Enzymatic modification of cotton fibre polysaccharides as an enabler of sustainable laundry detergents

Enzymatic modification of cotton fibre polysaccharides as an enabler of sustainable laundry detergents

Cotton is the most common natural fibre used in textile manufacture, used alone or with other fibres to create a wide range of fashion clothing and household textiles. Most of these textiles are cleaned using detergents and domestic or commercial washing machines using processes that require many ch...

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Published in:Scientific reports Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 22049 - 10
Main Authors: Yau, Hamish C. L., Byard, James, Thompson, Lily E., Malekpour, Adam K., Robson, Timothy, Bakshani, Cassie R., Lelanaite, Ieva, Willats, William G. T., Lant, Neil J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 27-09-2024
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Cellulase
Cellulase - chemistry
Cellulase - metabolism
Cellulose
Cellulose - chemistry
Cellulose - metabolism
Cotton Fiber
Detergents
Detergents - chemistry
Ecological footprint
Enzymes
Expression vectors
Fibers
Glucans - chemistry
Glucans - metabolism
Glycoside hydrolase
Glycosides
Humanities and Social Sciences
Laundry
multidisciplinary
Paenibacillus - enzymology
Polysaccharides
Polysaccharides - chemistry
Polysaccharides - metabolism
Saccharides
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Textiles
Xylans - chemistry
Xylans - metabolism
Xyloglucan
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Summary:Cotton is the most common natural fibre used in textile manufacture, used alone or with other fibres to create a wide range of fashion clothing and household textiles. Most of these textiles are cleaned using detergents and domestic or commercial washing machines using processes that require many chemicals and large quantities of water and energy. Enzymes can reduce this environmental footprint by enabling effective detergency at reduced temperatures, mostly by directly attacking substrates present in the soils. In the present study, we report the contribution of a cleaning cellulase enzyme based on the family 44 glycoside hydrolase (GH) endo-beta-1,4-glucanase from Paenibacillus polymyxa . The action of this enzyme on textile fibres improves laundry detergent performance in several vectors including soil anti-redeposition, dye transfer inhibition and stain removal. Molecular probes are used to study how this enzyme is targeting both amorphous cellulose and xyloglucan on textile fibres and the relationship between textile surface effects and observed performance benefits.
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ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-73128-x