TRANSFORMED YEAST STRAINS AND THEIR USE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MONOTERMINAL AND DITERMINAL ALIPHATIC CARBOXYLATES - Patent 1003881

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EP 1 003 881 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	20.05.1999

(43)	Date of publication:
	31.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/22

(21)	Application number: 98935806.4

(22)	Date of filing: 20.07.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C12N 15/53, C12P 7/44, C12P 7/40 // (C12P7/40, C12R1:84, 1:72),(C12P7/44, C12R1:84, 1:72)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9814/935

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9904/014 (28.01.1999 Gazette 1999/04)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE DK ES FR GB IE IT NL SE

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Priority:

21.07.1997 US 53215 P

(71)	Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY INCORPORATED
	WilmingtonDelaware 19898 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	FALLON, Robert, D. Elkton, MD 21921 (US) PAYNE, Mark, S. Wilmington, DE 19808 (US) PICATAGGIO, Stephen, K. Landenberg, PA 19350 (US) WU, Shijun New Castle, DE 19720 (US)

(74)	Representative: Jones, Alan John et al
	CARPMAELS & RANSFORD43 Bloomsbury Square London, WC1A 2RA London, WC1A 2RA (GB)

(54)	TRANSFORMED YEAST STRAINS AND THEIR USE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MONOTERMINAL AND DITERMINAL ALIPHATIC CARBOXYLATES