PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF GANGLIOSIDE GM3 BY ACID HYDROLYSIS OF GANGLIOSIDE INNER ESTERS AND ITS USE IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL FIELD - Patent 1140961

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EP 1 140 961 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	10.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/41

(21)	Application number: 99963541.0

(22)	Date of filing: 15.12.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C07H 15/10

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP9909/958

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0035/932 (22.06.2000 Gazette 2000/25)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

16.12.1998 IT PD980293

(71)	Applicant: FIDIA S.p.A.
	35031 Abano Terme (Padova) (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	KIRSCHNER, Günter I-35031 Abano Terme (IT) SONNINO, Sandro I-35031 Abano Terme (IT)

(74)	Representative: Minoja, Fabrizio, Dr. et al
	Bianchetti Bracco Minoja S.r.l.Via Rossini, 8 20122 Milano 20122 Milano (IT)

(54)	PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF GANGLIOSIDE GM3 BY ACID HYDROLYSIS OF GANGLIOSIDE INNER ESTERS AND ITS USE IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL FIELD