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(88) Date of publication A3: 05.08.1999 (43) Date of publication: 30.08.2000 Bulletin 2000/35 (21) Application number: 98956126.1 (22) Date of filing: 20.10.1998

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(84) Designated Contracting States: AT DE ES FR GB IT NL (30) Priority: 20.10.1997 US 62482 P (71) Applicant: THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OFSTATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO Amherst, NY 14228-2561 (US)	(72) Inventors: PENDERGAST, David Hamburg, NY 14075 (US) TERMIN, Albert Kenmore, NY 14217 (US) ZAHARKIN, John North Tonawanda, NY 14120 (US) (74) Representative: Koepe, Gerd L., Dipl.-Chem.  Blumbach, Kramer & Partner GbR,Patentanwälte,Radeckestrasse 43 81245 München 81245 München (DE)