Abstract: The present invention relates to encapsulated phthalocyanine particles, to a process for the preparation thereof, compositions comprising such particles and washing agent formulations. The encapsulated phthalocyanine particles comprise a) at least one water-soluble phthalocyanine compound, and b) gelatine having a bloom strength of 2 to 80 as encapsulating material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to encapsulated phthalocyanine particles, to a process for the preparation thereof, compositions comprising such particles and washing agent formulations. The encapsulated phthalocyanine particles comprise a) at least one water-soluble phthalocyanine compound, and b) gelatine having a bloom strength of 2 to 80 as encapsulating material.

Abstract: A process is proposed for the preparation of a powder comprising one or more complexing agent salts of the general formula starting from an aqueous solution comprising the one or more complexing agent salts in a concentration of from 10 to 80% by weight, based on the total weight of the aqueous solution, in a spray-drying process, comprising an atomization step and a drying step, wherein the atomization step is carried out with the addition of crystalline fine dust of the same complexing agent salt(s) as are present in the aqueous solution, or one or more complexing agent salts different therefrom, with an upper limit for the average particle diameter of the crystalline fine dust which is lower by at least a factor of 2 than the lower limit of the average particle diameter of the powder obtained after the process, in a fraction of from 0.1 to 20% by weight, based on the weight of the powder obtained after the process.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention consists of washing agent and/or fabric softener formulations comprising at least one solid composition consisting of (i) at least one carrier material from the group consisting of wood flour; papermaking fibres; activated carbon; natural fibres and fabric; cellulose materials; macroporous adsorber resins; crosslinked polyacrylic acids or highly dispersed, solid polymer compounds formed by polymerisation, polycondensation or by polyaddition reactions or by a combination of such reactions, and (ii) from 5 to 80% by weight, based on the total weight of the solid composition, of one or more liquids; and also novel solid compositions.

Abstract: The present invention describes an enzyme showing glutathionylspermidine synthetase-activity and being distinct from known enzymes with similar activities in several physicochemical parameters, a novel process to isolate said enzyme from Crithidia fasciculata, tools for the production thereof in genetically transformed organisms, and its use as a molecular target for the discovery of trypanocidal drugs.

Abstract: The present invention describes an enzyme showing glutathionylspermidine synthetase-activity and being distinct from known enzymes with similar activities in several physicochemical parameters, a novel process to isolate said enzyme from Crithidia fasciculata, tools for the production thereof in genetically transformed organisms, and its use as a molecular target for the discovery of trypanocidal drugs.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the purification of interferon, where interferon is purified by partitioning interferon in an aqueous multi-phase system in the presence of ion exchangers that are soluble in this system and that are derivatives of polyethers.