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(43) Date of publication: 02.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/01 (21) Application number: 00917475.6 (22) Date of filing: 28.03.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/52, C12N 15/62, C12N 9/00, C07K 5/06 (86) International application number: PCT/NL0000/206 (87) International publication number: WO 0058/478 (05.10.2000 Gazette 2000/40)

(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 (30) Priority: 29.03.1999 EP 99200954 26.10.1999 EP 99203518 (71) Applicant: Holland Sweetener Company V.o.F. 6167 RA Geleen (NL)	(72) Inventors: DOEKEL, Sasha D-35069 Marburg (DE) MARAHIEL, Mohamed, Abdalla D-35043 Marburg (DE) QUAEDFLIEG, Peter, Jan, Leonard, Mario NL-6164 HB Geleen (NL) SONKE, Theodorus NL-6143 BK Sittard (NL) (74) Representative: Hoogstraten, Willem Cornelis Roeland  DSM Patents & Trademarks Office Geleen Postbus 9 6160 MA Geleen 6160 MA Geleen (NL)