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(88) Date of publication A3: 05.07.2001 (43) Date of publication: 13.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/11 (21) Application number: 00940370.0 (22) Date of filing: 13.06.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 9/88, C12N 9/02, C12N 15/82, C12N 1/16, C12N 1/21, C12N 5/14, C12Q 1/68, C12Q 1/26, C12Q 1/527 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0005/432 (87) International publication number: WO 0077/185 (21.12.2000 Gazette 2000/51)

(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: 15.06.1999 US 333366 27.07.1999 US 361879 20.08.1999 US 378313 22.11.1999 US 444117 01.12.1999 US 452671 (71) Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG 4058 Basel (CH)	(72) Inventors: LEVIN, Joshua, Zvi Durham, NC 27701 (US) BAUER, Michael, William Holly Springs, NC 27540 (US) ZHENG, Feng Apex, NC 27502 (US) (74) Representative: Bastian, Werner Maria et al Syngenta Participations AG,Intellectual Property,P.O. Box 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)