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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2006
Dennis C. Liotta, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Raymond F. Schinazi, Decatur, GA (US);
Woo-baeg Choi, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Dennis C. Liotta, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Raymond F. Schinazi, Decatur, GA (US);
Woo-Baeg Choi, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Emory University, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method and composition for the treatment of HIV and HBV infections in humans is disclosed that includes administering an effective amount of 2-hydroxymethyl-5-(5-fluorocytosin-1-yl)-1,3-oxathiolane, a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, including a 5' or Nalkylated or acylated derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A process for the resolution of a racemic mixture of nucleoside enantiomers is also disclosed that includes the step of exposing the racemic mixture to an enzyme that preferentially catalyzes a reaction in one of the enantiomers.