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AssigneeHenkel AG & Co. KGaA
InventorsBeatrix Kottwitz, Karl-Heinz Maurer, Roland Breves, Irmgard Schmidt, Angrit Weber, Angela Hellebrandt, Laura Polanyi-Bald
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The invention relates to a novel enzyme obtained from Bacillus agaradherens (DSM 9948), which can be regarded as cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase) and also as α-amylase. The invention also relates to sufficiently similar proteins or derivatives that exhibit amylolytic and/or CGTase activity, to the corresponding nucleic acids and micro-organisms that produce said proteins and derivatives, to methods for the production of said proteins and to diverse uses of the same. In addition, said proteins can be further developed for other, predominantly technical purposes. The invention relates in particular to detergents and cleaning agents containing CGTase of this type, to methods for cleaning textiles or hard surfaces using CGTase of this type or corresponding agents and to the use thereof for cleaning textiles or hard surfaces.
A detergent/cleaning agent comprising a polypeptide having amylolytic activity or CGTase activity or both selected from the group consisting of an amino acid sequence that is at least 96% identical to SEQ ID NO:2, an amino acid sequence that is at least 96% identical to residues 35 to 713 of SEQ ID NO:2, and an amino acid sequence that is at least 96% identical to residues 35 to 526 of SEQ ID NO:2.
A method for cleaning textiles or hard surfaces or both wherein at least one step of the method comprises activating the amylolytic activity or CGTase activity or both of a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 96% identical to SEQ ID NO:2.
A method for cleaning textiles or hard surfaces or both wherein at least one step of the method comprises activating the amylolytic activity or CGTase activity or both of a polypeptide wherein the amino acid sequence is at least 96% identical to residues 35 to 526 of SEQ ID NO:2.
A method for cleaning textiles or hard surfaces or both wherein at least one step of the method comprises activating the amylolytic activity or CGTase activity or both of a polypeptide wherein the amino acid sequence is at least 96% identical to residues 35 to 713 of SEQ ID NO:2.
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