Many biological laundry detergents contain lipase and protease enzymes. Lipases break down fats and oils, while proteases break down protein chains. This ability makes them excellent for stain removal. Although one of the main advantages of having enzymes in washing detergent is that lower washing temperatures can be employed, the enzymes must still retain activity up to a temperature of 60°C.

thermal unfolding | aggregation | unfolding kinetics | isothermal denaturation | activation energy | PR-P-013