Patent ID: 6165966
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A liquid detergent composition comprising:a) from 1% to 95%, by weight of composition, of a detersive surfactant;b) an active proteolytic enzyme; andc) a protease inhibitor having the formula:Z--A--NH--CH(R )--C(O)--Xwherein A is an amino acid moiety; X is hydrogen; Z is an N-capping moiety selected from the group consisting of sulfonamides, phosphonamides, sulfenamides, sulfonic acids, phosphinamides, amidophosphates, sulfamoyl derivaties, and phosphonamides; and R is selected from the group consisting of straight or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 unsubstituted alkyl, phenyl, and C.sub.7 -C.sub.9 alkylaryl moieties.