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(88) Date of publication A3: 03.11.2005 (43) Date of publication: 11.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/41 (21) Application number: 05709163.9 (22) Date of filing: 19.01.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 7/06(2006.01) C07K 14/10(2006.01) A61K 39/29(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IN2005/000020 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/070454 (04.08.2005 Gazette 2005/31)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 27.01.2004 IN CH00602004 (71) Applicants: Bharat Biotech International Limited Hyderabad 500 078 (IN) National Institute of Virology Pune 411 001 (IN)	(72) Inventors: CHITAMBER, Shobha, Dattatraya National Institute Pune 411 001 (IN) KALANIDHI, Akundi, Poorna Bharat Biotech Internat Kamalpuri Colony Phase II Hyderabad (IN) (74) Representative: Goddar, Heinz J.  FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)