Abstract: A method for cleaning within a washing zone comprising: placing at least one article for treatment in the washing zone, providing of at least partially deionized water into the washing zone, and optionally providing cleaning composition into the washing zone wherein the combination of said optional cleaning composition and partial deionized water have a specific conductance of less than about 200 ?S/cm.

Abstract: This invention relates to compositions comprising certain amylase variants and processes for making and using such compositions including the use of such compositions to clean and/or treat a situs.

Abstract: This invention relates to compositions comprising certain amylase variants and processes for making and using such compositions including the use of such compositions to clean and/or treat a situs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning compositions comprising a protease variant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bleaching compositions comprising a protease variant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning compositions comprising a protease variant.

Abstract: Microorganisms that exhibit activity on cellulose and/or cellulose-containing materials are provided. Methods of using such microorganisms and/or agents produced by such microorganisms and screening methods for identifying such microorganisms are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning compositions comprising a protease variant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to laundry detergent and/or fabric care compositions comprising a transferase, preferably an alkaline transferase, wherein when said transferase is a xyloglucan transferase, said xyloglucan transferase exhibits greater transferase activity than hydrolytic activity and/or exhibits higher reaction rates for donor substrates with higher molecular weight than for donor substrates with lower molecular weight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified enzyme which comprises a catalytically active amino acid sequence of a cellulolytic enzyme linked to an amino acid sequence comprising a Cellulose Binding Domain (CBD) having a relative binding constant (Kr-a) for binding to amorphous cellulose higher than 2.4 l/gcellulose, preferably higher than 3.5 l/gcellulose, more preferably higher than 4 l/gcellulose, for selective binding and hydrolysis of amorphous cellulose of cotton containing fabrics in a laundry and/or fabric care application. The present invention further relates to laundry detergent and/or fabric care compositions comprising this modified enzyme.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-soluble and/or water-dispersible particle comprising an active ingredient uniformly dispersed, preferably an enzyme, in a matrix comprising from 20-95% by weight of the particle of polyvinyl alcohol of a molecular weight of 10-30K daltons. The present invention further relates to a process to obtain a particle, to a detergent composition comprising the particle and to the use of particle to minimize, reduce or prevent the generation of dust while providing excellent cleaning on enzyme sensitive stains and soils and on particulate stains, improved thermostability and fabric softness performance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to laundry detergent compositions, comprising a saccharide gum degrading enzyme, providing excellent cleaning performance, especially food stain/soil removal, dingy cleaning and whiteness benefits.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning compositions comprising a protease variant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a mannasase enzyme and a bleach system preferably comprising a source of hydrogen peroxide and optionally, but preferably, a hydrophobic bleach activator for superior cleaning, stain removal and/or whiteness performance.

Abstract: The invention relates to a detergent composition having a wool compatible high alkaline protease with at least one mutation in each of the regions 96-110 and 123-135 according to the BPN′-numbering. The detergent composition is preferably substantially free of bleach and does contain so-called dye transfer inhibition technology.

Abstract: Alkoxylated cationic surfactants, and mixtures thereof, are used in detergent compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a pectinesterase, including dishwashing, hard surface cleaning, and laundry compositions. The compositions are useful for significant overall cleaning performance and stain/soil removal benefits. In particular, the compositions are useful for removal of body, plant, fruit juice, and vegetable juice soils and stains.

Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a cellulase termination composition and cellulase in order to prevent potential tensile strength loss related to the hydrolytic activity of cellulase on cellulose substrates while maintaining the desired benefits from the use of cellulase.

Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising one or more enzymes which are immobilized by a covalent binding on an activated polymer. Such enzymes are preferably bound to the activated polymer via a spacer molecule. The enzymes are selected from a variety of enzymes including, for example, cellulases, hemicellulases, peroxidases, proteases, glucoamylases, amylases, lipases, cutinases, pectinases, reductases, oxidases, phenoloxidases, lipoxygenases, laccases, ligninases, pullulanases, xylanases, tannases, pentosanases, manlanases, .beta.-glucanases, arabinosidases, and mixtures thereof. The polymer is selected from a variety of polymers. A preferred polymer for use in the present invention is polyethylene glycol.

Abstract: The invention relates to a detergent composition having a wool compatible high alkaline protease with at least one mutation in each of the regions 96-110 and 123-135 according to the BPN'-numbering. The detergent composition is preferably substantially free of bleach and does contain so-called dye transfer inhibition technology.