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(88) Date of publication A3: 04.11.2004 (43) Date of publication: 28.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/52 (21) Application number: 04722236.9 (22) Date of filing: 22.03.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 9/50, C12N 15/57, C11D 3/386 (86) International application number: PCT/DK2004/000194 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/083362 (30.09.2004 Gazette 2004/40)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 21.03.2003 DK 200300435 (71) Applicant: Novozymes A/S 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK)	(72) Inventors: SVENDSEN, Allan 2970 Hoersholm (DK) MINNING, Stefan 1902 Frederiksberg (DK)