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(88) Date of publication A3: 25.03.2004 (43) Date of publication: 16.03.2005 Bulletin 2005/11 (21) Application number: 03732516.4 (22) Date of filing: 28.05.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 9/16, C12N 15/55, C12N 5/10 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2003/005729 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/102174 (11.12.2003 Gazette 2003/50)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 30.05.2002 EP 02100608 (71) Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 67056 Ludwigshafen (DE)	(72) Inventors: LAAN, VAN DER, Jan, Metske NL-4839 Ap Breda (NL) TURK, Stefanus, Cornelis, Hendrikus, Jozef NL-2266 Ma Leidschendam (NL)