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EP 0 726 943 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 21.08.1996 Bulletin 1996/34 (21) Application number: 93903183.0 (22) Date of filing: 20.01.1993

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N( . ) A23L 1/ 317( . ) A23L 1/ 326( . ) C12N 9/ 10( . ) A23L 1/ 31( . ) A23L 1/ 325( . ) A61K 38/ 45( . ) C12N 9/ 96( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/DK1993/000016 (87) International publication number: WO 1993/015234 (05.08.1993 Gazette 1993/19)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 22.01.1992 WO 1992IB00022 (71) Applicant: NOVO NORDISK A/S 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK)	(72) Inventors: JENSEN, Birger Rostgard DK-3500 Vaerlose (DK) PETERSEN, Bent Riber DK-2100 Kobenhavn 0 (DK) DIERS, Ivan DK-3500 Vaerlose (DK) BISHOP, Paul Douglas Fall City, WA 98024 (US)