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(43) Date of publication: 12.07.2000 Bulletin 2000/28 (21) Application number: 98948540.4 (22) Date of filing: 24.09.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 5/06, C12N 5/08, A61K 47/48, A61K 49/00, B01D 15/08, C12Q 1/04, G01N 33/53 (86) International application number: PCT/US9820/063 (87) International publication number: WO 9915/628 (01.04.1999 Gazette 1999/13)

(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: 25.09.1997 US 59972 P (71) Applicant: GlycoTech Corp. Rockville, MD 20850 (US)	(72) Inventor: MAGNANI, John, L. Frederick, MD 21702 (US) (74) Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance  FORRESTER & BOEHMERTFranz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München 80801 München (DE)