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(88) Date of publication A3: 09.01.2003 (43) Date of publication: 26.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/13 (21) Application number: 01952162.4 (22) Date of filing: 19.06.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/82, C12N 15/55, A01H 5/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0119/385 (87) International publication number: WO 0109/8510 (27.12.2001 Gazette 2001/52)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 19.06.2000 US 597774 05.07.2000 US 610104 (71) Applicant: Senesco Technologies, Inc. New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (US)	(72) Inventors: THOMPSON, John, E. Waterloo, Ontario N2J 4G8 (CA) WANG, Tzann-Wei Waterloo, Ontario N2J 3B8 (CA) HUDAK, Katalin East Brunswick, NJ 08816 (CA) HONG, Yuwen Waterloo, Ontario N2J 4H2 (CA) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)