Abstract: The invention relates to alpha-amylases which comprise an amino acid sequence that, over its entire length, shares at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO. 1, and to the production and use thereof. Said type of alpha-amylases have a good cleaning performance.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to proteases comprising an amino acid sequence which has at least about 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence indicated in SEQ ID NO. 1, over the entire length thereof, and in which the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions 24, 33, 53, 78, 101, 128 and 217 according to SEQ ID NO. 1 are substituted at 24G, 33T, 53G, 78N, 101N, 128A and 217Q, and to the production and use thereof. Said type of proteases have a very good cleaning performance compared to reference proteases.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to proteases having an amino acid sequence with at least 70% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID No. 1, across its whole length, and comprising an amino acid substitution on at least one of the positions P9, Q10, Q62, L82, P86, N130, T141, N187, S236 or T253, relating in each case to the numbering according to SEQ ID No. 1. The present disclosure also relates to the production and use thereof. Said type of proteases have a very good cleaning performance.

Abstract: The invention relates to a care product for automatic dishwashers, which is effective against fat deposits in an automatic dishwasher, and includes at least one fatty alcohol of the formula R1—O-(EO)m—H as defined here. The invention further relates to the use of said care product for cleaning and/or care of an automatic dishwasher, and to a method for cleaning and/or care of a dishwasher using said care product.

Abstract: The invention relates to lipases comprising an amino acid sequence having a sequence that is at least about 70% identical to the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO:1 over the entire length and an amino acid substitution of at least one of the positions K142, I149, S195, K204, N218, E287, P292, Q294, I302, P308, Q309, E335 or S364, corresponding to the numbering in accordance with SEQ ID NO:1. Such lipases have very good stability, particularly temperature stability, while providing good cleaning performance.

Abstract: The aim is to improve detergency, in particular on custard stains, in an essentially solid dishwashing detergent. This is accomplished with an essentially solid dishwashing detergent which comprises a protease which comprises an amino acid sequence which is at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO. 1 and which has the amino acid glutamic acid (E) or aspartic acid (D) at position 99 in the count according to SEQ ID NO. 1.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to detergent compositions comprising polypeptides having xanthan degrading activity. The disclosure also relates to methods for producing said detergent compositions and to the use of said detergent compositions in cleaning applications.

Abstract: A device for determining a dirt load in a rinsing or detergent solution in a water-conducting household appliance includes a sensor configured to execute a near-infrared spectroscopy for acquiring a spectral measured value of a dirt component in the rinsing or detergent solution in the water-conducting household appliance. A determination unit determines the dirt load of the rinsing or detergent solution on the basis of the acquired spectral measured value of the dirt component in the rinsing or detergent solution, and an adjustment unit adjusts a wash parameter of a current wash program in response to the determined dirt load.

Abstract: A laccase is provided herein. The laccase includes an amino acid sequence which is at least about 70% identical to the amino acid sequence indicated in SEQ ID NO. 1, over the entire length thereof. A detergent is also provided herein. The detergent includes the at least one laccase. A method for washing textiles in aqueous solutions is also provided herein. The aqueous solutions include surfactants. The method includes utilizing a solution which includes surfactant and the at least one laccase.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to detergents and cleaning agents comprising at least one protease and at least one organic compound of the formula (I) which acts as a protease inhibitor and therefore is a suitable enzyme stabilizer, and to the use of said compounds as enzyme stabilizers in protease-containing detergents and cleaning agents. The present disclosure also relates to the corresponding washing and cleaning methods and to the use of the detergents and cleaning agents.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to detergents and cleaning agents, comprising at least one protease and at least one organic compound of formula (I), said compound acting as a protease inhibitor and thus being a suitable enzyme stabilizer, and to the use of said compounds as enzyme stabilizers in protease-containing detergents and cleaning agents. The disclosure further relates to the corresponding washing and cleaning methods and to the use of the agents described herein.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of specific laccases as dye transfer-inhibiting active substances during the washing of textiles, and to detergents containing said laccases.

Abstract: A peroxidase, a method for producing the peroxidase, and an agent including at least one peroxidase are provided herein. The peroxidase includes an amino acid sequence that has a sequence identity of at least 60% to the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO:1 (Gap MnP1), across the entire length thereof; or has a sequence identity of at least 60% to the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO:2 (Gap MnP2), across the entire length thereof; or has a sequence identity of at least 80% to the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO:3 (Bja LiP), across the entire length thereof; or has a sequence identity of at least 60% to the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO:4 (Bja DyP), across the entire length thereof.

Abstract: The intention is to improve storage stability in a liquid washing or cleaning agent which contains a protease and amylase. This is achieved by using a protease which comprises an amino acid sequence which, over the entire length thereof, is at least 70% identical to the amino acid sequence stated in SEQ ID no. 1 and, in the numbering according to SEQ ID no. 1, has the amino acid substitution R99E or R99D in combination with at least two further amino acid substitutions which are selected from the group consisting of S3T, V4I and V199I.

Abstract: A cleaning agent for hard surfaces and methods for cleaning are provided herein. In one embodiment, the cleaning agent includes at least one first amylase, wherein the first amylase is an ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. No. 707 or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. The cleaning agent further includes at least one second amylase, wherein the second amylase is an AA560 ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. In another embodiment, the method includes dispensing the cleaning agent into the interior of an automatic dishwasher while a dishwashing program is being executed, before the main washing cycle begins, or in the course of the main washing cycle.

Abstract: Liquid cleaning agents and methods for cleaning are provided herein. In one embodiment, the liquid cleaning agent includes at least one liquid enzyme formulation which includes at least one protease and/or at least one amylase. The liquid cleaning agent further includes at least one solid enzyme formulation which includes at least one protease and/or at least one amylase, wherein the solid enzyme formulation is homogeneously suspended in the liquid cleaning agent. In another embodiment, the method includes the step of providing the liquid cleaning agent. The method further includes the step of dosing the liquid cleaning agent into the interior of the dishwasher.

Abstract: The stabilization of a hydrolytic enzyme in a liquid preparation is to be improved through a component that stabilizes the hydrolytic enzyme. This is accomplished by a method for adapting a hydrolytic enzyme to a component that stabilizes the hydrolytic enzyme, comprising the following method steps: a) providing a hydrolytic enzyme (starting enzyme) and a component that stabilizes the hydrolytic enzyme and that comprises a reversible inhibitor of the hydrolytic enzyme; b) changing the amino acid sequence of the hydrolytic enzyme in at least one position, by substitution, deletion or insertion; c) determining the relative activity of the hydrolytic enzyme from step b) and the relative activity of the starting enzyme in a liquid preparation; d) selecting the hydrolytic enzyme that has a reduced relative activity by comparison with the relative activity of the starting enzyme.

Abstract: A cleaning agent for hard surfaces and methods for cleaning are provided herein. In one embodiment, the cleaning agent includes at least one first amylase, wherein the first amylase is an ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. No. 707 or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. The cleaning agent further includes at least one second amylase, wherein the second amylase is an AA560 ?-amylase from Bacillus sp. or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. In another embodiment, the method includes dispensing the cleaning agent into the interior of an automatic dishwasher while a dishwashing program is being executed, before the main washing cycle begins, or in the course of the main washing cycle.

Abstract: A cleaning agent is proposed that includes a first and a second protease, wherein a) the first protease comprises an amino acid sequence which is at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO. 1 over the entire length and has at least one amino acid substitution at one of the positions 9, 15, 66, 212, and 239 using the numbering according to SEQ ID NO. 1, and b) the second protease comprises an amino acid sequence which is at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO. 2 over the entire length and has at least one amino acid substitution at one of the positions 32, 33, 48-54, 58-62, 94-107, 116, 123-133, 150, 152-156, 158-161, 164, 169, 175-186, 197, 198, and 203-216 using the numbering according to SEQ ID NO. 2.

Abstract: In a dishwashing liquid, the cleaning performance, in particular on bleachable stains such as, for example, tea stains, is to be improved. This succeeds using a dishwashing liquid which comprises a hydrogen peroxide source, a bleaching catalyst and a protease that, in native electrophoresis on a polyacrylamide gel, has a migration distance that is longer than the migration distance of the protease as per SEQ ID NO. 1.