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(43) Date of publication: 30.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/40 (21) Application number: 96945205.0 (22) Date of filing: 13.12.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12P 7/ 62( . ) C08G 63/ 88( . ) C08J 3/ 16( . ) C08G 63/ 06( . ) C08J 3/ 12( . ) C12R 1/ 05( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/020016 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/022654 (26.06.1997 Gazette 1997/27)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 16.12.1995 GB 19950025932 (71) Applicant: MONSANTO COMPANY St. Louis, Missouri 63167 (US)	(72) Inventors: GEORGE, Neil Stockton on Tees, Cleveland TS17 0UY (GB) LIDDELL, John, Macdonald Stockton on Tees, Cleveland TS16 0DP (GB) (74) Representative: Bosch, Henry, et al  Monsanto Services International S.A. Patent Department Avenue de Tervuren 270/272 Letter Box No. 1 1150 Brussels 1150 Brussels (BE)