MICRO-ORGANISMS, THEIR USE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING D-AMINO ACIDS - Patent 1220904

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EP 1 220 904 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	25.10.2001

(43)	Date of publication:
	10.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/28

(21)	Application number: 00969041.3

(22)	Date of filing: 18.09.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C12N 15/11, C12N 1/20, C12P 13/04, C12P 41/00, C12R 1/01, C12Q 1/68 // (C12P13/04, C12R1:01),(C12P41/00, C12R1:01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/ZA0000/173

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0119/982 (22.03.2001 Gazette 2001/12)

(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

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Priority:

17.09.1999 ZA 9905981

(71)	Applicants:
	AECI LIMITED Woodmeads,2128 Johannesburg (ZA) Rhodes University Grahamstown 6139 (ZA)

(72)	Inventors:
	BURTON, Stephanie G.,Dept of Biochem. & Microbio. Prince Alfred Str.,6140 Grahamstown (ZA) DORRINGTON, Rosemary A,Dept of Biochem. & Microb. 6140 Grahamstown (ZA) HARTLEY, Carol Janet,Dept of Bioche. & Microbio. Prince Alfred Street,6139 Grahamstown (ZA)

(74)	Representative: Baldock, Sharon Claire et al
	BOULT WADE TENNANT,Verulam Gardens70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)

(54)	MICRO-ORGANISMS, THEIR USE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING D-AMINO ACIDS