The present invention relates to xyloglucanases belonging to family 44 of
glycosyl hydrolases and having a relative xyloglucanase activity of at
least 30% between pH 5 and pH 8 are derived from the genus Paenibacillus
especially from a strain of Paenibacillus polymyxa or Paenibacillus sp.
The xyloglucanases exhibit high performance in conventional detergent
compositions.