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(43) Date of publication: 03.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/14 (21) Application number: 00925906.0 (22) Date of filing: 06.04.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/29, C12N 15/63, C12N 15/64, C12N 15/65, C12N 15/82, C12N 15/87, C12N 15/90, A01H 1/00, A01H 5/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0009/448 (87) International publication number: WO 0060/089 (12.10.2000 Gazette 2000/41)

(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: 07.04.1999 US 128153 P (71) Applicants: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc. Hayward, CA 94545 (US) Fromm, Michael Kensington, CA 94707 (US) Zhang, James Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US)	(72) Inventors: FROMM, Michael Kensington, CA 94707 (US) ZHANG, James Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US) (74) Representative: Helbing, Jörg, Dr. Dipl.-Chem. et al Patentanwältevon Kreisler-Selting-Werner,Postfach 10 22 41 50462 Köln 50462 Köln (DE)