Enzyme concentration (% o.w.f.) K/S Lipolase 100L-EX Lipase type II Reactive Red 120 Basic Red 18 Reactive Red 120 Basic Red 18 Untreated 2.2 0.1 2.2 0.1 0.5 2.8 1.3 2.9 1.5 1.0 3.7 1.9 3.5 2.0 2.0 3.4 1.6 3.3 1.9 3.0 3.4 1.1 3.4 1.9 4.0 3.4 0.8 3.3 1.8

Table 1: Effect of treatment of polyester fabrics with two different lipase enzymes on the colour strength of enzyme-treated fabrics and dyed with dyed with reactive or basic dye (Treatment condition: L.R. 1:40, treatment time 60 min at 40°C, pH 8 for lipolase 100 L- EX and pH 7.4 fir lipase type II).