Patent ID: 8367728

Claim:
A process to disinfect a hard surface or inanimate object using an enzymatically produced peroxycarboxylic acid composition, said process comprising: a) providing a set of reaction components comprising: 1) at least one substrate selected from the group consisting of: i) esters having the structure [X] m R 5 wherein X=an ester group of the formula R 6 C(O)O; R 6 =C1 to C7 linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl moiety, optionally substituted with hydroxyl groups or C1 to C4 alkoxy groups, wherein R 6 optionally comprises one or more ether linkages for R 6 =C2 to C7; R 5 =a C1 to C6 linear, branched, or cyclic hydrocarbyl moiety optionally substituted with hydroxyl groups; wherein each carbon atom in R 5 individually comprises no more than one hydroxyl group or no more than one ester group; wherein R 5 optionally comprises one or more ether linkages; m=1 to the number of carbon atoms in R 5 ; and wherein said esters have a solubility in water of at least 5 ppm at 25° C.; ii) glycerides having the structure wherein R 1 =C1 to C7 straight chain or branched chain alkyl optionally substituted with an hydroxyl or a C1 to C4 alkoxy group and R 3 and R 4 are individually H or R 1 C(O); and iii) acetylated saccharides selected from the group consisting of acetylated monosaccharides, acetylated disaccharides, and acetylated polysaccharides; 2) a source of peroxygen; and 3) an enzyme catalyst comprising an enzyme, wherein said enzyme has perhydrolase activity and comprises a polypeptide having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:82; b) combining said reaction components under suitable aqueous reaction conditions whereby a peroxycarboxylic acid is produced; and contacting said hard surface or inanimate object with the peroxycarboxylic acid whereby said surface or said inanimate object is disinfected.