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EP 0 871 719 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 21.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/43 (21) Application number: 96906484.0 (22) Date of filing: 16.02.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 9/ 52( . ) C12P 21/ 04( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/002115 (87) International publication number: WO 1996/025489 (22.08.1996 Gazette 1996/38)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 17.02.1995 JP 19950029904 (71) Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US)	(72) Inventor: TAMIYA, Eiichi Nomi-gun, Ishikawa 923-12 (JP) (74) Representative: Moens, Marnix Karel Christiane, et al  BVBA Procter & Gamble, Europe SPRL, Temselaan 100 1853 Strombeek-Bever 1853 Strombeek-Bever (BE)