PROTEASES FROM GRAM-POSITIVE ORGANISMS - Patent 0958368

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EP 0 958 368 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	24.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/47

(21)	Application number: 98946010.0

(22)	Date of filing: 08.09.1998

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A23K 1/ 165^{( . )}
C12N 9/ 56^{( . )}
C12N 15/ 75^{( . )}

C11D 3/ 386^{( . )}
C12N 15/ 57^{( . )}
D06M 16/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1998/018828

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1999/014342 (25.03.1999 Gazette 1999/12)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

15.09.1997 GB 19970019636

(71)	Applicants:
	GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. Rochester, New York 14618 (US) Genencor International B.V. 2288 EK Rijswijk (EP)

(72)	Inventor:
	ESTELL, David, A. San Mateo, CA 94403 (US)

(74)	Representative: Kiddle, Simon John, et al
	Mewburn Ellis, York House, 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)

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