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Cell cultivation of lichens

CA 1256816 A · Owner: Nippon Paint Co. Ltd. · Inventors: Yamamoto, Yoshikazu; Mizuguchi, Ryuzo

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The growth of lichenous fungal and/or algal cells can be attained within a short period of time by cultivating said cells in a culture medium containing at least one member selected from sugars, amino acids, natural extracts and agar in certain concentrations and/or at least one plant hormone in a certain concentration.

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  • Granted July 4, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 4, 2006.
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FiledAugust 21, 1984
GrantedJuly 4, 1989
Term endedJuly 4, 2006
Patent numberCA 1256816 A
Classification (IPC)C12N1/14 +2 more

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19851988199119941997200020032006Application filedAug 21, 1984Patent grantedJuly 4, 1989Term endedJuly 4, 2006

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