Alpha-amylase variants and polynucleotides encoding same

A variant of a parent alpha-amylase having alpha-amylase activity, which:

• a) is a polypeptide having at least 85% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
• 13 or SEQ ID NO:
• 14, and
• b) comprises a substitution or a deletion at a position corresponding to A174 of the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
• 13 or SEQ ID NO:
• 14, and comprises a substitution and/or deletion in two, three or four positions corresponding to positions R181, G182, D183, and G184 of the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
• 13 or SEQ ID NO:
• 14,
• c) has alpha-amylase activity, and
• d) has an improved wash performance at a low temperature of 5° C. to 40° C., wherein the improved wash performance is an Improvement Factor (IF) of >1, when compared to the parent alpha-amylase.