WO1991019807A1 - Activation of polysaccharide hydrolase - Google Patents

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WO1991019807A1
WO1991019807A1 PCT/DK1991/000158 DK9100158W WO9119807A1 WO 1991019807 A1 WO1991019807 A1 WO 1991019807A1 DK 9100158 W DK9100158 W DK 9100158W WO 9119807 A1 WO9119807 A1 WO 9119807A1
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  • This invention relates to a method of increasing the effect of a polysaccharide hydrolase.
  • Polysaccharide hydrolases are enzymes classified in group EC 3.2.1 and having a polysaccharide as substrate. Examples are endo-glucanases such as ⁇ -amylase, cellulase and pullulanase, which promote endo-hydrolysis of the glucans starch, cellulose and pullulan, respectively. Many industrial uses of polysaccharide hydrolases are known. Thus, it is known to use pullulanase together with a saccharifying enzyme in the saccharification of liquefied starch for production of glucose (dextrose) or maltose (e.g. EP 63,909) or for the hydrolysis of pullulan into maltotriose. It is known to use cellulase e.g. for colour clarification of textiles (EP 220,016).
  • endo-glucanases such as ⁇ -amylase, cellulase and pullulanase, which promote endo-hydrolysis of the glucans starch,
  • the invention provides a method of increasing the effect of a polysaccharide hydrolase, characterized by incorporation of a water-soluble polymer of one or more monomers selected from the group of vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl alcohol, acrylamide and sofuble acrylates into the reaction system in dissolved form.
  • Another aspect of the invention provides an enzymatic process using a polysaccharide hydrolase, characterized by the presence of the above water- soluble polymer.
  • the invention provides a polysaccharide hydrolase preparation, characterized by comprising said water-soluble polymer.
  • PVP has been used as a binder in granulation of enzymes (e.g. protease, glucose isomerase) without any effect on enzyme activity being reported (e.g. US 4,572,897), PVP has also been reported to improve the storage stability of enzymes (e.g. peroxidase, protease) (e.g. EP 303,062, WO 90/00593).
  • enzymes e.g. peroxidase, protease
  • the invention is applicable to activation of a polysaccharide hydrolase, i.e. an enzyme in group EC 3.2.1 according to Enzyme Nomenclature having poly ⁇ saccharide as substrate. It is particularly applicable to activation of an endo- glucanase, i.e. an enzyme that effects endo-hydrolysis of a glucan (a polymer of glucose units), e.g. a cellulase, a pullulanase or an ⁇ -amylase.
  • a polysaccharide hydrolase i.e. an enzyme in group EC 3.2.1 according to Enzyme Nomenclature having poly ⁇ saccharide as substrate. It is particularly applicable to activation of an endo- glucanase, i.e. an enzyme that effects endo-hydrolysis of a glucan (a polymer of glucose units), e.g. a cellulase, a pullulanase or an ⁇ -amylase.
  • Pullulanase (EC 3.2.1.41) may be derived from Bacillus, particularly from B. acidopullulyticus, as described in EP 63,909.
  • ⁇ -amyiase (EC 3.2.1.1) may be derived from Bacillus, e.g. B. amyloliquefaciens, B. licheniformis or B. stearothermophilus.
  • the invention is also applicable to activation of inulinase (EC 3.2.1.7), derived e.g. from Aspergillus, especially A. niger.
  • the invention serves to increase the enzymatic effect in a process using a polysaccharide hydrolase.
  • An example is a process using cellulase for colour clarification of textiles, as described in EP 220,016.
  • the enzyme and PVP can optionally be used together with a detergent.
  • Another example is saccharification of liquefied starch in the presence of pullulanase together with a saccharifying enzyme selected from the group of glucoamylase, ⁇ -amylase and maltogenic amylase.
  • a saccharifying enzyme selected from the group of glucoamylase, ⁇ -amylase and maltogenic amylase.
  • Another example is the use of pullulanase for hydrolysis of pullulan into maltotriose.
  • the water-soluble polymer used in the invention is a polymer of one or more of the monomers vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl alcohol, vinyl carboxylate (e.g. C C 4 carboxylate such as acetate), acrylamide and aery late (e.g. an alkali metal acrylate such as sodium acrylate).
  • the polymer may be a homo-polymer or a copolymer, e.g. a block or random copolymer.
  • PVP polyvinyl pyrrolidone
  • PVA polyvinyl alcohol
  • polyacrylate polyacrylate
  • copolymers of vinyl pyrrolidone with acrylamide or vinyl alcohol examples of preferred polymers.
  • PVP used in the invention preferably has an average molecular weight of 5,000 - 1 ,000,000, particularly 5,000-50,000.
  • the amount of PVP is preferably 0.005
  • the amountof PVP is preferably 0.005 - 10%, particularly 0.1
  • the amount of PVP is preferably 5*10 "4 - 5*10 "2 g PVP/PUN.
  • the amount of polymer is preferably 0.5-100 mg/l, e.g. 0.5-50 mg/l, in the reaction system or 0.005-10%, e.g. 0.1-5%, in the enzyme preparation.
  • PVA used in the invention is preferably a partially hydrolysed polyvinyl ester of a lower (e.g. C,-C 4 ) carboxylic acid, especially polyvinyl acetate, which has a degree of hydrolysis above 75%, particularly above 90%, e.g. above 95%.
  • the PVA preferably has a molecular weight of 5,000 - 200,000, e.g. 20,000 - 200,000, particularly 50,000 - 100,000.
  • copolymers are preferably random copolymers having a ratio of vinyl pyrrolidone to vinyl alcohol or acrylamide in the range 1 :10 to 10:1 (on molar basis).
  • the enzyme preparation of the invention may be provided in the form of a stabilized liquid or non-dusting granulate, suited for storage and shipping, or it may be an aqueous solution, ready for use.
  • Non-dusting granulates may be produced, e.g., as disclosed in US
  • Liquid enzyme preparations may, for instance, be stabilized by adding a polyol such as propylene glycol, a sugar alcohol or a carbohydrate, e.g. sucrose in an amount of e.g. 20-80%, preferably above 50%. Lactic acid may also be used as a stabilizer, and the liquid may further contain a preservative such as sodium benzoate, typically 0.1-0.5%.
  • a liquid pullulanase preparation according to the invention may further contain sodium sulphite or bisulphite corresponding to 0.1-2% as S0 2 .
  • the enzyme may be mixed with other active ingredients.
  • pullulanase may be used as a mixed enzyme preparation containing pullulanase together with the above-mentioned saccharification enzyme.
  • Cellulase together with PVP may be incorporated into a detergent composition, which may be liquid or granular. Determination of cellulase activitv (CEVU)
  • a substrate solution is prepared, containing 33.3 g/1 CMC (Hercules 7 LFD) in 0.1 M Tris buffer at pH 9.0.
  • the enzyme sample to be analyzed is dissolved in the same buffer.
  • 10 ml substrate solution and 0.5 ml enzyme solution are mixed and transferred to a viscosimeter (e.g. Haake VT 181 , NV sensor, 181 rpm) thermo- stated at 40°C.
  • a viscosimeter e.g. Haake VT 181 , NV sensor, 181 rpm
  • CEVU Cellulase Viscosity Unit
  • This unit is defined in EP 63,909.
  • Black cotton swatches were treated by 3 repeated washings in a Terg- O-Tometer ' "" each followed by a rinsing and drying process. Washing conditions were as follows:
  • Amount of textile 2 swatches/800 ml, each 10*15 cm
  • Rinsing time 30 min in running tap water Drying: * _ line-drying, room temp (16 hours)
  • the detergent was a commercial US liquid detergent, used at a dosage of 2 g/1. Varying amounts of PVP (molecular weight 30,000) was added to the detergent.
  • Cellulase from H. insolens prepared according to US 4,435,307 was added to the detergent solution immediately before washing at a dosage of 0, 50 or 100 CEVU/I.
  • the surface of the swatches was analyzed by measuring reflected light. In this measurement, white light is projected onto the surface and the reflection/remission is detected at 16 wavelengths by means of an "Elrepho 2000" Datacolor fürtician apparatus. The results of these detections are processed into Hunter coordinates of which the L-coordinate represents the grey scale value (100: black, 0: white).
  • the effect of the enzyme is removal of damaged cellulose fibers causing a grey/worn look, and by measuring the grey scale value a quantitative expression for the enzyme treatment is obtained.
  • the results are expressed as delta L in relation to the surface treated without cellulase and PVP.
  • Example 2 This experiment was made in the same manner as in Example 1 , but using a buffer system instead of detergent and PVA instead of PVP.
  • the PVA had an average molecular weight of 72,000 and a degree of hydrolysis of 98%.
  • the buffer system contained 5% (w/w) triethanol amine, 10% ethanol and 85% H 2 0. A dosage of 2 g/l was used.
  • a substrate solution was prepared, containing 34,0 g/l CMC (Hercules 7 LFD) in 0.1 M phosphate buffer at pH 6.0.
  • the enzyme sample to be analyzed was dissolved in the same buffer.
  • 5 ml substrate solution and 0.15 ml enzyme solution were mixed and transferred to a vibration viscosimeter (e.g. MIVI 3000 from Sofraser, France), thermostated at 40°C.
  • the relative activity was calculated from the amount of enzyme that reduces the viscosity to one half under these conditions; the result without addition of PVP was taken as 100.
  • the amount of enzyme sample was 0.01- 0.02 EGU/ml in the reaction mixture.
  • a liquid pullulanase preparation was made according to EP 63,909.
  • the preparation contained a pullulanase activity of 180 PUN/g and 50% sucrose.
  • liquefied starch was saccharified with glucoamylase and pullulanase containing PVP.
  • the experiments were run essentially as in EP 63,909.
  • the pullulanase samples of Example 6 were used and were dosed according to the apparent activity given in Example 6, i.e. correspondingly less of the preparations activated by PVP.
  • the enzyme dosages were 0.18 AG/g of glucoamylase and 0.06 PUN/g of pullulanase. Saccharification conditions were 60°C, initial pH 4.3. Analyses by HPLC were made after 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours.
  • the maximum % DP1 was as follows:
  • inulinase from A. niger was tested with and without addition of PVP in hydrolysis of inulin.
  • the amount of PVP was expressed as % by weight relative to the enzyme preparation.

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The effect of a polysaccharide hydrolase is increased by incorporation of a water-soluble polymer of one or more monomers selected from the group of vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl alcohol, acrylamide and soluble acrylates into the reaction system in dissolved form.

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ACTIVATION OF POLYSACCHARIDE HYDROLASE
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a method of increasing the effect of a polysaccharide hydrolase.
BACKGROUND ART
Polysaccharide hydrolases are enzymes classified in group EC 3.2.1 and having a polysaccharide as substrate. Examples are endo-glucanases such as α-amylase, cellulase and pullulanase, which promote endo-hydrolysis of the glucans starch, cellulose and pullulan, respectively. Many industrial uses of polysaccharide hydrolases are known. Thus, it is known to use pullulanase together with a saccharifying enzyme in the saccharification of liquefied starch for production of glucose (dextrose) or maltose (e.g. EP 63,909) or for the hydrolysis of pullulan into maltotriose. It is known to use cellulase e.g. for colour clarification of textiles (EP 220,016).
STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION
We have found that, surprisingly, addition of certain water-soluble polymers significantly increases the effect of polysaccharide hydrolases.
Accordingly, the invention provides a method of increasing the effect of a polysaccharide hydrolase, characterized by incorporation of a water-soluble polymer of one or more monomers selected from the group of vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl alcohol, acrylamide and sofuble acrylates into the reaction system in dissolved form. Another aspect of the invention provides an enzymatic process using a polysaccharide hydrolase, characterized by the presence of the above water- soluble polymer.
Finally, the invention provides a polysaccharide hydrolase preparation, characterized by comprising said water-soluble polymer.
PVP has been used as a binder in granulation of enzymes (e.g. protease, glucose isomerase) without any effect on enzyme activity being reported (e.g. US 4,572,897), PVP has also been reported to improve the storage stability of enzymes (e.g. peroxidase, protease) (e.g. EP 303,062, WO 90/00593). V. Jancsik, J.Mol.Catal., 6 (1), 41-50 (1979) reports inhibition of one kind of aldolase by PVP. F.E. Prado et a!., J.Biol.Chem. 260 (8), 4952-7 (1985) reports activation of invertase by PVP. J.R.L Walker et al., Phytochemistry (Oxford), 19 (3), 373-8 (1980) reports that o-diphenol oxidase (catecholase) is inhibited by PVP, whereas p-diphenol oxidase (laccase) is unaffected by PVP. PVP has also been used in the recovery of enzymes without any effect on enzyme activity being reported (EP 262,651 , EP 214,531 , US 4,144,130, US 4,016,039).
However, the prior art gives no guidance to the skilled person, enabling him to predict activation of polysaccharide hydrolase by PVP.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Polysaccharide hydrolase
The invention is applicable to activation of a polysaccharide hydrolase, i.e. an enzyme in group EC 3.2.1 according to Enzyme Nomenclature having poly¬ saccharide as substrate. It is particularly applicable to activation of an endo- glucanase, i.e. an enzyme that effects endo-hydrolysis of a glucan (a polymer of glucose units), e.g. a cellulase, a pullulanase or an α-amylase.
Cellulase (EC 3.2.1.4)_may be derived from Humicola (especially H. lanuginosa, US 4,435,307) or Trichoderma (e.g. T. viride, T. reesei or T. koningii) or may be prepared according to PCT/DK 90/00123. Pullulanase (EC 3.2.1.41) may be derived from Bacillus, particularly from B. acidopullulyticus, as described in EP 63,909. α-amyiase (EC 3.2.1.1) may be derived from Bacillus, e.g. B. amyloliquefaciens, B. licheniformis or B. stearothermophilus.
The invention is also applicable to activation of inulinase (EC 3.2.1.7), derived e.g. from Aspergillus, especially A. niger.
Enzvmatic process
The invention serves to increase the enzymatic effect in a process using a polysaccharide hydrolase.
An example is a process using cellulase for colour clarification of textiles, as described in EP 220,016. In colour clarification, the enzyme and PVP can optionally be used together with a detergent.
Another example is saccharification of liquefied starch in the presence of pullulanase together with a saccharifying enzyme selected from the group of glucoamylase, ^-amylase and maltogenic amylase. Another example is the use of pullulanase for hydrolysis of pullulan into maltotriose.
Water-soluble polymer
The water-soluble polymer used in the invention is a polymer of one or more of the monomers vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl alcohol, vinyl carboxylate (e.g. C C4 carboxylate such as acetate), acrylamide and aery late (e.g. an alkali metal acrylate such as sodium acrylate). The polymer may be a homo-polymer or a copolymer, e.g. a block or random copolymer.
Examples of preferred polymers are PVP (polyvinyl pyrrolidone), PVA (polyvinyl alcohol), polyacrylate, and copolymers of vinyl pyrrolidone with acrylamide or vinyl alcohol.
PVP used in the invention preferably has an average molecular weight of 5,000 - 1 ,000,000, particularly 5,000-50,000. The amount of PVP is preferably 0.005
- 5% in the reaction medium or 0.03-3 g PVP/kg dry solids at process conditions, in the enzyme preparation the amountof PVP is preferably 0.005 - 10%, particularly 0.1
- 5% (all percentages by weight). In the case of pullulanase, the amount of PVP is preferably 5*10"4 - 5*10"2 g PVP/PUN. The amount of polymer is preferably 0.5-100 mg/l, e.g. 0.5-50 mg/l, in the reaction system or 0.005-10%, e.g. 0.1-5%, in the enzyme preparation.
PVA used in the invention is preferably a partially hydrolysed polyvinyl ester of a lower (e.g. C,-C4) carboxylic acid, especially polyvinyl acetate, which has a degree of hydrolysis above 75%, particularly above 90%, e.g. above 95%. The PVA preferably has a molecular weight of 5,000 - 200,000, e.g. 20,000 - 200,000, particularly 50,000 - 100,000.
The above-mentioned copolymers are preferably random copolymers having a ratio of vinyl pyrrolidone to vinyl alcohol or acrylamide in the range 1 :10 to 10:1 (on molar basis).
Enzyme preparation
The enzyme preparation of the invention may be provided in the form of a stabilized liquid or non-dusting granulate, suited for storage and shipping, or it may be an aqueous solution, ready for use. Non-dusting granulates may be produced, e.g., as disclosed in US
4,106,991 and 4,661 ,452 (both to Novo Industri A/S) and may optionally be coated by methods known in the art.
Liquid enzyme preparations may, for instance, be stabilized by adding a polyol such as propylene glycol, a sugar alcohol or a carbohydrate, e.g. sucrose in an amount of e.g. 20-80%, preferably above 50%. Lactic acid may also be used as a stabilizer, and the liquid may further contain a preservative such as sodium benzoate, typically 0.1-0.5%. A liquid pullulanase preparation according to the invention may further contain sodium sulphite or bisulphite corresponding to 0.1-2% as S02. Depending on the intended use, the enzyme may be mixed with other active ingredients. Thus, pullulanase may be used as a mixed enzyme preparation containing pullulanase together with the above-mentioned saccharification enzyme.
Cellulase together with PVP may be incorporated into a detergent composition, which may be liquid or granular. Determination of cellulase activitv (CEVU)
A substrate solution is prepared, containing 33.3 g/1 CMC (Hercules 7 LFD) in 0.1 M Tris buffer at pH 9.0. The enzyme sample to be analyzed is dissolved in the same buffer. 10 ml substrate solution and 0.5 ml enzyme solution are mixed and transferred to a viscosimeter (e.g. Haake VT 181 , NV sensor, 181 rpm) thermo- stated at 40°C. One Cellulase Viscosity Unit (CEVU) is defined as the amount of enzyme that reduces the viscosity to one half under these conditions.
Determination of pullulanase activitv (PUN)
This unit is defined in EP 63,909.
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLE 1
Colour clarification of textile with Humicola cellulase and PVP
Black cotton swatches were treated by 3 repeated washings in a Terg- O-Tometer ' "" each followed by a rinsing and drying process. Washing conditions were as follows:
Liquid volume: 800 ml
Agitation 100 movements/min.
Washing time: 30 min.
Washing temp: 40°C pH 7.0
Water hardness: 9 dH
Textile: 100% cotton
Amount of textile: 2 swatches/800 ml, each 10*15 cm
Rinsing time: 30 min in running tap water Drying: * _ line-drying, room temp (16 hours) The detergent was a commercial US liquid detergent, used at a dosage of 2 g/1. Varying amounts of PVP (molecular weight 30,000) was added to the detergent.
Cellulase from H. insolens prepared according to US 4,435,307 was added to the detergent solution immediately before washing at a dosage of 0, 50 or 100 CEVU/I.
The surface of the swatches was analyzed by measuring reflected light. In this measurement, white light is projected onto the surface and the reflection/remission is detected at 16 wavelengths by means of an "Elrepho 2000" Datacolor Schweiz apparatus. The results of these detections are processed into Hunter coordinates of which the L-coordinate represents the grey scale value (100: black, 0: white).
The effect of the enzyme is removal of damaged cellulose fibers causing a grey/worn look, and by measuring the grey scale value a quantitative expression for the enzyme treatment is obtained. The results are expressed as delta L in relation to the surface treated without cellulase and PVP.
Detergent
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It is seen that the colour clarifying effect of the cellulase is increased by addition of PVP. EXAMPLE 2
Colour clarification of textile with cellulase and PVA
This experiment was made in the same manner as in Example 1 , but using a buffer system instead of detergent and PVA instead of PVP. The PVA had an average molecular weight of 72,000 and a degree of hydrolysis of 98%. The buffer system contained 5% (w/w) triethanol amine, 10% ethanol and 85% H20. A dosage of 2 g/l was used.
Results (expressed in Delta L as in Example 1):
0 CEVU/I 10 CEVU/I 25 CEVU/I
0 mg/l PVA 0.0 0.21 0.53
100 mg/l PVA -0.21 0.71 1.08
EXAMPLE 3
Activation of cellulase with PVA/PVP copolymer
This experiment was made in the same manner as in Example 2, but using a random copolymer of vinyl alcohol and vinyl pyrrolidone instead of PVA. Results:
0 CEVU/I
0 mg/l PVA/PVP 0.0
100 mg/l PVA/PVP 0.15
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EXAMPLE 4
Activation of cellulase with PVP/acrylamide copolymer
This experiment was made in the same manner as in Example 2, but using a random copolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone and acrylamide instead of PVA. Results:
Figure imgf000010_0001
EXAMPLE 5
Activation of Trichoderma cellulase in CMC hydrolysis Cellulase from T. reesei having an activity of 675 EGU/g (cellulase activity unit described in WO 91/07542) was tested with and without addition of PVP in hydrolysis of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). The amount of PVP was expressed as % by weight relative to the enzyme preparation.
A substrate solution was prepared, containing 34,0 g/l CMC (Hercules 7 LFD) in 0.1 M phosphate buffer at pH 6.0. The enzyme sample to be analyzed was dissolved in the same buffer. 5 ml substrate solution and 0.15 ml enzyme solution were mixed and transferred to a vibration viscosimeter (e.g. MIVI 3000 from Sofraser, France), thermostated at 40°C. The relative activity was calculated from the amount of enzyme that reduces the viscosity to one half under these conditions; the result without addition of PVP was taken as 100. The amount of enzyme sample was 0.01- 0.02 EGU/ml in the reaction mixture. Results: % PVP Relative activitv
0 (reference) 100
1% 103
3% 110
EXAMPLE 6
Activation of pullulanase in pullulan hydrolysis
A liquid pullulanase preparation was made according to EP 63,909. The preparation contained a pullulanase activity of 180 PUN/g and 50% sucrose.
Varying amounts of PVP (MW 15,000) were added to this preparation, and the apparent pullulanase activity was determined by the PUN method. PVP content is given as % by weight in the preparation. Results:
% PVP PUN/q
0 (reference) 180
0.1 190 0.5 220
1.0 240
The results clearly show increasing activation up to 33% increase at
1.0% PVP.
EXAMPLE 7
Activation of pullulanase in saccharification
In this example, liquefied starch was saccharified with glucoamylase and pullulanase containing PVP. The experiments were run essentially as in EP 63,909. The pullulanase samples of Example 6 were used and were dosed according to the apparent activity given in Example 6, i.e. correspondingly less of the preparations activated by PVP. The enzyme dosages were 0.18 AG/g of glucoamylase and 0.06 PUN/g of pullulanase. Saccharification conditions were 60°C, initial pH 4.3. Analyses by HPLC were made after 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours. The maximum % DP1 was as follows:
% PVP max. % DP1 Max reached after hours
0 96.4 72
0.1 96.4 72 1.0 96.4 72
Identical results were obtained, indicating that the same degree of activation is found in saccharification of hydrolyzed starch as in pullulan hydrolysis.
EXAMPLE 8
Activation of inulinase Inulinase from A. niger was tested with and without addition of PVP in hydrolysis of inulin. The amount of PVP was expressed as % by weight relative to the enzyme preparation.
The conditions used for inulin hydrolysis were 50 g/l inulin (Inulin Sigma
I 3754) in 0.025 citrate buffer at pH 4.70, 40°C, 30 minutes reaction time. The concentration of reducing carbohydrates produced during the incubation was determined by means of the Somogyi Nelson reaction. The reference sample without
PVP produced 3107 mol reducing carbohydrate (calculated as glucose) per g of enzyme preparation, and this was taken as 100%. Results:
% PVP in enzyme preparation Relative inulin hydrolysis 0 (reference) ~ 100
1% 107
3% 111

Claims

1. A method of increasing the effect of a polysaccharide hydrolase, characterized by incorporating a water-soluble polymer of one or more monomers selected from the group of vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl alcohol, vinyl carboxylate, acrylamide and soluble acrylates into the reaction system in dissolved form.
2. A method according to Claim 1 of increasing the effect of an endo- glucanase, preferably a cellulase, α-amylase or pullulanase.
3. A method according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein the concentration of said polymer in the reaction system is 0.5-100 mg/l.
4. A method according to any of Claims 1 - 3, wherein said polymer is polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyacrylate or a copolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone with vinyl alcohol or acrylamide.
5. A method according to Claim 4, wherein said PVP has an average molecular weight of 5,000 - 1 ,000,000, preferably 5,000-50,000.
6. A method according to Claim 4, wherein said PVA is a partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl ester of a C1-4 carboxylic acid having a degree of hydrolysis above 75% and an average molecular weight of 5,000 - 200,000.
7. An enzymatic process using a polysaccharide hydrolase, characterized by the presence of a water-soluble polymer of one or more monomers selected from the group of vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl alcohol, vinyl carboxylate, acrylamide and soluble acrylates in dissolved form.
8. A process according to Claim 7 using an endo-glucanase, preferably a cellulase, α-amylase or pullulanase.
9. A process according to Claim 8 using cellulase for colour clarification of cotton textile.
5 10. A process according to Claim 8 using pullulanase for the sacchari¬ fication of liquefied starch together with a saccharifying enzyme selected from the group of glucoamylase, ø-amylase and maltogenic amylase.
11. A polysaccharide hydrolase preparation, characterized by comprising a water-soluble polymer of one or more monomers selected from the group of vinyl 0 pyrrolidone, vinyl alcohol, acrylamide and soluble acrylates into the reaction system in dissolved form.
12. An endo-glucanase preparation according to Claim 11, preferably a cellulase, α-amylase or pullulanase preparation.
13. A mixed pullulanase preparation according to Claim 12, further 15 comprising a saccharifying enzyme selected from the group of glucoamylase, β- amylase and maltogenic amylase.
14. A preparation according to any of Claims 11 - 13, in the form of a non- dusting granulate or a stabilized liquid.
15. A detergent composition comprising cellulase according to Claim 12.
20 16. A preparation according to any of Claims 11-15, comprising 0.005 -
10%, preferably 0.1 - 5% of said polymer, by weight.
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