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(43) Date of publication: 22.01.1992 Bulletin 1992/04 (21) Application number: 90906517.0 (22) Date of filing: 03.04.1990

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C07K 14/ 415( . ) C12Q 1/ 68( . ) C12N 15/ 11( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1990/001848 (87) International publication number: WO 1990/012026 (18.10.1990 Gazette 1990/24)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IT LI LU NL SE (30) Priority: 03.04.1989 US 19890332323 (71) Applicant: NATIVE PLANTS INCORPORATED Salt Lake City Utah 84108 (US)	(72) Inventors: SLOCUM, Mary, S. Salt LAke City, UT 84105 (US) OSBORN, Thomas, C. Madison, WI 53711 (US) (74) Representative: Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte  Isartorplatz 6 Postfach 26 02 47 D-80059 München D-80059 München (DE)