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(43) Date of publication: 06.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/06 (21) Application number: 99913530.4 (22) Date of filing: 23.04.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/53, C12N 1/21, C12N 15/74 // C12N1:21, C12R1:02 (86) International application number: PCT/IB9900/736 (87) International publication number: WO 0065/066 (02.11.2000 Gazette 2000/44)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicants: ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY Decatur, Illinois 62526 (US) Komitech Taejon 306-230 (KR) Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Taejeon 305-600 (KR)	(72) Inventors: CHOI, Eui-Sung Yusong-gu, Taejon 305-600 (KR) RHEE, Sang-Ki Kwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-210 (KR) LEE, Eun-Hae Seo-gu, Taejon 302-230 (KR) (74) Representative: Lee, Nicholas John et al Kilburn & Strode, 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)