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(11) EP 1 402 046 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
31.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/14

(21) Application number: 02724313.8

(22) Date of filing: 31.05.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12P 13/02, C12P 7/42, C12N 15/67, C12N 15/31
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2002/005960
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/004672 (16.01.2003 Gazette 2003/03)
(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: 03.07.2001 DE 10132178
10.07.2001 US 303786 P

(71) Applicant: Degussa AG
40474 Düsseldorf (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • KRUSE, Daniela
    33615 Bielefeld (DE)
  • THIERBACH, Georg
    33613 Bielefeld (DE)

   


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