PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ALPHA- AND BETA-CRYPTOXANTHIN - Patent 1678111

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EP 1 678 111 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	12.07.2006 Bulletin 2006/28

(21)	Application number: 04796640.3

(22)	Date of filing: 28.10.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C07C 35/21^(1974.07)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2004/035798

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/044769 (19.05.2005 Gazette 2005/20)

(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

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Priority:

30.10.2003 US 515771 P

(71)	Applicant: University of Maryland, College Park
	College Park, Maryland 20742-9520 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	SHOWALTER, Holly West des Moines, IA 50266 (US) KHACHIK, Frederick Rockville, MD 20853 (US) LIU, Yufa West des Moines, IA 50266 (US)

(74)	Representative: Evans, Jacqueline Gail Victoria et al
	Greaves Brewster LLP Indigo House Cheddar Business Park Wedmore Road Cheddar BS27 3EB Cheddar BS27 3EB (GB)

(54)	PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ALPHA- AND BETA-CRYPTOXANTHIN