Patent ID: 7273748

Claim:
A method for biostoning comprising adding an enzyme preparation comprising a polypeptide having cellulase activity to cotton containing fabric or garments, wherein said polypeptide is selected from the group consisting of: (i) a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in FIG. 19 and SEQ ID NO: 31, (ii) a polypeptide having at least 95% identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in FIG. 19 and SEQ ID NO: 31, (iii) a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence encoded by the DNA insert contained in the vector transformed into DSM 11024 or DSM 11012, (iv) a polypeptide comprising amino acids 22-235 of the amino acid sequence set forth in FIG. 19 and SEQ ID NO: 31; and (v) a polypeptide having at least 95% identity to amino acids 22-235 of the amino acid sequence set forth in FIG. 19 and SEQ ID NO: 31.