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EP 0 939 801 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 08.09.1999 Bulletin 1999/36 (21) Application number: 97941876.0 (22) Date of filing: 26.09.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 3/ 386( . ) C12N 9/ 28( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/DK1997/000410 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/013481 (02.04.1998 Gazette 1998/13)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE (30) Priority: 26.09.1996 DK 19960001050 (71) Applicant: NOVO NORDISK A/S 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK)	(72) Inventors: SJOHOLM, Carsten 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK) PROWE, Steffen 21071 Hamburg (DE) ANTRANIKIAN, Garabed D-21071 Hamburg (DE) (74) Representative: Ryberg, Lise Abildgaard, et al  c/o Novo Nordisk A/S, Corporate Patents, Novo Allé 2880 Bagsvaerd 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK)