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(88) Date of publication A3: 24.08.2006 (43) Date of publication: 27.12.2006 Bulletin 2006/52 (21) Application number: 05744703.9 (22) Date of filing: 25.03.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 15/62(2006.01) C12P 21/02(2006.01) C12N 9/42(2006.01) C12P 21/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/010242 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/093050 (06.10.2005 Gazette 2005/40)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL BA HR LV MK YU (30) Priority: 25.03.2004 US 556711 P (71) Applicant: GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. Palo Alto, California 94304 (US)	(72) Inventors: BOWER, Benjamin, S. Newark, CA 94560 (US) LARENAS, Edmund, A. Moss Beach, CA 94038 (US) MITCHINSON, Colin Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 (US) (74) Representative: Forrest, Graham Robert et al Mewburn Ellis LLP York House, 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)