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(11) EP 0 912 506 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
06.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/18

(21) Application number: 97933695.0

(22) Date of filing: 18.07.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C07C 403/ 24( . )
C12P 23/ 00( . )
 C09B 61/ 00( . )
C12R 1/ 645( . )
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP1997/003961
(87) International publication number:
WO 1998/003480 (29.01.1998 Gazette 1998/04)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 19.07.1996 EP 19960202035
22.08.1996 EP 19960202334
15.10.1996 EP 19960202852

(71) Applicant: GIST-BROCADES B.V.
2600 MA Delft (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • SIBEYN, Mieke
    NL-3816 AV Amersfoort (NL)
  • DE PATER, Robertus, Mattheus
    NL-2613 ZL Delft (NL)

   


(54) PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF CRYSTALLINE $g(b)-CAROTENE FROM A NATURAL SOURCE