Patent ID: 6592867
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A61K,A61Q,C09D,C11D

Abstract:
A method for killing or inhibiting microbial cells, comprising treating the microbial cells with a composition comprising a laccase, oxygen, and an enhancing agent of formula (I): in which R13 and R14 independently are: â€ƒwherein R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 independently are H, OH, NH2, COOH, SO3H, C1-12-alkyl, acyl, NO2, CN, Cl, Br, F, CF3, NOHâ€”CO-phenyl, COâ€”NOH-phenyl, C1-6-COâ€”NOHâ€”R15, COâ€”NOHâ€”R15, COR12, phenyl-COâ€”NOHâ€”R15, OR7, NR8R9, COOR10, or NOHâ€”COâ€”R11, wherein R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 and R12 are C1-12-alkyl or acyl, wherein R15 is â€ƒwherein R16, R17, R18, R19 and R20 independently are H, OH, NH2, COOH, SO3H, C1-12-alkyl, acyl, NO2, CN, CI, Br, F, CF3, NOHâ€”CO-phenyl, COâ€”NOH-phenyl, COR12, OR7, NR8R9, COOR10, or NOHâ€”COâ€”R11, wherein R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 and R12 are C1-12-alkyl or acyl.