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(43) Date of publication: 13.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/11 (21) Application number: 00942575.2 (22) Date of filing: 19.06.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C07K 14/47, C07K 7/06, C07K 7/04, C07K 16/18, A61K 38/17, A61K 38/08, A61K 38/10, A61P 5/50, C12N 15/12, G01N 33/53 (86) International application number: PCT/NZ0000/102 (87) International publication number: WO 0078/805 (28.12.2000 Gazette 2000/52)

(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: 18.06.1999 NZ 33635999 (71) Applicant: Protemix Corporation Limited Auckland (NZ)	(72) Inventors: COOPER, Garth, James, Smith Auckland (NZ) BUCHANAN, Christina, Maree Birkenhead, Auckland (NZ) (74) Representative: Baldock, Sharon Claire  BOULT WADE TENNANT,Verulam Gardens70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)