Ab Enzymes Oy

Roal Oy

Henkel Ag & Company, Kgaa

Ab Enzymes Gmbh

Unicrop Oy

Kari Juntunen

Leena Valtakari

Marja T Paloheimo

Terhi Puranen

Pentti Ojapalo

Jari Vehmaanperä

Taija Leinonen

Susanna Makinen

Jarno Kallio

Michael Seefried

Susanna Mäkinen

Susanne Wieland

Nina Mussmann

Peter Jan Punt

Hendrik Hellmuth

Anne Kanerva

Daniela Herbst

Kimmo Koivu

Marika Alapuranen

George Szakacs

Kim Langfelder

Alexandra Komander

Daniela Dollak

Jari Vehmaanperae

Kristiina Jaervinen

Patrick Lorenz

Ulrich Schwaneberg

Andrei Anissimov

Marc Mennicken

Hanna-Mari Meriläinen

David Schönauer

Kristiina Jarvinen

Nina Mußmann

Nina Hakulinen

Kristiina Järvinen

Hanna-Mari Merilainen

Susanna MÄKINEN

Michael Rachinger

Jari VehmaanperÄ

Kristiina JÄRVINEN

Seppo Kaijalainen

This invention relates to novel detergent compositions comprising bacterial mannanase enzymes. The detergent compositions comprising bacterial mannanases are useful in laundry and cleaning applications wherein degradation or modification of mannan is desired. The invention also relates to the use of said detergent compositions in laundry and cleaning applications as well as a method for degrading mannan.

Detergent compositions comprising bacterial mannanases

The present invention is related to variants of fungal serine protease enzyme, which have serine protease activity ofprotease. Also disclosed are isolated nucleic acid molecules, comprising polynucleotide sequences which encode variants of fungal serine protease enzyme, nucleic acid sequences encoding said protease variants, a host cell and a process of producing polypeptides having serine protease activity. Said protease variants are useful as enzyme preparations applicable in detergent compositions and for treating fibers, wool, hair, leather, or silk, for treating food or feed, or for any applications involving modification, degradation or removal of proteinaceous material.

Protease enzyme variants and uses thereof

The present description is related to the field of protein production. It introduces novel host cells with low protease activity, a novel protease regulator, its use in expression systems and protein production, and a method of producing host cells for protein production.

Methods for controlling protease production

This present disclosure relates to novel detergent compositions comprising bacterial mannanase enzymes. The detergent compositions comprising bacterial mannanases are useful in laundry and cleaning applications wherein degradation or modification of mannan is desired. The present disclosure also relates to the use of said detergent compositions in laundry and cleaning applications as well as a method for degrading mannan.

The present invention relates to polypeptides having cellulase activity, in particular to variants derived from the 20K-cellulase enzyme. The invention discloses a number of amino acid residue positions important for the properties of the cellulase enzyme and thereby for the stability and/or performance thereof. The novel variants have improved stability compared to the parental cellulase. In particular, the novel variants have good performance in an antigreying application and excellent stability in the presence of a protease in several detergent compositions even in long-term experiments.

Variants of fungal cellulase

Variants of mannanase, compositions including the variants, to methods for their production and to methods of using the variants to degrade and modify mannan containing material.

Mannanase variants

Variants of mannanase, compositions including the variants, to methods for their production to methods of using the variants to degrade and modify mannan containing material.

The present invention is related to a fungal serine protease enzyme, which said enzyme has serine protease activity and comprises an amino acid sequence ofALKO4122 mature protease as defined in SEQ ID NO:18 or an amino acid sequence having at least 66% identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:18. Also disclosed is an isolated nucleic acid molecule, comprising a polynucleotide sequence which encodes a fungal serine protease enzyme, nucleic acid sequences encoding said protease, a host cell and a process of producing a polypeptide having serine protease activity. Said protease is useful as an enzyme preparation applicable in detergent compositions and for treating fibers, wool, hair, leather, or silk, for treating food or feed, or for any applications involving modification, degradation or removal of proteinaceous material.

Protease enzyme and uses thereof

The invention relates to novel variants of fungal endoglucanases, their production and means for their production. Especially the invention relates to variants ofCel45A. The invention further relates to enzyme preparations and detergent compositions comprising at least one novel variant endoglucanase as well as to processes for treating cellulosic material therewith. The novel variant endoglucanase polypeptides have improved performance in textile applications, especially in biofinishing and biostoning, and in detergent applications, in fabric care and color maintenance, especially in prevention and removal of fuzz and pills, in color care and revival.

Fungal endoglucanase variants, their production and use

The present invention discloses novel polypeptides and enzyme preparations containing them, which enhance the efficiency of the cellulosic degradation even at elevated temperatures. The polypeptides are produced by recombinant technology, and means for their production are described. The novel polypeptides are useful in processing biomass, and in biofuel, starch, textile, detergent, pulp and paper, food, feed or beverage industries. They may also be used e.g. in cleaning the interior of a dishwashing machine or for biofinishing or biostoning. The novel polypeptides are also useful in animal feed.

Proteins for the treatment of cellulosic material

The present invention discloses novel polypeptides and enzyme preparations containing them, which improve the efficiency of cellulose and lignocellulose degradation even at elevated temperatures. The polypeptides can be produced using conventional recombinant DNA technologies. The related polynucleotides, vectors and host cells are also disclosed. The polypeptides and the enzyme preparations containing them are particularly useful in improving the efficiency of cellulose and lignocellulose degradation, in improving the quality of animal feed, in machine dishwashing applications, in detergent compositions, in pulp and paper, textile, food, baking or beverage industry.

Esterases useful in the treatment of cellulosic and lignocellulosic material

The present invention relates to fungal serine protease variants, which comprise an amino acid substitution of valine at position 208 of the parentFe_RF6318 serine protease, wherein the position of the substitution corresponds to the amino acid sequence of the mature Fe_RF6318 enzyme defined in SEQ ID NO:2. The variants have improved thermal stability and/or detergent stability compared to the parent Fe_RF6318 enzyme. Preferably the substitution is V208I and more preferably the variants comprise additional amino acid changes which further increase the stability. Also disclosed are nucleic acid sequences encoding said protease variants as well as recombinant vectors and host cells for the production of the variants. The serine protease variants are applicable in laundry and dish-washing detergent compositions, in treating fibers, in treating wool, in treating hair, in treating leather, in treating food or feed, or in any application involving modification, degradation or removal of proteinaceous material.

Variants of fungal serine protease

The present invention is related to a fungal serine protease enzyme, which comprises an amino acid sequence of the mature Fe_RF6318 enzyme having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15. The serine protease is obtainable from, more preferably from the deposited strain CBS 119568. Also disclosed are nucleic acid sequences encoding said protease, such as plasmid pALK2521 comprising the nucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO:9 deposited inRF7664 under accession number DSM 22171 and plasmid pALK2529 comprising the full-length gene SEQ ID NO: 10 deposited inRF7800 under accession number DSM 22172. Said protease is useful as an enzyme preparation applicable in detergent compositions and for treating fibers, for treating wool, for treating hair, for treating leather, for treating food or feed, or for any applications involving modification, degradation or removal of proteinaceous material.

Nucleic acids encoding fungal protease

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