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(43) Date of publication: 26.08.1998 Bulletin 1998/35 (21) Application number: 96942728.0 (22) Date of filing: 06.11.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C08G 63/ 06( . ) C12P 7/ 62( . ) C08G 63/ 89( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/017757 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/017459 (15.05.1997 Gazette 1997/21)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 08.11.1995 GB 19950022896 (71) Applicant: MONSANTO COMPANY St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (US)	(72) Inventor: LIDDELL, John Macdonald Stockton on Tees, Cleveland TS16 0DP (GB) (74) Representative: Bosch, Henry  Monsanto Services International S.A. Patent Department Avenue de Tervuren 270/272 Letter Box No. 1 1150 Brussels 1150 Brussels (BE)