Described herein is a non-aqueous composition including (a) an organic solvent, and (b) at least one additive of formulae I,

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where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are independently selected from C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 alkyl, C.sub.1 to C.sub.11 alkylcarbonyl, C.sub.6 to C.sub.12 aryl, C.sub.7 to C.sub.14 alkylaryl, and C.sub.7 to C.sub.14 arylalkyl; and n is 0 or 1.

Washing or cleaning agents may include at least one protease and at least one stabilizer compound. The protease(s) may have an amino acid sequence with at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO:1 over the entire length thereof and has an amino acid substitution at at least one of the positions corresponding to the positions 12, 43, 122, 127, 154, 156, 160, 211, or 222, in each case based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1. The stabilizer compound(s) may be selected from the group consisting of a phenylboronic acid derivative, boric acid, a peptide inhibitor, and combinations thereof.

The invention relates to the stabilization during storage of enzymes comprised in liquid detergent compositions.

The invention relates to the stabilization during storage of enzymes comprised in liquid detergent compositions.

This disclosure relates to a cleaning composition that contains 1) at least one redox agent; 2) at least one organic solvent selected from the group consisting of water soluble alcohols, water soluble ketones, water soluble esters, water soluble sulfones, and water soluble ethers; 3) at least one boron-containing compound selected from the group consisting of boric acid, boronic acids, and salts thereof; and 4) water.

The invention relates to the stabilization during storage of enzymes comprised in liquid detergent compositions.

An ophthalmic composition includes effective amounts of a comfort enhancing agent, a surfactant, and a buffering agent. The comfort enhancing agent includes a first functional monomer that is 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC). The comfort enhancing agent has a HLB value between 8 and 40. In addition, the comfort enhancing agent can further include a second functional monomer that is preferably n-butyl methacrylate (BMA).

Disclosed herein is a homogenous, storage-stable liquid enzyme preparation, including component (a): at least one enzyme selected from the group of hydrolases (EC 3); component (b): an enzyme-stabilizing system including (bi) at least one compound according to general formula (A)

##STR00001## where the variables in formula (A) are as follows: R.sup.1 is selected from H and C.sub.1-C.sub.10 alkylcarbonyl, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 are independently from each other selected from H, linear C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl, branched C.sub.3-C.sub.10 alkyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.10-aryl, non-substituted or substituted with one or more carboxylate or hydroxyl groups, and C.sub.6-C.sub.10-aryl-alkyl, where alkyl of the latter is selected from linear C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkyl or branched C.sub.3-C.sub.8 alkyl, where at least one of R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 is not H; and (bii) at least one compound selected from boron containing compound and peptide stabilizer, and component (c): at least one diol.

A composition comprising component (a) at least one phenyl boronic acid and component (b) pentane-1,2-diol and optionally one or more further diols wherein the composition is liquid at 20 C. and 101.3 kPa. Said composition stabilizes serine protease.

Methods relating to making product compositions that include encapsulates and borate compounds, where the encapsulates include polyvinyl alcohol polymer. Compositions made from such methods.