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(43) Date of publication: 03.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/18 (21) Application number: 98935832.0 (22) Date of filing: 17.07.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C07F 7/18, A01N 55/00, A61L 31/00, A61L 2/18 (86) International application number: PCT/US9814/985 (87) International publication number: WO 9903/866 (28.01.1999 Gazette 1999/04)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 17.07.1997 US 52888 P (71) Applicant: Bioshield Technologies, Inc. Norcross, GA 30093 (US)	(72) Inventors: ELFERSY, Jacques, E. Atlanta, GA 30307 (US) BERKNER, Joachim Smyrna, GA 30080 (US) MOSES, Timothy, C. Stockbridge, GA 30281 (US) (74) Representative: Perry, Robert Edward  GILL JENNINGS & EVERYBroadgate House7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)