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(43) Date of publication: 10.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/45 (21) Application number: 97936616.0 (22) Date of filing: 26.08.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 3/ 386( . ) C12N 9/ 20( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/DK1997/000345 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/008939 (05.03.1998 Gazette 1998/09)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE (30) Priority: 27.08.1996 DK 19960000902 (71) Applicant: NOVO NORDISK A/S 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK)	(72) Inventors: SVENDSEN, Allan 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK) OKKELS, Jens, Sigurd 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK) (74) Representative: Knudsen, Sten Lottrup, et al  Novo Nordisk A/S, Corporate Patents, Novo Allé 2880 Bagsvaerd 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK)