Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid composition comprising dispersed herein solid particles comprising a solid wax matrix, wherein an active is distributed. The invention also relates to particles in the liquid composition and the processes and uses of the composition and the particles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a storage-stable liquid formulation comprising a laccase comprising (i) a laccase, (ii) at least one polyalcohol, which formulation has a pH which is more alkaline than the pH optimum of the laccase. It is also an object of the invention to provide a method for improving the storage-stability of liquid formulations comprising a laccase and the use of said liquid formulations for a personal care application or for bleaching or for textile applications such as dyeing of fabrics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for preparing a dough, comprising incorporating into the dough a composition comprising an effective amount of an XET which improves one or more properties of the dough or a baked product obtained from the dough. The present invention also relates to methods for preparing a baked product. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising an effective amount of an XET for improving one or more properties of a dough and/or a baked product obtained from the dough. The present invention further relates to doughs or baked products and to pre-mixes for a dough.

Abstract: The invention relates to a variant of a parent Termamyl-like a-amylase, which variant has a-amylase activity and exhibits an alteration in at least one of the following properties relative to said parent a-amylase: substrate specificity, substrate binding, substrate cleavage pattern, thermal stability, pH/activity profile, pH/stability profile, stability towards oxidation, Ca2+ dependency and specific activity.

Abstract: A polypeptide-polymer conjugate is prepared having one or more polymers covalently bound to a polypeptide. The polymer has the general formula; EOXPOY wherein EO is ethylene oxide, PO is propylene oxide, x=1−99%, y=1−99%, x+y=100%, and x and y are in a ratio range of 10:90 to 90:10, more preferably 40:60 to 60:40, or in a 50/50 ratio. The polymer, which can be a block polymer, typically has a molecular weight in a range of 100 to 100,000 daltons, and the polypeptide may contain 1 to 100 polymer molecules. Coupling the polypeptide, in particular enzymes, to the polymer reduces respiratory allergenicity of the polypeptide. Industrial compositions such as detergent compositions, personal care compositions, compositions for processing/treating textiles, and food and feed compositions containing the polypeptide-polymer conjugate have reduced respiratory allergenicity.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for high-temperature biopreparation of cellulosic fibers by contacting the fibers with pectin-degrading enzymes, preferably thermostable, alkaline, divalent cation-independent pectate lyases, under conditions compatible with scouring and bleaching technologies.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptide-polymer conjugates having added and/or removed one or more attachment groups for coupling polymeric molecules on the surface of the polypeptide structure, a method for preparing polypeptide-polymer conjugates of the invention, the use of said conjugates for reducing the immunogenicity and allergenicity and compositions comprising said conjugate.

Abstract: A solid phytase composition having a phytase activity of above 20 FYT/g is prepared containing a lactic acid source such as corn steep liquor to stabilize the phytase. A starch source, disaccharide, filler, carrier, vitamins and/or minerals may be present in the composition. The composition can be prepared by spray drying or granulation. Granulates are preferred for using the composition to animal feed where the phytase eliminates the anti-nutritional effects of phytic acid.

Abstract: A variant of a cell-wall degrading enzyme having a beta-helix structure, which variant holds at least one substituent in a position determined by identifying all residues potentially belonging to a stack; characterising the stack as interior or exterior; characterising the stack as polar, hydrophobic or aromatic/heteroaromatic based on the dominating characteristics of the parent or wild-type enzyme stack residues and/or its orientation relative to the beta-helix (interior or exterior); optimizing all stack positions of a stack either to hydrophobic aliphatic amino acids, hydrophobic aromatic or polar amino acids by allowing mutations within one or all positions to amino acids belonging to one of these groups; measuring thermostability of the variants by DSC or an application-related assay such as a Pad-Steam application test; and selecting the stabilized variants. Variant of a wild-type parent pectate lyase (EC 4.2.2.

Abstract: A protease subtilase enzyme, characterized by an insertion in at least one active site loop. The enzymes exhibit improved wash performance in a detergent in comparison to its parent enzyme if it is a subtilase variant.

Abstract: This invention relates to an enzyme containing granular composition comprising: a) an enzyme containing core and b) a protective substantially continuous layer or coating encapsulating the core comprising at least 60% of a water soluble compound, having a molecular weight below 500 grams per mole, a pH below 11 and a constant humidity at 20° C. of more than 81%. The invention provides an improved stability of enzymes upon storage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an enzymatic composition capable of killing or inhibiting microbial cells or micro-organisms, e.g. in laundry, on hard surfaces, in water systems, on skin, on teeth or on mucous membranes. The present invention also relates to the use of said enzymatic composition for preserving food products, cosmetics, paints, coatings, etc.

Abstract: An immobilized enzyme is prepared for use in organic mediums essentially devoid of free water. An enzyme-containing liquid medium is contacted with a particulate porous carrier which preferably has a particle size of 200-1000 &mgr;m and a surface area of 20-1000 m2/g to adsorb the enzyme on the carrier, and volatile components of the liquid medium contained by the carrier are removed. The carrier may have a hydrophilic surface, and an amount of liquid medium is used to prevent agglomeration of the carrier. Alternatively, the carrier has a hydrophobic surface, and the addition of a hygroscopic substance suppresses agglomeration of the carrier by absorbing excess liquid. The hygroscopic substance may be removed during the removal of volatile components. Contacting of the enzyme-containing liquid and carrier can be in a fluidized bed where immobilization and removing volatile components are conducted simultaneously, or contacting can be in mixer followed by removing volatile components in a fluidized bed.

Abstract: Novel mannanases comprising e.g. an amino acid sequence as shown in positions 31-330 of SEQ ID NO:2 or their homologues may be derived from e.g. Bacillus sp. I633, or may be encoded by polynucleotide molecules comprising a nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 from nucleotide 91 to nucleotide 990, polynucleotide molecules that encode a polypeptide that is at least 65% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 from amino acid residue 31 to amino acid residue 330, or degenerate nucleotide sequences thereof. The mannanases are alkaline and are useful e.g. in cleaning compositions, in a fracturing fluid useful to fracture a subterranean formation, for modifying plant material, and for treatment of cellulosic fibers.

Abstract: Enzymes produced by mutating the genes for a number of subtilases and expressing the mutated genes in suitable hosts are presented. The enzymes exhibit improved wash performance in any detergent in comparison to their wild type parent enzymes.

Abstract: Novel isolated proteases of the RP-II type and variants of RP-II proteases exhibiting improved properties in comparison to the parent RP-II protease, DNA constructs and vectors coding for the expression of said proteases and variants, host cells capable of expressing the proteases and variants from the DNA constructs, as well as a method of producing them by cultivating said host cells. The proteases may advantageously be used as constituents in detergent compositions and additives, optionally in combination with other enzymes such as proteases, lipases, cellulases, amylase, peroxidases or oxidases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to animal feed additives comprising galactanase enzymes. More specifically the invention relates to animal feed additives comprising a arabinogalactan endo-1,4-&bgr;-galactosidase and/or an arabinogalactan endo-1,3-&bgr;-galactosidase.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transcription factor found in filamentous fungi, especially in Aspergillii, DNA sequences coding for said factor, its transformation into and expression in fungal host organisms, and the use of said factor in such hosts for increasing the expression of a polypeptide of interest being produced by said host.

Abstract: Enzymes produced by mutating the genes for a number of subtilases and expressing the mutated genes in suitable hosts are presented. The enzymes exhibit improved wash performance in any detergent in comparison to their wild type parent enzymes.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for modifying whey protein preparations to improve their foaming and other functional properties utilizing limited proteolytic hydrolysis. The invention also provides modified whey protein preparations and and food products that comprise them.