ABSTRACT
Since 1961 when Bio 40 was introduced with Novo's Alcalase, detergent enzymes have proceeded on a tremendous growth track [1,2]. By 1969, at least 50% of European detergents were offering "biological attack"; the usage of which continued in these detergents at a 50% penetration rate through the 1970s and reached almost 75% in 1987. In Japan, proteolytic enzymes were introduced by Lion in 1979, and achieved a great commercial success.
