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(43) Date of publication: 28.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/52 (21) Application number: 03719082.4 (22) Date of filing: 31.03.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 31/445, A61K 31/70, A61K 31/35, A61K 35/78 (86) International application number: PCT/IN2003/000110 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/087154 (14.10.2004 Gazette 2004/42)

(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 (71) Applicant: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH New Delhi 110 001 (IN)

(72) Inventors: QAZI, Ghulam, Nabi Jammu & Kashmir (IN) SURI, Om, Parkash Jammu & Kashmir (IN) BEDI, Kasturi, Lal Jammu & Kashmir (IN) KHAN, Inshad, Ali Jammu & Kashmir (IN) VERMA, Vijeshwar Jammu & Kashmir (IN) JOHRI, Rakesh, Kamal Jammu & Kashmir (IN) SURI, Krishan, Avtar Jammu & Kashmir (IN) DATT, Bishan Jammu & Kashmir (IN) SATTI, Naresh, Kumar Jammu & Kashmir (IN) TIKOO, Manoj, Kumar Jammu & Kashmir (IN) SHARMA, Subhash, Chander Jammu & Kashmir (IN) TIKOO, Ashok, Kumar Jammu & Kashmir (IN) (74) Representative: Smyth, Gyles Darren  Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA London WC2E 9RA (GB)