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(43) Date of publication: 19.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/42 (21) Application number: 09795882.1 (22) Date of filing: 22.12.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 9/02(2006.01) D06P 5/13(2006.01) D06L 3/11(2006.01) D06P 5/15(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/069229 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/075402 (01.07.2010 Gazette 2010/26)

(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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 24.12.2008 US 140724 P 24.02.2009 US 154882 P 27.08.2009 US 237532 P (71) Applicant: Danisco US Inc. Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)	(72) Inventors: ASHTON, Wayne Palo Alto, California 94304 (US) KROUWER, Andreas, J. Palo Alto, California 94304 (US) MCAULIFFE, Joseph, C. Palo Alto, California 94304 (US) PERICU, Piera Palo Alto, California 94304 (US) WANG, Huaming Palo Alto, California 93404 (US) (74) Representative: Forrest, Graham Robert et al Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane London EC2V 8AS London EC2V 8AS (GB)