The present invention relates to novel polypeptides, or fragments of polypeptides, genes encoding them and means for producing said polypeptides. In detail the invention relates to polypeptides having esterase, suberinase and/or cutinase activity at low pH. This invention relates also to compositions containing the polypeptides and methods of using the polypeptides.

A production method of hemp fiber for spinning, the method including: an immersion treatment process of immersing raw hemp fiber in a treatment liquid including an alkali, water, and at least one type of enzyme selected from the group consisting of cellulose-degrading enzymes and glycosidic bond hydrolyzing enzymes for an immersion time of from 30 minutes to 60 minutes under conditions of a temperature of from 60° C. to 100° C.; a water-washing process of washing the immersion treated hemp fiber with water; and a drying process of drying the water-washed hemp fiber.

The present invention relates to new metalloproteases derived from Alicyclobacillus and the use thereof in cleaning processes, such as laundry and dish wash, and in particular to the use in low temperature wash and in removal of egg stains. The invention also relates to detergent compositions and cleaning compositions comprising Alicyclobacillus sp. metalloproteases.

Compositions comprising cellulase and at least one poly alpha-1,3-glucan ether compound having a degree of substitution with an organic group of about 0.05-3.0 are disclosed. Such compositions can be dry or aqueous, the latter of which can have a viscosity of at least about 10 cPs. The disclosed composition can be in the form of a personal care product, household product, or industrial product, for example. Also disclosed are a method for preparing an aqueous composition comprising cellulase and a poly alpha-1,3-glucan ether compound, and a method of treating a material such as fabric by contacting it with this aqueous composition.

The invention relates to a method for producing a reinforcement material in the form of a core-shell structure, in particular of a tyre cord, wherein there is provided in a step a core having linear arrangements, in particular a cord-like core, wherein the linear arrangements have segments that are coupled to one another in a linear way by means of strength-increasing segment couplings, and wherein in a further step the core is provided with a shell by forming a core-shell coupling that increases adhesion, wherein segment couplings that are near to the surface are converted for the core-shell coupling.

Described herein is a household care composition, which delivers active agents onto fabric, in the form of a water-soluble unit dose article comprising a water-soluble fibrous structure and a concentrated enzyme composition, as well as methods for making the article and methods for treating fabrics using the article.

The present disclosure provides functional fibrous material comprising fibers associated with hydrogel containing micro-flakes. The present disclosure also provides a method of forming hydrogel micro-flakes having embedded therein at least one microorganism and a method of preparing functional fibrous material, both methods comprise a step of subjecting a mixture of hydrogel and microbial material to high shear forces to form micro-flakes comprising the hydrogel with at least one microorganism embedded therein. Further provided is a method of treatment of a target comprising contacting the target with the disclosed functional fibrous material as well as the micro-flakes disclosed herein.

The invention is directed to novel variant endoglucanases and their use thereof.

An electrode for enzymatic biosensor being in the form of a fibrous material and comprising electrically conductive fibres and electrically non-conductive fibres, all or part of which are functionalised by enzymes, identical or different. A method for preparing such an electrode and an electrochemical detection enzymatic biosensor comprising same.

The present invention belongs to the technical field of material fabrication, and particularly relates to an ultra-sensitive glucose sensor based on a graphene and carbon fiber substrate and a fabrication method thereof. The method includes fabricating a carbon fiber cloth with vertical graphene growth on a surface thereof, performing pretreatment to make the carbon fiber cloth hydrophilic, directly soaking the carbon fiber cloth in a PBS solution of glucose oxidase with the pH of 7.4, and then taking out and drying the carbon fiber cloth at room temperature to obtain a glucose sensor. According to the present invention, the lower limit of glucose detection reaches about 0.1 mM, and the glucose sensor also has multistage corresponding characteristics, so that different detection coefficients and capabilities can be achieved in different glucose concentration ranges. The application range and precision of the glucose sensor are greatly improved.