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(88) Date of publication A3: 06.11.2008 (43) Date of publication: 08.07.2009 Bulletin 2009/28 (21) Application number: 07861465.8 (22) Date of filing: 19.10.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 9/04(2006.01) C12N 15/53(2006.01) C12N 15/62(2006.01) C11D 3/386(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/022372 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/051491 (02.05.2008 Gazette 2008/18)

(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 LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 20.10.2006 US 853227 P 20.10.2006 US 853258 P (71) Applicant: Danisco US, Inc., Genencor Division Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)	(72) Inventors: KUMAR, Manoj Fremont, CA 94555 (US) MCDONALD, Hugh C. Carlsbad, CA 92009 (US) POULOSE, Ayrookaran J. Belmont, CA 94002 (US) RAND, Thomas DK-2605 Brondby (DK) WANG, Huaming Fremont, CA 94555 (US) MADRID, Susan 2950 Vedbaek (DK) (74) Representative: Casley, Christopher Stuart et al Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane London EC2V 8AS London EC2V 8AS (GB)