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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1988
Sammy R Shaver, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
George A Freeman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Janet L Rideout, Raleigh, NC (US);
Burroughs Wellcome Co., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Abstract
A compound 1-(3-azido-2,3-dideoxy-.beta.-D-erythro-pentofuranoxyl)-5-methyl-2(1H)-pyr imidinone and its use in a method of generating (forming, providing) 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (zidovudine sometimes referred to as AZT) in the body of an animal (a mammal such as human) by systemically administering 1-(3-azido-2,3-dideoxy-.beta.-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl)-5-methyl-2(1H)-pyr iminone to said animal (mammal such as a human) is disclosed. AZT is approved and used for treating HIV infections, e.g., AIDS and ARC in humans and also has activity against gram-negative bacteria in animals.