Abstract: An agent, such as a detergent or cleaning agent, may include a polyesterase. A method for cleaning textiles may include applying the agent to a textile for removing soiling. The polyesterase may also help to reduce pilling effects in the agent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a peptide as described herein. The invention further relates to a peptide or polypeptide which comprises at least two of the peptides according to the invention, to a nucleic acid sequence encoding the peptide according to the invention, to a means comprising at least one peptide according to the invention and to the use of peptides of this kind for adhesion to plastic surfaces.

Abstract: The invention relates to a peptide as described herein. The invention further relates to a detergent or cleaning agent which comprises at least one peptide according to the invention and to the use of a peptide according to the invention and/or a detergent or cleaning agent according to the invention for cleaning and/or treating textiles that are made of plastic or consisting to some extent of plastic.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to variant lipolytic enzymes, more particularly variant lipolytic enzymes that have improved stability and/or improved hydrolytic activity on a polyester. Such variant lipolytic enzymes find use in the degradation of polyesters, such as polyethylene terephthalate. Also provided are compositions and methods related to such variant lipolytic enzymes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning compositions comprising at least one lipolytic enzyme having polyesterase activity and at least one cellulase. The cleaning compositions described herein are suitable for use in cleaning processes and include detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions, in particular liquid laundry detergent compositions. The present invention further relates to a method for cleaning textiles and to the use of the cleaning composition according to the invention for removing stains as well as for reducing pilling effects and/or increasing the anti-graying effect of the cleaning composition. Furthermore, the invention is directed to the use of at least one lipolytic enzyme having polyesterase activity and at least one cellulase for synergistically improving the anti-pilling performance and/or anti-graying performance of a cleaning composition comprising lipolytic enzyme having polyesterase activity and cellulase.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning compositions comprising at least one lipolytic enzyme, more particularly at least one lipolytic enzyme that has improved stability and/or improved hydrolytic activity on a polyester. In this respect, the present invention relates to cleaning compositions comprising at least one lipolytic enzyme having polyesterase activity. The cleaning compositions described herein are suitable for use in cleaning processes and include detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions, in particular liquid laundry detergent compositions. The present invention further relates to a method for cleaning textiles and to the use of the cleaning composition according to the invention for removing stains. Furthermore, the invention is directed to the use of a lipolytic enzyme having polyesterase activity to reduce pilling effects and prevent graying in an agent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning and fabric conditioning compositions comprising at least one lipolytic enzyme having polyesterase activity and at least one additional ingredient. The compositions described herein are suitable for use in cleaning and fabric conditioning processes and include detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions, in particular liquid laundry detergent compositions, and softener compositions. The present invention further relates to a method for cleaning or conditioning textiles and to the use of the cleaning composition according to the invention for improving the thermophysiological properties and/or increasing hydrophilicity of textiles and fabrics as well as the corresponding methods.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a novel fusion protein and/or fusion peptide, preferably for use in the separation from and/or detection in an environment of one or more target polymers or plastics, e.g., one or more target polymer fragments and/or particles or target plastic fragments and/or particles, preferably wherein the one or more target polymer particles or target plastic particles are microplastics; a method of preparing such novel fusion protein and/or fusion peptide, a system and kit comprising the novel fusion protein and/or fusion peptide and a (polymer or non-polymer) carrier or carrier system, a use of the novel fusion protein and/or fusion peptide or of a system and kit as mentioned in the separation from and/or detection in an environment of one or more target polymers or plastics, e.g.

Abstract: Tannase variants may be included in washing and cleaning agents, such as tannase variants with a sequence correspondingly similar to SEQ ID NO:1 and nucleic acids encoding them.

Abstract: Tannase variants may be included in washing and cleaning agents, such as tannase variants with a sequence correspondingly similar to SEQ ID NO:1 and nucleic acids encoding them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a textile washing agent, in particular a liquid textile washing agent, comprising a) at least one protease, wherein the protease has proteolytic activity and comprises an amino acid sequence which has at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:1 over its entire length and, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1, has (i) at the positions that correspond to positions 9, 130, 133, 144, 217, 252 and 271, amino acid substitutions, in particular the amino acid substitutions 9T, 130D/V, 133A, 144K, 217M, 252T and 271E, and (ii) at at least one, preferably at least two, of the positions that correspond to positions 6, 89, 131, 166, 189, 211 or 224, at least one additional amino acid substitution, in particular selected from 6W/F, 89A/G, 131H/Y/F, 166M/L/I, 189T/L/I, 211N/Q and 224A/G, more preferably selected from 6W, 89A, 131H, 166M, 189T, 211N and 224A, and b) at least one washing agent ingredient, preferably in an amount of

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a textile detergent having at least one protease and a detergent ingredient for cleaning textiles by removing protease-sensitive stains. The protease may have proteolytic activity and include an amino acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:1 over its entire length and, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1. The protease may have amino acid substitutions at the positions corresponding to positions 3, 4, 99, or 199; and at least one additional amino acid substitution at at least one of the positions corresponding to positions 74, 136, 143, 154, 161, 163, 171, 200, 203, 209, 212 or 256. The textile detergent may have a pH ranging from approximately 9 to approximately 12, measured in a 1 wt. % solution in deionized water at 20° C.

Abstract: An agent, such as a detergent or cleaning agent, may include a polyesterase, as defined herein. A method for cleaning textiles may include applying the agent to a textile for removing soiling. The polyesterase may also help to reduce pilling effects in the agent.

Abstract: An agent, such as a detergent or cleaning agent, may include a polyesterase. A method for cleaning textiles may include applying the agent to a textile for removing soiling. The polyesterase may also help to reduce pilling effects in the agent.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a novel fusion protein and/or fusion peptide, preferably for use in the separation from and/or detection in an environment of one or more target polymers or plastics, e.g., one or more target polymer fragments and/M or particles or target plastic fragments and/or particles, preferably wherein the one or more target polymer particles or target plastic particles are microplastics; a method of preparing such novel fusion protein and/or fusion peptide, a system and kit comprising the novel fusion protein and/or fusion peptide and a (polymer or non-polymer) carrier or carrier system, a use of the novel fusion protein and/or fusion peptide or of a system and kit as mentioned in the separation from and/or detection in an environment of one or more target polymers or plastics, e.g.