Patent ID: 6407053
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: C08G,C11D

Abstract:
A detergent composition comprising:a) from 1% to 80% by weight, of a detersive surfactant selected from the group consisting of nonionic, anionic, cationic, amphoteric, zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; and b) from 0.1% to 10% by weight, of an admixture of two or more oligomers, polymers or copolymers which are formed from the self-condensation of lysine or the reaction of lysine with one or more amino acids or amino acid pre-cursors selected from the group consisting of ornithine, histidine, tryptophan, a C2-C12 &agr;,&ohgr;-amino acid, valerolactam, caprolactam, and mixtures thereof; or the reaction of lysine with one or more C2-C12 &agr;,&ohgr;-diamines.