The present invention concerns a method for laundering a textile, the use of a polypeptide having DNase activity and a detergent composition comprising a polypeptide having deoxyribonuclease (DNase) activity.

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.

Cleaning compositions and methods of cleaning comprising endo--1,3-glucanase enzyme and surfactant. The weight ratio of surfactant to active endo--1,3-glucanase enzyme protein is at least about 1000:1. The compositions and methods are particularly for cleaning cotton fabrics.

A method of treating cotton comprising: (i) contacting cotton with an aqueous wash liquor comprising water and an endo--1,3-glucanase enzyme; (ii) optionally rinsing the cotton; and (iii) drying the cotton. The wash liquor may contain surfactant. The cotton may be contacted with the aqueous wash liquor with agitation. The method may be for removal of callose from cotton. The method may be for the manufacture of a cotton-containing fabric having improved whiteness maintenance, soil repellency, reduced malodour, anti-wrinkle benefits, and/or improved drying.

The present invention relates to compositions such as cleaning compositions comprising enzymes. The invention further relates, use of compositions comprising such enzymes in cleaning processes.

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.

The invention is used in the field of enzyme technology. The invention relates to lipases and to the production thereof, the amino acid sequence of which has been modified in particular with regard to the use thereof in detergents and cleaning agents, all sufficiently similar lipases having a corresponding modification and nucleic acids coding for them. The invention further relates to methods and uses of said lipases and to agents containing them, in particular detergents and cleaning agents.

A detergent composition in the form of an effervescent tablet having high dissolution rate and good stability, which is suitable for producing aqueous solutions of cleaning compositions for cleaning hard surfaces and clothes. The tablet includes an alkylsulfate-type anionic surfactant, an effervescent system, a combination of at least two disintegrating agents, and urea.

A method of dispensing treating chemistry from a loading cup of a laundry treating appliance including sensing a material property of a treating chemistry in the loading cup, determining if the treating chemistry is proper/improper for the loading cup, and supplying the treating chemistry to a bulk reservoir when the treating chemistry is determined improper.

Cleaning compositions may include polypeptides having hexosaminidase activity. The cleaning compositions may include a polypeptide having one or more of the motif(s) GXDE (SEQ ID NO 27), [EQ][NRSHA][YVFL][AGSTC][IVLF][EAQYN][SN] (SEQ ID NO: 28), HFHIGG (SEQ ID NO: 29), FLHLHF (SEQ ID NO: 30) or DHENYA (SEQ ID NO: 31), or combinations thereof. The cleaning compositions may be or include laundry detergents, fabric finishers, acidic cleaning agents, neutral cleaning agents, alkaline cleaning agents, hand dishwashing agents, automatic dishwasher compositions, or combinations thereof.