoms The chain can be straight or branched Sebum is a convenient and economical source of long chain alkyl and alkenyl material Compounds where T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 represent the mixture of materials Typical chain lengths for sebum are particularly preferred Specific examples of quaternary ammonium compounds suitable for use in aqueous fabric softening compositions include: 1) N, N-di (tallowoyloxyethyl) -N, N-dimethyl ammonium chloride; 2) N, N-di (tallowoyloxyethyl) -N-methyl-N- (2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium methylsulfate; 3) N, N-di (2-tallowyloxyethyl) -N, N-dimethylammonium chloride; 4) N, N-di (2-tallowyloxyethylcarbonyloxy-ethyl) -N, N-dimethylammonium chloride; 5) N- (2-tallowoyloxy-2-ethyl) -N- (2-tallowoyloxy-2-oxoethyl) -N, N-dimethylammonium chloride; 6) N, N, N-tri (tallowoyloxyethyl) -N-methylammonium chloride; 7) N- (2-tallowoyloxy-2-oxo-ethyl) -N- (tallowyl-N, N-dimethylammonium chloride, and 8) 1,2-dimidoxy-3-trimethylammoniopropane chloride; and mixtures of the above materials.

When included herein, the cleaning compositions of the present invention typically comprise from 0.2% to 25%, preferably from 1% to 8% by weight of these cationic surfactants. The ampholytic surfactants are also suitable for use in the cleaning compositions of the present invention. These surfactants can be broadly described as aliphatic derivatives of secondary or tertiary amines, or aliphatic derivatives of secondary and tertiary heterocyclic amines in which the aliphatic radical can be a straight or branched chain. One of the aliphatic substituents contains at least 8 carbon atoms, typically from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, and at least one contains an anionic water-solubilizing group, for example, carboxy, sulfonate, sulfate. See U.S. Patent No. 3,929,678 to Laughlin and co-inventors, issued December 30, 1975, in column 19, lines 18-35, for examples of ampholytic surfactants.

The zwitterionic surfactants are also suitable for use in cleaning compositions. These surfactants can be broadly described as derivatives of secondary and tertiary amines, derivatives of heterocyclic secondary and tertiary amines, or compounds derived from quaternary ammonium, quaternary phosphonium or tertiary sulfonium. See US Patent No. 3,929,678 to Laughlin and co-inventors, issued December 30, 1975, in column 19, line 38, to column 22, line 48, for examples of zwitterionic surfactants. When included herein, the cleaning compositions of the present invention typically contain from 0.2% to 15%, preferably from 1% to 10% by weight of these hybrid surfactants. The non-ionic semi-polar surfactants are a special category of nonionic surfactants which includes water-soluble amine oxides with an alkyl portion of 10 to 18 carbon atoms and 2 portions selected from the group consisting of alkyl and hydroxyalkyl groups with 1 to 20 carbon atoms. to 3 carbon atoms; water-soluble phosphine oxides with an alkyl portion of 10 to 18 carbon atoms and 2 portions selected from the group consisting of alkyl and hydroxyalkyl groups of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and water soluble sulfoxides containing an alkyl portion of 10 to 18 carbon atoms and a portion selected from the group consisting of alkyl and hydroxyalkyl portions of 1 to 3 carbon atoms. The non-ionic semipolar detergent surfactants include amine oxides surfactants with the formula or R3 (OR4) xN (R5) where R3 is an alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, or alkylphenyl group or mixtures thereof with 8 to 22 carbon atoms; R 4 is an alkylene or hydroxyalkylene group with 2 to 3 carbon atoms or mixtures thereof; x is between 0 and 3; and each R 5 is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a polyethylene oxide group containing from 1 to 3 ethylene oxide groups. The R5 groups may be attached to each other, for example, by an oxygen or nitrogen atom, to form a ring structure.

These amine surfactant oxides in particular include alkyldimethylamine oxides of 10 to 18 carbon atoms and alkoxyethyldihydroxyethylamine oxides of 8 to 12 carbon atoms. When included herein, the cleaning compositions of the present invention, typically contain from 0.2% to 15%, preferably from 1% to 10% by weight, of non-ionic semipolar surfactants. The cleaning composition of the present invention may also contain a surfactant coagent selected from the group of primary or tertiary amines. Primary amines suitable for use herein include amines of the formula R? NH2 wherein Ri is an alkyl chain of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, preferably 6 to 10 carbon atoms, or R4X (CH2) n X is -O -, -C (0) NH- or -NH-, R4 is an alkyl chain of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, n is between 1 and 5, preferably 3. The alkyl chains Ri can be straight or branched and can be interrupted with up to 12, preferably less than 5 ethylene oxide portions. Preferred amines according to the above formula are the n-alkylamines. Suitable amines for use herein can be selected from 1-hexylamine, 1-octylamine, 1-decylamine and laurylamine. Other preferred primary amines include oxypropyl amine of 8 to 10 carbon atoms, octyloxypropylane, 2-ethylhexyl-oxypropylamine, laurylamido-propylamine and amidopropylamine. Tertiary amines suitable for use herein include the tertiary amines of formula R? R2R3N wherein Ri and R2 are alkyl chains of 1 to 8 carbon atoms or R5 I - (CH2-CH-0) XH R3 is an alkyl chain of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, preferably of 6 to 10 carbon atoms, or R3 is R4X (CH2) n / in which X is -O-, -C (0) NH- or -NH -, R4 is from 4 to 12 carbon atoms, n is between 1 and 5, preferably 2-3. R5 is H or alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and x is between 1 and 6. R3 and R can be linear or branched; the alkyl chains R3 can be interrupted with up to 12, preferably less than 5 portions of ethylene oxide.

Preferred tertiary amines are R? R2R3N wherein Ri is an alkyl chain of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms or R5 I - (CH2-CH-0) XH where R5 is H or CH3 and x = 1-2. Amidoamines of the formula are also preferred: OR II Ri-C-NH- (CH2) n-N- (R2) 2 wherein Ri is alkyl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms; n is 2-4. Preferably n is 3; R2 and R3 are from 1 to 4 carbon atoms. More preferred amines of the present invention include 1-octylamine, 1-hexylamine, 1-decylamine, 1-dodecylamine, oxy-propylamine of 8 to 10 carbon atoms, N-coco-1,3-diaminopropane, cocoalkyldimethylamine, lauryldimethyl-amine, laurylbis (hydroxyethyl) amine, cocobis (hydroxyethyl) amine, lauryl amine propoxylated with 2 moles, octylamine propoxylated with 2 moles, laurylamidopropyldimethylamine, amidopropyldimethylamine of 8 to 10 carbon atoms and amidopropyldimethylamine of 10 carbon atoms. Very preferred amines for use in the compositions described herein are 1-hexylamine, 1-octylamine, 1-decylamine, 1-dodecylamine. Especially desirable are n-dodecyldimethylamine and bishydroxyethylcocoalkylamine and 7-fold ethoxylated oleylamine, laurylamidopropylamine and cocoamidopropylamine.

BENEFITS OF COLOR CARE Technologies that provide a type of benefit for color care can also be included. Examples of these technologies are metallo catalysts for color maintenance.

These metallo catalysts are described in European patent application No. 92870181.2.

DETERGENT IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM The compositions according to the present invention may further contain a builder system. Any conventional builder system is suitable for use herein, including aluminosilicate materials, silicates, polycarboxylates, alkyl- or alkenyl-succinic acid, fatty acids, materials such as ethylenediamine tetraacetate, diethylenetriamine pentamethylene-acetate, metal ion sequestrants as well as to polyphosphonates, particularly ethylenediaminetetramethylenephosphonic acid and diethylenetriaminepentamethylenephosphonic acid. Phosphate detergent builders can also be used. Suitable builders can be an inorganic ion exchange material, commonly a hydrated inorganic aluminosilicate material, more particularly a synthetic hydrated zeolite such as hydrated zeolite A, X, B, HS, or MAP. Another convenient inorganic builder material is layered silicate, for example, SKS-6 (Hoechst). SKS-6 is a layered crystalline silicate composed of sodium silicate (Na2Si205) - Suitable polycarboxylates containing a carboxy group include lactic acid, glycolic acid and ether derivatives thereof, as disclosed in Belgian Patent Nos. 931,368 , 821,369 and 821,370. Polycarboxylates containing two carboxy groups include the water-soluble salts of succinic acid, malonic acid (ethylenedioxy) diacetic acid, maleic acid, diglycolic acid, tartaric acid, tartronic acid and fumaric acid, as well as the ether carboxylates described in the Offeniegenschrift German 2,446,686, and 2,446,687 and US Patent 3,935,257 and the sulfinylcarboxylates described in Belgian Patent No. 840,623. Polycarboxylates containing three carboxy groups include, in particular, water-soluble citrates, aconitrates and citraconates as well as succinate derivatives such as carboxymethyloxysuccinates described in British Patent No. 1,379,241, Lactoxysuccinates described in the Netherlands application 7205783, and oxypolycarboxylate materials such as the 2-oxa-1,1,3-propane tricarboxylates described in British Patent No. 1,387,447.

Polycarboxylates containing four carboxy groups include the oxydisuccinates published in British Patent No. 1,261,829, 1,2, 2, 2-ethane tetracarboxylates, 1, 1, 3, 3-propane and tetracarboxylate 1,2,5-tetracarboxylates. , 3 -propane. Polycarboxylates containing sulfo substituents including the sulfocycinate derivatives described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,936,448, and the sulfonated pyrolysed citrates described in British Patent No. 1,082,179, while polycarboxylates containing phosphone substituents are described in British Patent No. 1,439,000. The alicyclic and heterocyclic polycarboxylates include cis, cis, cyclopentane cis-tetracarboxylates, cyclopentadienide pentacarboxylates, cis, cis, cis-tetracarboxylates of 2, 3, 4, 5-tetrahydrofuran, cis-dicarboxylates of 2,5-tetrahydrofuran, tetracarboxylates of 2, 2, 5, 5-tetrahydrofuran, hexacarboxylates of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-hexane and carboxymethyl derivatives of polyhydric alcohols such as sorbitol, mannitol and xylitol. Aromatic polycarboxylates include mellitic acid, pyromellitic acid and the phthalic acid derivatives described in British Patent No. 1,425,344. Of the above, the preferred polycarboxylates are the hydroxycarboxylates containing up to three carboxy groups per molecule, more particularly the citrates. Preferred builder systems for use in the present compositions include a water-insoluble aluminosilicate builder mixture such as zeolite A or a layered silicate (SKS-6), and a water-soluble carboxylate chelating agent such as citric acid. Preferred builders systems for use in the liquid compositions of the present invention are soaps and polycarboxylates. A suitable chelator for inclusion in the detergent compositions according to the invention is ethylenediamine-N, N'-disuccinic acid (EDDS) or its alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium salts, or mixtures thereof. thereof. The preferred EDDS compounds are in the form of the free acid and its sodium or magnesium salt. Examples of these preferred sodium salts of EDDS include Na2EDDS and Na4EDDS.

Examples of said preferred magnesium salts of EDDS include MgEDDS and Mg2 EDDS. Magnesium salts are most preferred for inclusion in the compositions according to the invention. Preferred builder systems include a water insoluble aluminosilicate builder mixture, such as zeolite A, and a water soluble carboxylate chelating agent, such as citric acid. Other detergency builder materials that can form part of the builder system for use in granular compositions include inorganic materials such as carbonates, bicarbonates, silicates, alkali metal, and organic materials, such as organic phosphonates, amino polyalkylene phosphonates, and aminopolycarboxylates. Other suitable water-soluble salts are homo- or co-polymeric acids or their salts, in which the polycarboxylic acid contains at least two carboxyl radicals separated from each other by not more than two carbon atoms. Polymers of this type are published in GB-A-1, 596, 756. Examples of these salts are polyacrylates of molecular weight 2000-5000 and their copolymers with a molecular weight of 20,000 to 70,000, especially about 40,000. The best detergent salts are usually included in amounts of 5% to 80% by weight of the composition, preferably 10% to 70% and very usually 30% to 60% by weight.

THE FOAM SUPPRESSOR Another optional ingredient is a foam suppressor, exemplified by silicones, and silica-silicone blends. Silicones can be represented generally by alkylated polysiloxane materials wherein silica is normally used in finely divided forms exemplified by silica aerogels and xerogels and hydrophobic silicas of various types. These materials can be incorporated as particles in which the foam suppressant is advantageously incorporated in a releasable manner in a vehicle impermeable to detergent, substantially non-surfactant, soluble in water or dispersible in water. Alternatively, the foam suppressant can be dissolved or dispersed in a liquid vehicle and applied by spray to one or more of the other components. A preferred silicone foam controlling agent is described in Bartollota and co-authors, US Pat. No. 3,933,672. Other particularly useful foam suppressors are self-emulsifying foam suppressing silicones, described in published German patent application DTOS 2 646 126 on April 28, 1977. An example of this type of compound is DC-544, commercially available from Dow Corning, which is a siloxane-glycol copolymer. A particularly preferred foam controlling agent is the foam suppressor system containing a mixture of silicone oils and 2-alkyl alkanols. Suitable 2-alkyl-alkanols are 2-butyl-octaneol which is commercially available under the trade name Isofol 12 R. This foam suppressor system is described in co-pending European Patent Application No. 92870174.7, filed on November 10. of 1992. Especially preferred silicone foam controlling agents are described in co-pending European patent application No. 92201649.8. Said compositions may contain a silicone / silica mixture in combination with vaporized non-porous silica such as Aerosil.RTM. The foam suppressors described above are normally employed at levels from 0.001% to 2% by weight of the composition, preferably from 0.01% to 1% by weight. weight.

OTHERS Other components used in the cleaning compositions may be employed, such as soil suspending agents, soil removal agents, optical brighteners, abrasives, bactericides, decolorization inhibitors, coloring agents, and / or encapsulated or non-encapsulated perfumes. Particularly convenient encapsulating materials are water-soluble capsules containing a polysaccharide matrix and polyhydroxy compounds as described in GB 1,464,616. Other suitable water-soluble encapsulating materials comprise dextrins derived from non-gelatinized starch acid esters or substituted dicarboxylic acids such as those described in U.S. 3,455,838. These acid-ester dextrins are preferably prepared from starches such as waxy maize, waxy sorghum, sago, tapioca and potato. Suitable examples of such encapsulating materials include N-Lok manufactured by National Starch. The N-Lok encapsulating material consists of a modified starch of corn and glucose. The starch is modified by addition of monofunctional substituted groups such as octenylsuccinic acid anhydride. The anti-redeposition agents and soil suspending agents discussed herein include cellulose derivatives such as methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose and hydroxyethylcellulose, and homo- or co-polymeric polycarboxylic acids or their salts. Polymers of this type include the polyacrylates and the maleic anhydride-acrylic acid copolymers previously mentioned as builders, likewise the copolymers of maleic anhydride with ethylene, methylvinyl ether or methacrylic acid, the maleic anhydride constitutes at least 20 mole percent of the copolymer. These materials are normally used at levels of 0.5% to 10% by weight, more preferably, from 0.75% to 8%, much more preferably, from 1% to 6% by weight of the composition. Preferred optical brighteners are anionic in nature, examples of which are 4,4'-bis- (2-diethanolamino-4-anilino-s-triazin-6-ylamino) stilbene-2: 2'-disulfide sulfonate , 4, 4'-bis- (2-morpholino-4-anilino-s-triazin-6-ylamino-stilbene-2: 2'-disodium disulfonate, 4,4'-bis- (2,4-dianilino- s-triazin-6-ylamino) stilbene-2; 2'-disodium disulfide, 4 ', 4"-bis- (2,4-dianilino-s-triazin-6-ylamino) stilbene-2-sulfonate of monosodium, 4,4'-bis-2-anilino-4- (N-methyl-N-2-hydroxyethylamino) -s-triazin-6-ylamine) stilbene-2, 2'-disodium disulfonate, 4.4 '-bis- (4-phenyl-2, 1, 3-triazol-2-yl) stilbene-2, 2'-disodium disulfonate, 4,4'-bis (2-anilino-4- (l-methyl- 2-hydroxyethylamino) -s-triazin-6-ylamino) stilbene-2, 2'-disulfonate, sodium 2 (stilbe-4"- (naphtha-1 ', 2': 4, 5) -1.2.3-triazole- 2"-sodium sulphonate and 4,4-bis (2-sulphotryl) biphenyl The highly preferred brighteners are the specific brighteners of the application European patent pending No. 95201943.8. Other useful polymeric materials are polyethylene glycols, particularly those of molecular weight 1000-10000, more particularly 2000 to 8000- and much more preferable, 4000. These are used at levels between 0.20% and 5% more preferable, from 0.25% to 2.5 % by weight. These polymers and the previously mentioned homo- or co-polymeric polycarboxylate salts are valuable for improving the maintenance of whiteness, the sedimentation of cloth ashes, and the cleaning performance on clay, protein and oxidizable soils in the presence of metal impurities of transition. The soil removal agents useful in compositions of the present invention are conventionally copolymers or terpolymers of terephthalic acid with ethylene glycol and / or propylene glycol units in different arrangements. Examples of these polymers are those described in commonly assigned patents US 4 116 885 and 4 711 730 and in published European patent application No. 0 272 033. A particular preferred polymer according to EP-A-0 272 033 has the formula (CH3 (PEG) 43) 0.75 (POH) 0.25 (T-PO) 2.β (T-PEG) 0.4) T (PO- H) 0.25 ((PEG) 43CH3) o.75 where PEG is - (OC2H4) 0-, PO is (OC3H60) and T is (pc0CsH4C0). Also very useful are polyesters modified as random copolymers of dimethyl terephthalate, dimethyl sulfoisophthalate, ethylene glycol and 1-2 propanediol, the final groups are composed primarily of sulfobenzoate and secondarily of monoesters of ethylene glycol and / or propanediol. The objective is to obtain a polymer crowned at both ends by sulfobenzoate groups, "primarily", in the present context, most of said copolymers will be end-capped with sulfobenzoate groups. However, some copolymers will not be fully crowned, and consequently their end groups may consist of the ethylene glycol monoester and / or the propane-1,2-diol thereof consisting secondarily of said species. The polyesters selected here contain 46% by weight of dimethylterephthalic acid, 16% by weight of propane-1,2-diol, 10% by weight of ethylene glycol, 13% by weight of dimethyl sulfobenzoic acid and 15% by weight of sulfoisophthalic acid, and they have a molecular weight of 3,000. The polyesters and their method of preparation are described in detail in EPA 311 342. It is well known in the art that free chlorine in tap water rapidly deactivates the enzymes contained in the detergent compositions. Therefore, the use of chlorine scrubber such as perborate, ammonium sulfate, sodium sulfite or polyethylamine at a level above 0.1% by weight of the total composition, in the formulas will provide improvement in the stability during the washing of the carbohydrase. Compositions containing chlorine scavenger are described in European patent application 92870018.6 filed on January 31, 1992. Alkoxylated polycarboxylates as prepared from polyacrylates are useful herein to provide additional performance in fat removal. These materials are described in WO 91/08281 and PCT 90/01815 on page 4 and following, incorporated herein by reference. Chemically, these materials contain polyacrylates that have an ethoxy side chain for every 7-8 acrylate units. The side chains are of the formula - (CH2CH20) m (CH2) nCH3 / where m is 2-3 and n is 6-12. The side chains are linked with ester to the polyacrylate backbone, to form a "comb" type polymer structure. The molecular weight may vary, but is typically on the scale of 2000 to 50,000. These alkoxylated polycarboxylates may comprise from 0.05% to 10% by weight of the compositions described herein.

SOFTENING AGENTS The fabric softening agents may also be incorporated in laundry detergent compositions according to the present invention. These agents may be of inorganic or organic type. The inorganic softening agents are exemplified by the smectite clays described in GB-A-1 400 898 and in USP 5,019,292. Organic fabric softening agents include the tertiary amines not soluble in water as described in GB-A1 514 276 and EP-BO 011340 and their combination with monoquaternary ammonium salts of 12 to 14 carbon atoms is described in EP-BO 026 527 and EP-B-0 026 528 and double long chain amides as described in EP-BO 242 919. Other useful organic ingredients of fabric softening systems include high molecular weight polyethylene oxide materials as described in EP- A-0 299 575 and 0 313 146. Smectite clay levels are normally in the range of 2% to 20%, more preferably, 5% to 15% by weight, with the material added as a dry component mixed to the remainder of the formulation. Organic fabric softening agents, such as water insoluble tertiary amines or double long chain amide materials are incorporated at levels of 0.5% to 5% by weight, typically from 1% to 3% by weight, while the materials High molecular weight polyethylene oxide and water soluble cationic materials are added at levels from 0.1% to 0.2%, usually from 0.15% to 1.5% by weight. These materials are usually added to the pulverized dry portion of the composition, although in some cases it may be more convenient to add them as a dry particulate mixture, or to spray them as a molten liquid in other solid components of the composition.

WASHING METHOD The compositions of the invention can be used in essentially any washing or cleaning method, including soaking methods, pretreatment methods, and methods with rinse steps for which a separate rinse aid composition can be added.

The method described herein consists of contacting fabrics with a laundry solution in the usual manner and exemplified below. The process of the invention is conveniently carried out in the course of the cleaning process. The cleaning method is preferably carried out at 5 ° C to 95 ° C, especially between 10 ° C and 60 ° C. The pH of the treatment solution is preferably from 7 to 11. A dishwashing method in dishwashing machine consists in treating the soiled articles with an aqueous liquid, having dissolved or dispensed therein an effective amount of the composition for machine dishwashing machine or rinse composition. An effective conventional amount of dishwashing composition means 8-60 g. of product dissolved or dispersed in a volume of water of 3-10 liters. According to the manual dishwashing method, the dirty dishes are contacted with an effective amount of the dishwashing composition, typically 0.5-20 g. (for 25 dishes that are being washed). Preferred methods of manual dishwashing include the application of a concentrated solution to the surfaces of the dishes or soaking in a large volume of diluted solution of the detergent composition. The following examples are intended to exemplify compositions of the present invention, but do not necessarily mean limitations or other form of definitions of the scope of the invention. In detergent compositions, the enzyme levels are expressed by pure enzyme by weight of the total composition and unless otherwise specified, the detergent ingredients are expressed by weight of the total compositions. The abbreviated identifications of the components in them have the following meanings: LAS: linear sodium alkylbenzene sulfonate of 12 carbon atoms TAS: sodium tallow alkyl sulfate CXYAS: C sodium alkylsulfate ?? - C ?? 25EY: A predominantly linear Cix ~ C? Y primary alcohol condensed with an average of Y moles of ethylene oxide CXYEZ: A primary alcohol of C? to Cl? predominantly linear, condensed with an average of Z moles of ethylene oxide. XYEZS: C sodium alkyl sulfate ?? - C and condensed with an average of Z moles of ethylene oxide per mole QAS: R2 + N + (CH3) 2 (C2H40H) with R2 = C12-C14 Jabo: linear sodium alkylcarboxylate derived from a 80/20 mixture of tallow and coconut oils. Non-ionic: Mixed ethoxylated / propoxylated fatty alcohol, of 13 to 15 carbon atoms, with an average degree of ethoxylation of 3.8 and an average degree of propoxylation of 4.5 sold under the trade name Plurafac LF404 by BASF GmbH. CFAA: Alkyl N-methyl glucamide of 12 to 14 carbon atoms FAA alkyl N-methyl glucamide of 16 to 18 carbon atoms TPKFA: Whole fraction of fatty acids of 12 to 14 carbon atoms obtained by distillation DEQA: chloride di- (tallowoxyethyl) dimethyl ammonium. SDASA: 1: 2 ratio of stearyldimethylamine: triple pressed stearic acid. Neodol 45-13 linear primary alcohol ethoxylate of 14 to 15 carbon atoms, sold by Shell Chemical, Co. Silicate: Amorphous sodium silicate (Si02: Na20 ratio = 2.0) NaSKS-6: Crystalline layered silicate of formula d -Na2Si20s. Carbonate: Anhydrous sodium carbonate with a particle size between 200 μm and 1200 μm. Bicarbonate: Anhydrous sodium bicarbonate with a particle size between 400 μm and 1200 μm. STPP: Anhydrous sodium tripolyphosphate MA / AA: Maleic acid / acrylic copolymer 1: 4 average molecular weight 80,000.

PA30: Polyacrylic acid of average molecular weight of about 8,000.

Terpolymer: Terpolymer of average molecular weight of about 7,000, which contains monomer units of acrylic acid: maleic: ethylacrylic in a weight ratio of 60:20:20 480N: Random copolymer of acrylic / methacrylic acid 3: 7, average molecular weight of 3,500. Polyacrylate: Polyacrylate homopolymer with an average molecular weight of 8,000, sold under the trade name PA30 by BASF GmbH. Zeolite A: Hydrated sodium aluminosilicate of formula Nai2 (A102Si02)? 2. 27H20 with a primary particle size on the scale of 0.1 to 10 micrometers. Citrate: citrate dihydrate trisodium activity 86.4% with a particle size distribution between 425 μm and 850 μm. Citrus: Anhydrous citric acid PB1 Anhydrous sodium perborate monohydrate bleach, empirical formula NaB? 2.H202 PB4: anhydrous sodium perborate tetrahydrate Percarbonate: Anhydrous sodium percarbonate bleach of empirical formula 2Na2C03.3 H202 TAED: Tetraacetylethylenediamine NOSS: nonaoyloxybenzenesulfonate in the form of sodium salt. Photoactivated bleach: sulfonated zinc phthalocyanine encapsulated in dextrin-soluble polymer. PAAC: Pentaamine-cobalt (III) acetate salt Paraffin: Paraffin oil sold under the trade name Winog 70 by Wintershall. BzP: Benzoyl Peroxide Pectinesterase: Pectinesterase P0764, P1889 or P54000 of orange bark, available from Sigma; P6763 tomato, available from Sigma or the pectinesterase described in DE 30 44 455. Protease: Proteolytic enzyme sold under the trade name Savinase, Alcalase, Durazim, by Novo Nordisk A / S, Maxacal, Maxapem sold by Gist-Brocades and proteases described in patents WO91 / 06637 and / or WO95 / 10591 and / or EP 251 446. Amylase: amylolytic enzyme sold under the trade name Purafact Ox Am® described in WO 94/18314, sold by Genencor; Termamyl®, Fungamyl® and duramyl®, all available from Novo Nordisk A / S and those described in W095 / 26397. Lipase: Lipolytic enzyme sold under the trade name Lipolase, Lipolase Ultra by Novo Nordisk A / S Cellulase: Cellulite enzyme sold under the trade name Carezyme, Celluzyme and / or Endolase by Novo Nordisk A / S.

CMC: Sodium carboxy carboxylic cellulose.

HEDP: 1, 1-hydroxydanediphosphonic acid. DETPMP: Pentadietiletriamine (methylenephosphonic acid), sold by Monsanto under the trade name Dequest 2060. PVNO: N-oxide of poly (4-vinylpyridine) PVPVI: Poly (4-vinylpyridine N-oxide / vinyl-imidazole and vinyl pyrrolidone copolymer) 1 Disodium Disodium-4,4'-bis (2-sulphotryl) biphenyl Brightener 2,4,4'-bis (4-) aniline-6-morpholine-1, 3, 5-triazine-2-yl) stilbene-2, 2'-disulfonate disodium Antifoam silicone: Polydimethylsiloxane foam controller with siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer as a dispersing agent from said foam controller to said dispersing agent from 10: 1 to 100: 1. Granulated foam suppressant: 12% silicone / silica, 18% stearyl alcohol, 70% granulated starch SRP1: Sulfobenzoyl esters crowned in the end with oxyethyleneoxy and terephthaloyl main structure SRP2: Short block polymer of poly- (1,2-polypropylene terephthalate) Sulfate: Anhydrous sodium sulfate. HMWPEO: High molecular weight polyethylene oxide PEG: Polyethylene glycol. BTA: Benzotriazole Bismuth nitrate: Bismuth nitrate salt. NaDCC: Sodium dichloroisocyanurate Encapsulated perfume particles: Insoluble fragrance delivery technology using 13x zeolite, perfume and a dextrose / glycerin agglomerating binder. KOH: Potassium hydroxide solution 100% active pH: Measured as a 1% solution in distilled water at 20 ° C.

EXAMPLE 1 The following detergent compositions of. laundry were prepared according to the invention: I II III IV V VI LAS 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 C25E3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 QAS 0.8 0.8 - 0.8 0.8 Zeolite A 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 Carbonate 13.0 13.0 13.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 Silicate 1.4 1.4 1.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 Sulfate 26.1 26.1 26.1 26.1 26.1 26.1"PB4 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 TAED 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 DETPMP 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 HEDP 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Pectinesterase 0.005 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.02 0.08 Protease 0.0026 0.0026 0.0026 0.0026 0.0026 0.0026 Lipasa 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 Amylase 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 MA / AA 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 CMC 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Bleach 15 15 15 15 15 15 photoactivated (ppm) Brightener 1 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 Perfume 0.3 rt 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Anti-foam silicone 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Mise / minors 100% Density in 850 850 850 850 850 850 g / liter EXAMPLE 2 The following granular laundry detergent compositions with bulk density 750 g / liter were prepared according to the invention: I II III LAS 5.25 5.61 4.76 TAS 1.25 1.86 1.57 C45AS - 2.24 3.89 C25AE3S - 0.76 1.18 C45E7 3.25 ___, 5.0 C25E3 - 5.5 QAS 0.8 2.0 2.0 STPP 19.7 Zeolite A 19.5 19.5 NaSKS-6 / citric acid 10.6 10.6 (79:21) Carbonate 6.1 21.4 21.4 Bicarbonate 2.0 2.0 Silicate 6.8 Sodium sulfate 39.8 14.3 12.7 PB4 5.0 0.5 3.1 -TAED -DETPMP 0.25 0.2 0.2 HEDP - 0.3 0.3 Pectinesterase 0.001 0.02 0.005 Protease 0.0026 0.0085 0.045 Lipase 0.003 0.003 0.003 Cellulase 0.0006 0.0006 0.0006 Amylase 0.0009 0.0009 0.0009 MA / AA 0.8 1.6 1.6 CMC 0.2 0.4 0.4 Bleach 15 ppm 27 ppm 27 ppm photoactivated (ppm) Brightener 1 0.08 0.19 0.19 / Brightener 2 0.04 0.04 Perfume particles 0.3 0.3 0.3 encapsulated Silicone anti foam 0.5 2.4 2.4 Mise / under 100% EXAMPLE 3 The following detergent formulations were prepared according to the present invention, wherein I is a phosphorus-containing detergent composition, II is a detergent composition containing zeolite and III is a compact detergent composition: II III Blown powder STPP 24.0 24.0 Zeolite A 24.0 - C45AS 9.0 6.0 13.0 MA / AA 2.0 4.0 2.0 LAS 6.0 8.0 11.0 TAS 2.0 Silicate 7.0 3.0 3.0 CMC 1.0 1.0 0.5 Rinse aid 2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Soap 1.0 1.0 '1.0 DETPMP 0.4 0.4 0.2 Spray C45E7 2.5 2.5 2.0 C25E3 2.5 2.5 2.0 Anti-foam silicone 0.3 0.3 0.3 Perfume 0.3 0.3 0.3 dry additives Carbonate 6.0 13.0 15.0 PB4 18.0 18.0 10.0 PB1 4.0 4.0 0 TAED 3.0 3.0 1.0 oactivado 0.02 0.02 0.02 nesterasa 0.02 0.05 0.01 Protease 0.01 0.01 0.01 Lipase 0.009 0.009 0.009 Amylase 0.002 0.003 0.001 mixed 3.0 3.0 5.0 Dry Resto (humidity and 100. 0 100. 0 100. 0 miscellaneous) Density (g / liter) 630 670 670 EXAMPLE 4 * The following detergent formulations zero content bleach particular use in the washing of colored clothing were prepared according to the present invention: I II III blown powder Zeolite A 15.0 15.0 Sodium sulfate 0.0 5.0 LAS 3.0 3.0 DETPMP 0.4 0.5 CMC 0.4 0.4 MA / AA 4.0 4.0 Agglomerates C45AS - - ii.o LAS 6.0 5.0 - TAS 3.0 2.0 * - Silicate 4.0 4.0 - Eolite A 10.0 15.0 13.0 CMC _ __ 0.5 MA / AA 2.0 Carbonate 9.0 7.0 7.0 Sprayed Perfume 0.3 0.3 0.5 C45E7 4.0 4.0 4.0 C25E3 2.0 2.0 2.0 Dry additives MA / AA - - 3.0 NaSKS-6 - - 12.0 Citrate 10.0 - 8.0 Bicarbonate 7.0 3.0 5.0 Carbonate 8.0 5.0 7.0 PVPVI / PVNO 0.5 0.5 0.5 ectinesterasa 0.05 0.005 0.02 Protease 0.026 0.016 0.047 Lipase 0.009 0.009 0.009 Amylase .005 .005 .005 Cellulase 0.006 0.006 0.006 oz anti-foam 5.0 5.0 5.0 Dry additives Sodium sulphate 0.0 9.0 0.0 Other (Humidity and 100.0 100.0 100.0 miscellaneous) Density (g / liter) 700 700 700 EXAMPLE 5 The following detergent formulations were prepared according to the present invention: I II III IV LAS 20.0 14.0 24.0 '-22.0 QAS 0.7 1.0 - 0.7 TFAA - 1.0 - - C25ES / C45E7 - 2.0 - 0.5 C45E3S - 2.5 - - STPP 30.0 18.0 30.0 22.0 Silicate 9.0 5.0 10.0 8.0 Carbonate 13.0 7.5 - 5.0 Bicarbonate - 7.5 - - DETPMP 0.7 1.0 - - SRP 1 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 MA / AA 2.0 0.5 2.0 1.0 CMC 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.2 Pectinesterase 0.08 0.04 0.05 0.01 Protease 0.008 0.01 0.026 0.026 Amylase 0.007 0.004 0.002 Lipasa 0.004 0.002 0.004 0.002 Cellulase 0.0015 0.0005 Bleach 70 ppm 45 ppm 10 ppm photoactivated (ppm) Brightener 1 0.2 0.2 0.08 0.2 PB1 6.0 2.0 NOBS 2.0 1.0 Balance (humidity and 100 100 100 100 misc) EXAMPLE 6 The following detergent formulations were prepared according to the present invention: I II III IV Blown Powder Zeolite A 30.0 22.0 6.0 6.7 Na SKS-6 - - - 3.3 Polycarboxylate - - - 7.1 Sodium Sulfate 19.0 5.0 7.0 - MA / AA 3.0 3.0 6.0 - LAS 14.0 12.0 22.0 21.5 C45AS 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.5 Cationico - - 1.0 ' Silicato 1.0 5.0 11.4 Soap -. 2.0 - Brightener 1 0.2 0.2 0.2 - Carbonate 8.0 16.0 20.0 10.0 DETPMP 0.4 0.4 Spray C45E7 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.2 Dry additives PVPVI / PVNO 0.5 0.5 0.5 Pectinesterase 0.005 0.01 0.01 0.005 Protease 0.052 0.01 0.01 0.01 Lipase 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 Cellulase 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 NOBS 6.1 4.5 3.2 PB1 1.0 5.0 6.0 3.9 Sodium sulfate 6.0 until balance Rest (humidity and 100 100 100 miscellaneous) EXAMPLE 7 The following high-density detergent and bleach formulations were prepared according to the invention: I II III Blown powder Zeolite A 15.0 15.0 15.0 Sodium Sulfate 0.0 5.0 0.0 LAS 3.0 3.0 3.0 QAS - 1.5 1.5 DETPMP 0.4 0.4 0.4 CMC 0.4 0.4 0.4 MA / AA 4.0 2.0 2.0 Agglomerates LAS 5.0 5.0 5.0 TAS 2.0 2.0 1.0 Silicate 3.0 3.0 4.0 Zeolite A 8.0 8.0 8.0 Carbonate 8.0 8.0 4.0 Sprayed Perfume 0.3 0.3 0.3 C45E7 2.0 2.0 2.0 C25E3 2.0 Dry Additives Citrate 5.0 2.0 Bicarbonate 3.0 - Carbonate 8.0 15.0 10.0 TAED 6.0 2.0 5.0 PB1 14.0 7.0 10.0 Polyethylene oxide _ 0.2 of PM 5,000,000 .lia of bentonite - - 10.0 Pectinesterase 0.005 0.01 0.08 Protease 0.01 0.01 0.01 Lipase 0.009 0.009 0.009 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 .0 5.0 5.0 Silicone Defoamer Dry Additives Sodium Sulfate 0.0 3.0 0.0 Other (Humidity and 100.0 100.0 100.0 miscellaneous) Density (g / liter) 850 850 850 EXAMPLE 8 The following high density detergent formulations were prepared according to the present invention: I II Agglomerate C45AS 11.0 14.0 Zeolite A 15.0 6.0 Carbonate 4.0 8.0 MA / AA 4.0 2.0 CMC 0.5 0.5 DETPMP 0.4 0.4 Spray C25E6 5.0 5.0 Perfume 0.5 0.5 Dry aggregates HEPD 0.5 0.3 SKS 6 13.0 10.0 Citrato 3.0 1.0 TAED 5.0 7.0 Percarbonate 20.0 20.0 SRP 1 0.3 0.3 Pectinesterase 0.02 0.05 Protease 0.014 0.014 Lipasa 0.009 0.009 Celulasa 0.004 0.004 Amylase 0.005 0.005 .0 5.0 silicone antifoam Polisher 1 0.2 0.2 Polisher 2 0.2 Remainder (Humidity and 100 100 miscellaneous) Density (g / liter) 850 850 EXAMPLE 9 The following granular detergent formulations were prepared according to the present invention: 1 II III IV V LAS 21.0 25.0 18.0 18.0 Coco C12-14 AS 21.9 AE3S 1.5 1.5 2.3 Decil dimethyl 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.8 hydroxyethyl NH4 + C1 Nonionic 1.2 0.9 0.5 Alcohol Coco C12-14 1.0 fatty STPP 44.0 25.0 22.5 22.5 22.5 Zeolite A 7.0 10.0 8.0 Ma / AA 0.9 0.9 SRP1 0.3 0.15 0.2 0.1 0.2 CMC 0.3 2.0 0.75 0.4 1.0 Carbonate 17.5 29.3 5.0 13.0 15.0 Silicate 2.0 7.6 7.9 Pectinesterase 0.005 0.01 0.007 0.01 0.01 Protease 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007 Amylase 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 Lipasa 0.003 0.003 0.003 Cellulase 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 NOBS 1.2 1.0 PB1 2.4 1.2 Diethylene - - - 0.7 1.0 triamine pentaacetic acid ^ Acid - - 0.6 diethylenetriamine pentamethylphosphonic Sulphate of Mg - - 0.8 Bleach 45ppm 50ppm 15ppm 45ppm 42ppm photoactivated Brightener 1 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 Polisher 2 0.1 0.3 0.05 0.13 0.13 Water and children up to 100% EXAMPLE 10 The following liquid detergent formulations were prepared according to the invention: I II III IV V VI VII VIII LAS 10.0 13.0 9.0 - 25.0 C25AS 4.0 1.0 2.0 10.0 - 13.0 18.0 15.0 C25E3S 1.0 - - 3.0 - 2.0 2.0 4.0 C25E7 6.0 8.0 13.0 2.5 - - 4.0 4.0 TFAA 4.5 6.0 8.0 8.0 QAS 3.0 1.0 TPKFA 2.0 13.0 2.0 15.0 7.0 7.0 Fatty acids - - - 5.0 - - 4.0 4.0 of rapeseed Citrus 2.0 3.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Acid 12.0 10.0 15.0 dodecenyl / tetradecenyl -succinic oleic acid 4.0 2.0 1.0 - 1.0 Ethanol 4.0 4.0 7.0 2.0 7.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 1,2 Propanodiol 4.0 4.0 2.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 13.- Monoethanol- - - - 5.0 - - 9.0 9.0 Amine Triethanolamine _ _ 8 _ _ _ _ _ NaOH (pH) 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.7 8.0 7.5 8.0 8.2 Tetraethylene- 0.5 - 0.5 0.2 - - 0.4 0.3 Ethoxylated pentaamine DETPMP 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 2.0 1.2 1.0 SRP 2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 PVNO - - - - - - - 0.10 Pectinesterase .005 .005 .005 .005 0.05 0.07 0.02 0.01 Protease 0.005 0.005 .004 .003 .008 .005 .003 .006 Lipasa - .002 - .001 - - .003 .003 Amylase .002 .002 .005 .004 .002 .008 .005 .005 Cellulase - .0001 - - .0001 .0001 Boric acid 0.1 0.2 - 2.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.5 Na Formate - - 1.0 Chloride of Ca - .015 - 0.01 - Clay - - - - 4.0 4.0 betonite Clay suspended - - - - 0.6 0.3 Dedora SD3 Remainder (humidity 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 and miscellaneous) EXAMPLE 11 Granular cleaning compositions having the ability to "soften during washing" according to the present invention were prepared: I II 4SAS - 10.0 LAS 7.6 68AS 1.3 45E7 4.0 2SE3 - 5.0 Chloride of coconut-alkyl- 1.4 1.0 dimethyl-hydroxy-ethyl-ammonium Citrate 5.0 3.0 Na-SKS-6 - 11.0 Zeolite A 15.0 15.0 MA / AA 4.0 4.0 DETPMP 0.4 0.4 PB1 15.0 Percarbonate 15.0 TAED 5.0 5.0 Smectite clay 10.0 10.0 HMWPEO 0.1 Pectinesterase 0.01 0.01 Protease 0.02 0.1 Lipase 0.02 0.01 Amylase 0.03 0.005, Cellulase 0.001 Silicate 3.0 5.0 Carbonate 10.0 10.0 Foam suppressor 1.0 4.0 CMC granulate 0.2 0.1 Water / minors Up to 100 ' EXAMPLE 12 The following fabric softener composition was prepared to be added to the rinse, according to the present invention: Active softener 20.0 Pectinesterase 0.01 Amylase 0.001 Cellulase 0.001 HCl 0.03 Antifoam agent 0.01 Blue color 25 ppm CaCl2 0.20 Perfume 0.90 Water / minors Up to 100% EXAMPLE 13 The following fabric softening composition according to the present invention was prepared: I II III DEQA 2.6 19.0 SDASA 70.0 Stearic acid 0.3 of IV = 0 Neodol 45-13 13.0 Chlorhydric acid 0.02 0.02 co Ethanol 1.0 PEG 0.6 Pectinesterase 0.005 0.05 0.01 Perfume 1.0 1.0 0.75 S Suuccccminaattoo ddee - 0.36 digeranil Antiespu before 0.01 0.01 silicone Electrolyte - 600 ppm Dye 10 ppm 50 ppm 0.01 Water and minors 100% 100% EXAMPLE 14 The following fabric cleaning compositions were prepared in synthetic detergent bar according to the present invention: I II III IV C26 AS 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 CFAA 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 LAS (Cll-13) 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 Sodium carbonate 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 Sodium pyrophosphate 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 STPP 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 Zeolite A 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 CMC 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Polyacrylate (PM 1400) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Monoethanolamide 50 5.0 5.0 5.0 Coconut Pectinesterase 0.1 0.1 0.15 0.2 Amylase 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 Protease 0.3 - 0.5 0.05 Rinse aid, perfume 0 0..22 0.2 0.2 0.2 CaS04 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 MgS04 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Water 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 Load *: rest up to 100% * Can be selected among materials. Suitable as CaCO3, talc, clay (kaolinite, smectite), silicates and the like.

EXAMPLE 15 The following high density compact dishwashing detergent compositions (0.96 Kg / 1) I to VI were prepared according to the present invention: I II III IV V VI STPP - - 49.0 38.0 Citrate 33.0 17.5 - - 54.0 25.4 Carbonate 17.5 20.0 14.0 25.4 Silicate 33.0 14.8 20.4 14.8 14.8 metasilicate 2.5 2.5 PB1 1.9 9.7 7.8 14.3 7.8 PB4 8.6 Percarbonate 6.7 Non-ionic 1.5 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.6 TAES 4.8 2.4 2.4 2.4 4.0 HEDP 0.8 1.0 0.5 DETPMP 0.6 0.6 PAAC 0.2 BzP 4.4 Paraffin 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 Pectinesterase 0.07 0.05 0.1 0.1 0.08 0.01 Protease 0.075 0.05 0.10 0.10 0.08 0.01 Lipase 0.001 0.005 Amylase 0.01 0.005 0.015 0.015 0.01 0.0025 BTA 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Nitrate 0.3 bismuth PA30 4.0 Terpolymer 4.0 480N - 6.0 2.8 Sulphate 7.1 20.8 8.4 0.5 1.0 pH (solution at 10.8 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.9 9 1%) EXAMPLE 16 The following examples I to IV of granular dishwashing detergent compositions of 1.02 Kg / L volumetric density according to the present invention were prepared: I II III IV V VI STPP 30.0 30.0 30.0 27.9 34 .5 26.7 Carbonate 30.5 30.5 30.5 23.0 30 .5 2.80 Silicate 7.4 7.4 7.4 12.0 8. 0 20.3 PB1 4.4 4.4 4.4 4. 4 NaDCC 2.0 1.5 Non-ionic 0.75 0.75 0.75 1.9 1.2 0.5 TAED 1.0 1.0 1.0 PAAC 0.004 BzP 1.4 Paraffin 0.25 0.25 0.25 Pectinesterase 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.05 Protease 0 05 0.05 0.05 0.1 Lipase 0.005 - 0.001 Amylase 0.003 0.001 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.015 BTA 0.15 - 0.15 Sulphate 23.9 23.9 23.9 31.4 17.4 pH (Solution 1%) 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7 12.3 EXAMPLE 17 The following detergent compositions were prepared in tablets of 25 g in weight, according to the present invention, by compression of a granular dishwashing composition at a pressure of 13 KN / cm2 using a rotary press with a normal head 12: II III STPP 48.8 47.5 Citrate 26.4 Carbonate - 5.0 ~ Silicate 26.4 14.8 25.0 Pectinesterase 0.007 0.01 0.05 Protease 0.03 0.075 0.01 Lipase 0.005 Amylase 0.01 0.005 0.001 PB1 1.6 7.8 PB4 6.9 11.4 Non ionic 1.2 2.0 1.1 TAED 4.3 2.4 0.8 HEDP 0.7 DETPMP 0.69 Paraffin 0.4 0.5 BTA 0.2 0.3 PA30 3.2 Sulfate 25.0 14.7 3.2 pH (solution 1%) 10.6 10.6 11.0 EXAMPLE 18 The following liquid dishwashing detergent compositions, I and II, were prepared according to the present invention, with a density of 1.40 Kg / L: I II STPP 33.3 20.0 Carbonate 2.7 2.0 Silicate - 4.4 NaDCC 1.1 1.15 Nonionic 2.5 1.0 Paraffin 2.2 Pectinesterase 0.005 0.05 Protease 0.03 0.02 Amylase 0.005 0.0025 480N 0.50 4.00 KOH - 6.00 Sulphate 1.6 pH (1% solution) 10.0 9.1 EXAMPLE 19 The following liquid compositions for cleaning hard surfaces were prepared according to the present invention: I II III IV V VI Pectinesterase 0.005 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.005 0.005 Amylase 0.01 0.002 0.005 0.02 0.001 0.005 Protease 0.05 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.005 0.005 EDTA * 2.90 2.90 Citrate 2.90 2.90 LAS 1.95 1.95 1.95 C12 AS - 2.20 2.20 2.20 (Ethoxy) sulfate - 2.20 2.20 2.20 Na C12 ** Oxide - 0.50 0.50 0.50 1.30 1.30 C12 dimethyl SCS Hexilcarbitol 1.30 ** 6.30 6.30 6.30 6.30 6.30 6.30 Water Balance to 100% * Ethylenediamine diacetic acid Na4 ** Diethylene glycol monohexyl ether *** All formulas adjusted to pH 7 EXAMPLE 20 The following robotic composition for cleaning hard surfaces and removing mold from home was prepared according to the present invention: I Pectinesterase 0.01 Amillase 0.01 Protease 0.01 Sodium Octyl Sulfate 2.00 Sodium dodecylisulfate 4.00 Sodium hydroxide 0.80 Silicate (Na) 0.04 Perfume 0.35 Water / minors Up to 100%

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NOVELTY OF THE INVENTION CLAIMS

1. A detergent composition characterized in that it contains a pectinesterase substantially free of other pectic enzymes.

2. - A detergent composition according to claim 1, further characterized in that said pectinesterase has an enzymatic activity of at least t 10%, preferably 25%, more preferable, 40% of its optimal activity, at a pH scale of 7 to 11.

3. - A detergent composition according to claim 2, further characterized in that the pectinesterase has an optimum activity at a pH scale of 7 to 11.

4. - A detergent composition according to claims 1-3 , further characterized in that it comprises less than 25%, preferably less than 10%, more preferable, less than 5% by weight of the enzyme pectinesterase, of other pectic enzymes.

5. - A detergent composition according to claims 1-4 wherein said pectinesterase is present at a level from 0.0001% to 2%, preferably from 0.0005% to 0.5%, more preferably, from 0.001% to 0.1% pure enzyme by weight of the total composition.

6. A detergent composition according to any of the preceding claims, further characterized in that it additionally comprises a dispersant.

7. A detergent composition according to any of the preceding claims, further characterized in that it additionally comprises another detergent enzyme.

8. A detergent composition according to claim 7, further characterized in that said detergent enzyme is selected from amylases, proteases, lipases, cellulase and mixtures thereof.

9. A detergent composition according to any of the preceding claims, further characterized in that it additionally comprises an enzymatic bleach system.

10. A detergent composition according to any of the preceding claims, further characterized in that it additionally comprises a conventional activated bleaching system with a bleach catalyst based on Mn.

11. A detergent composition according to any of the preceding claims, further characterized in that it additionally comprises a dye transfer inhibiting polymer.

12. - A detergent composition according to any of the preceding claims further characterized in that said laundry detergent composition comprises one or more components selected from ammonium, nonionic, cationic, amphoteric and zwitterionic surfactants; suppressors of foam, agents of suspension of dirt and anti -redeposition of dirt.

13. - A detergent composition according to any of the preceding claims further characterized in that said composition is in liquid form, paste, gel, bar, tablets, powder or granular form.

14. An additive for detergent, characterized in that it contains a pectinesterase substantially free of another pectic enzyme.

15. - The use of a detergent composition according to claims 1-14 for cleaning fabrics and / or removing stains on fabrics and / or maintaining whiteness on fabrics and / or fabric softening and / or color appearance of fabrics and / or inhibition of dye transfer in fabrics.

16. The use of a detergent composition according to claims 1-14 for cleaning hard surfaces such as floors, walls, bathroom tile and the like.

17. The use of a detergent composition according to claims 1-14 for dishwashing by hand or in a dishwashing machine.