Lipase from Ralstonia pickettii as an additive in laundry detergent formulations

An ideal detergent enzyme should be stable at high pH and temperature, with stand oxidising and chelating agents, be effective at low concentrations an d have a broad substrate specificity. Studies have been carried out to find the efficacy of removal of triglyceride soil in laundry by lipase from Ral stonia pickettii with or without detergents. Important parameters viz, lipa se and detergent concentration, time and temperature have been studied. Und er optimal conditions, lipase in the presence of detergent increased the re moval of oil by 24-27% over treatment with detergent alone. (C) 2000 Publis hed by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.