(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) CORRECTED VERSION (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/036916 A8 9 March 2017 (09.03.2017) P O P C T

(51) International Patent Classification: 3JW (GB). SINGH, Sukriti; R&D Port Sunlight C12N 9/96 (2006.01) CUD 3/386 (2006.01) Quarry Road East, , Wirral CH63 3JW (GB). (21) International Application Number: PCT/EP20 16/070093 (74) Agent: MCHUGH, Paul, Edward; Unilever PLC, Uni lever Patent Group, , Sharnbrook, Bedford (22) International Filing Date: Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ (GB). 25 August 2016 (25.08.2016) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every English (25) Filing Language: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (26) Publication Language: English AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, (30) Priority Data: DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, EP15 182936.3 28 August 2015 (28.08.2015) HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, EP15 182934.8 28 August 2015 (28.08.2015) KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, EP15 182937. 1 28 August 2015 (28.08.2015) MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, (71) Applicant (for all designated States except AE, AG, AU, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, BB, BH, BN, BW, BZ, CA, CY, EG, GB, GD, GH, GM, IE, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, IL, IN, KE, KN, LC, LK, LS, MT, MW, MY, NA, NG, NZ, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. OM, PG, QA, RW, SA, SC, SD, SG, SL, SZ, TT, TZ, UG, (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every US, VC, ZA, ZM, ZW): UNILEVER N.V. [NL/NL]; kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, Weena 455, 3013 AL Rotterdam (NL). GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, (71) Applicant (for AE, AG, AU, BB, BH, BN, BW, BZ, CA, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, CY, EG, GB, GD, GH, GM, IE, IL, IN, KE, KN, LC, LK, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, LS, MT, MW, MY, NA, NG, NZ, OM, PG, QA, RW, SA, SC, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, SD, SG, SL, SZ, TT, TZ, UG, VC, ZA, ZM, Z W only): UNI¬ LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, LEVER PLC [GB/GB]; , 100 Victoria SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, Embankment, Greater London EC4Y 0DY (GB). GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (71) Applicant (for US only): CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNI¬ Declarations under Rule 4.17 : LEVER [US/US]; 800 Sylvan Avenue AG West, S. Wing, — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632 (US). patent (Rule 4.1 7(H)) (72) Inventors: DE ROSE, Simone, Antonio; University of — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the Exeter, Henry Wellcome Building for Bio-Catalysis Sta ck earlier application (Rule 4.1 7(in)) er Road, Exeter Devon EX4 4QD (GB). DOWD, Andrew; — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Unilever R&D Port Sunlight Quarry Road East, Bebington, Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB). LANG, Dietmar, Published: Andreas; Unilever R&D Port Sunlight Quarry Road East, — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) Bebington, Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB). LITTLECHILD-BOND, Jennifer, Ann; University of (48) Date of publication of this corrected version: Exeter, Henry Wellcome Building for Bio-Catalysis Sta ck 27 April 2017 er Road, Exeter Devon EX4 4QD (GB). NOVAK, Halina, (15) Information about Correction: Rose; Petrus Paulus Rubenslaan 17, 9820 Merelbeke (BE). see Notice of 27 April 2017 PARRY, Neil, James; Unilever R&D Port Sunlight Quarry Road East, Bebington, Wirral Merseyside CH63 <00

o (54) Title: PROCESS TO MANUFACTURE CROSS-LINKED ENZYME AGGREGATES (57) Abstract: A process for the manufacture of cross-linked enzyme aggregates comprising the steps of: 1) providing a liquid mix o ture of the enzyme; 2) precipitating the enzyme comprised by the liquid mixture; 3) cross-linking the enzyme by addition of a cross- linking agent, having at least two reactive groups suitable for cross-linking amino acids; 4) stopping the cross-linking by addition of a suitable buffer; wherein step 2) is performed in the presence of a compound selected from a crown ether or a surfactant; and o wherein step 4) is preferably performed when the mean diameter of the particles is at most 4.0 µπ , as measured using a Turbiscan MA200 at 2 1 degrees Celsius, using the Stokes-Einstein equation to measure the particle size.