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(43) Date of publication: 03.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/18 (21) Application number: 98942091.4 (22) Date of filing: 18.08.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 9/00, A61K 9/20, A23G 3/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9817/069 (87) International publication number: WO 9908/659 (25.02.1999 Gazette 1999/08)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL SE (30) Priority: 20.08.1997 US 914972 12.08.1998 US 132988 (71) Applicant: Fuisz Technologies Ltd. Chantilly, VA 20151 (US)	(72) Inventors: SANGHVI, Pradeepkumar, P. Herndon, VA 20171 (US) MISRA, Tushar, K. Leesburg, VA 20175 (US) (74) Representative: McCarthy, Denis Alexis et al MacLachlan & Donaldson47 Merrion Square Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)