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(43) Date of publication: 21.04.2010 Bulletin 2010/16 (21) Application number: 08799583.3 (22) Date of filing: 08.07.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C05F 11/08(2006.01) A01H 17/00(2006.01) C12N 11/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/ZA2008/000060 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/009805 (15.01.2009 Gazette 2009/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 09.07.2007 ZA 200705600 (71) Applicant: Biocult (Pty) Ltd 7130 Somerset West (ZA)	(72) Inventor: VENTER, Marianne, Wilma 7130 Somerset West (ZA) (74) Representative: Samson & Partner  Widenmayerstrasse 5 80538 München 80538 München (DE)