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(43) Date of publication: 20.10.2004 Bulletin 2004/43 (21) Application number: 02710245.8 (22) Date of filing: 25.01.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12C 12/00, C12G 3/06, A61K 35/78 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2002/000389 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/062367 (31.07.2003 Gazette 2003/31)

(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 (71) Applicant: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC &INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; An Indian Registered Body Incorporated Under The Registration of Societies Act; New Delhi 110001 (IN)

(72) Inventors: PUSHPANGADAN, P.,c/o Nat. Botanical Research Inst 226 001 Uttar Pradesh (IN) MEHROTRA, S.,c/o Nat. Botanical Research Inst 226 001 Uttar Pradesh (IN) RAWAT, A. K. S.,c/o Nat. Botanical Research Inst 226 001 Uttar Pradesh (IN) KHATOON, S.,c/o Nat. Botanical Research Inst 226 001 Uttar Pradesh (IN) SRIVASTAVA, S.K.,c/o Nat. Botanical Research Inst 226 001 Uttar Pradesh (IN) RASTOGI, S.,c/o Nat. Botanical Research Inst 226 001 Uttar Pradesh (IN) CHAUBEY, M.,c/o Nat. Botanical Research Inst 226 001 Uttar Pradesh (IN) AGNIHOTRI, A. K.,c/o Nat. Botanical Research Inst 226 001 Uttar Pradesh (IN) (74) Representative: Fairbairn, Angus Chisholm et al Marks & Clerk,57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3LS London WC2A 3LS (GB)