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EP 3 052 638 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 10.08.2016 Bulletin 2016/32 (21) Application number: 14847903.3 (22) Date of filing: 26.09.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12P 19/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/057607 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/048383 (02.04.2015 Gazette 2015/13)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 30.09.2013 US 201314040986 (71) Applicant: Purecircle Usa Inc. Oak Brook, IL 60523-1492 (US)	(72) Inventor: MARKOSYAN, Avetik Yerevan 375064 (AM) (74) Representative: Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB  Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München 81675 München (DE)