Composition containing (A) at least one salt of an organic ester of choline or of a derivative of choline, and (B) at least one surfactant selected from amphoteric and anionic and non-ionic surfactants.

Novel methods and compositions for treating textiles and other materials are disclosed in which persistent odor or other symptoms of biofilm presence can be reduced through the use of compositions comprising N-acetyl cysteine or other agents in combination with certain enzymes.

The invention relates to subtilase variants and detergent compositions comprising the variants, as well as methods of producing the variants and methods for stabilizing a subtilase variant.

This disclosure provides a method for stabilizing both lipase and protease in liquid enzymatic laundry detergent, comprising steps of: first, self-assembling conjugated linoleic acid with protease and lipase, respectively, to form vesicles encapsulated protease and vesicles encapsulated lipase at a low Ca.sup.2+ concentration; then, mixing the solution of vesicles encapsulated protease and the solution of vesicles encapsulated lipase, and then partially cross-linking conjugated linoleic acid molecules on the vesicles' surface. The obtained enzyme vesicles, after being concentrated, can be used directly in liquid laundry detergent. The lipase in the liquid laundry detergent will not be degraded by protease, and the enzymes in vesicles are able to resist against surfactant inhibition. Thus, the enzyme activities can be maintained in the liquid laundry detergent, and the enzymatic vesicles will be broken to release enzymes, when the liquid laundry detergent is used at a higher Ca.sup.2+ concentration such as in tap water.

Methods for producing a trans-splicing intein-modified protease with enhanced solubility and regulating its activity are described. Intein-modified proteases having enhanced solubility and polynucleotides encoding the same are provided. Methods of storing trans-splicing proteases are also described.

Detergent compositions comprising one or more surfactants and a polyetheramine composition are disclosed. The polyetheramine composition comprises a compound having a polyglycerol core and an aminoalkyl group or an oxidized aminoalkyl group that is bonded directly or indirectly to each available oxygen of the polyglycerol core. Optionally, oxyalkylene groups link available oxygens of the polyglycerol core to the aminoalkyl or oxidized aminoalkyl groups. Methods for laundering textile articles and other cleaning methods using the detergent compositions are also disclosed. The polyetheramines can use diglycerol, a convenient plant-based starter. Laundry detergents comprising the polyetheramines provide enhanced cold-water cleaning performance for greasy or oily stains compared with similar detergents formulated without the polyetheramines.

Described herein is a liquid enzyme preparation containing

component (a): at least one salt according to general formula (I)

(R.sup.2).sub.3N.sup.+(CH.sub.2).sub.nC(R.sup.3)(R.sup.4)(OX).sub.mOC(O)R.sup.1 A.sup.(I) wherein n is selected from 1 to 12, m is selected from zero to 50, R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, CH(OH)CH(OH)COOH, CH(OH)CH.sub.3, (E)-CHCHCOOH, (Z)CHCHCOOH, C.sub.6H.sub.5, para-HOC.sub.6H.sub.4, o,p-dihydroxyphenyl, and 3,4,5-triydroxyphenyl, R.sup.2 are same or different and selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.10-alkyl, phenyl, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are same or different and selected from hydrogen and C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl, X is C.sub.2-C.sub.4-alkylen, and A.sup. is an inorganic or organic counteranion,
component (b): at least one enzyme selected from hydrolases (EC 3),
and
optionally component (c): at least one compound selected from enzyme stabilizers different from component (a), preservatives, and surfactants.

A dishwasher composition includes at least one strong chelant, at least one weak chelant, a structural constituent, at least one surfactant, and a primary polymer. The primary polymer includes a copolymer having sulfonic acid monomer units and monomer units comprising one or more supplemental monomers, wherein the primary polymer comprises from 10 wt. % to 50 wt. % sulfonic acid monomer units and has a weight average molecular weight of less than or equal to 20,000 g/mol. The dishwasher composition can be a liquid or a gel and has a pH of from 7.0 to 9.5. Methods of washing articles include preparing a wash solution that includes water and the dishwasher composition, and contacting at least one article with the washing solution during at least a portion of a wash cycle of a commercially-available dishwasher.

The present disclosure is directed to an enzyme delivery system having a plurality of solution spun fibers. The solution spun fibers made from a water soluble polymeric resin and an enzyme. The enzyme is encapsulated in the solution spun fibers and is present in an amount from 0.1 to 40 wt % based on total weight of the solution spun fibers. The percent of active enzyme after encapsulation is from 50 to 100%.

Liquid stable enzyme compositions and methods of employing the same for cleaning, including warewashing and dishwashing, are disclosed. The stable enzyme compositions preferably employ an amphoteric surfactant stabilizing agent, such as disodium camphodiacetate (CADA), to stabilize a mixture of traditionally unstable enzymes, such as proteases and lipases.