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(43) Date of publication: 26.10.2005 Bulletin 2005/43 (21) Application number: 03700970.1 (22) Date of filing: 30.01.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 35/78, A61P 9/00, A61P 29/00, A61P 31/00, A61P 37/06 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2003/000293 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/067018 (12.08.2004 Gazette 2004/33)

(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 SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO (71) Applicant: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH New Delhi 110 001 (IN)

(72) Inventors: QAFI, Ghulam Nabi Jammu Tawi,Pin 180 110, J & K (IN) BEDI, Kasturi Lal Jammu Tawi,Pin 180 110, J & K (IN) JOHRI, Rakesh Kamal Jammu Tawi,Pin 180 110, J & K (IN) TIKOO, Manoj Kumar Jammu Tawi,Pin 180 110, J & K (IN) TIKOO, Ashok Kumar Jammu Tawi,Pin 180 110, J & K (IN) SHARMA, Subhash Chander Jammu Tawi,Pin 180 110, J & K (IN) ABDULLAH, Tasduq Jammu Tawi,Pin 180 110, J & K (IN) SURI, Om Prakash 180 110 Jammu Tawi,Pin 180 110, J & K (IN) GUPTA, Bishan Datt Jammu Tawi,Pin 180 110, J & K (IN) SURI, Krishan Avtar Jammu TawimPin, 180 110, J & K (IN) SATTI, Naresh Kumar Jammu Tawi,Pin 180 110, J & K (IN) KHAJURIA, Ravi Kant Jammu Tawi,Pin 180 110, J & K (IN) (74) Representative: Manaton, Ross Timothy  Bromhead Johnson, Kingsbourne House, 229-231 High Holborn London WC1V 7DP London WC1V 7DP (GB)