ASSAY FOR IDENTIFICATION OF COMPOUNDS THAT PROMOTE MELANIN PRODUCTION AND RETINOID-LIKE COMPOUNDS IDENTIFIED BY SAID ASSAY - Patent 1082111

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EP 1 082 111 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	14.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/11

(21)	Application number: 99921689.8

(22)	Date of filing: 06.05.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61K 31/19, A61K 31/44

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9909/845

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9956/740 (11.11.1999 Gazette 1999/45)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

06.05.1998 US 84478 P

(71)	Applicant: Galderma Research & Development, S.N.C.
	06560 Valbonne (FR)

(72)	Inventor:
	RUNGTA, Deepa San Diego, CA 92122 (US)

(74)	Representative: Goldin, Douglas Michael
	J.A. KEMP & CO.14 South SquareGray's Inn London WC1R 5LX London WC1R 5LX (GB)

(54)	ASSAY FOR IDENTIFICATION OF COMPOUNDS THAT PROMOTE MELANIN PRODUCTION AND RETINOID-LIKE COMPOUNDS IDENTIFIED BY SAID ASSAY