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(43) Date of publication: 24.09.2014 Bulletin 2014/39 (21) Application number: 12849745.0 (22) Date of filing: 15.11.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 9/42(2006.01) C12N 15/82(2006.01) C12N 5/14(2006.01) C12P 19/00(2006.01) C12N 15/63(2006.01) C12N 1/15(2006.01) C12N 15/113(2010.01) A01H 1/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CN2012/084661 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/071871 (23.05.2013 Gazette 2013/21)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 15.11.2011 WO PCT/CN2011/082238 (71) Applicant: Novozymes, Inc. Davis, CA 95616 (US)	(72) Inventors: TANG, Lan Beijing 100080 (CN) DUAN, Junxin Beijing 100089 (CN) ZHANG, Yu Beijing 100088 (CN) LIU, Ye Beijing 100044 (CN) (74) Representative: Rasmussen, Preben  Novozymes A/S Patents Krogshoejvej 36 2880 Bagsvaerd 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK)