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(43) Date of publication: 20.01.2021 Bulletin 2021/03 (21) Application number: 19766689.4 (22) Date of filing: 15.03.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C07H 15/256(2006.01) C12N 9/10(2006.01) A23L 27/30(2016.01) C12P 19/56(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/022581 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/178541 (19.09.2019 Gazette 2019/38)

(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 Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 16.03.2018 US 201862644065 P 17.03.2018 US 201862644407 P 10.04.2018 WO PCT/US2018/026920 06.02.2019 US 201962802111 P (71) Applicant: PureCircle USA Inc. Chicago, IL 60606 (US)

(72) Inventors: MARKOSYAN, Avetik Yerevan, 0014 (AM) RAMANDACH, Saravanan, A/L Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, 70400 (MY) AFZAAL BIN HASIM, Mohamad Kuala Lumpur, 59200 (MY) NIZAM BIN NAWI, Khairul Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, 71950 (MY) CHOW, Siew, Yin Selangor, 41050 (MY) PURKAYASTHA, Siddhartha Chicago, IL 60605 (US) PETIT, Marcia Chicago, IL 60619 (US) (74) Representative: Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB  Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München 81675 München (DE)