Patent ID: 6020320
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07H

Abstract:
A method for enhancing the healing of skin wounds comprising administering to an animal in need thereof a wound-healing effective amount of a composition comprising acylated 2'-deoxyguanosine (II) and acylated 2'-deoxycytidine (III) having the structure:2'-deoxyguanosine (II) ##STR12## 2'-deoxycytidine (III) ##STR13## wherein R is H or an acyl group derived from a carboxylic acid selected from one or more of the group consisting of pyruvic acid, lactic acid, enolpyruvic acid, an amino acid, a fatty acid containing 2 or more carbon atoms, lipoic acid, nicotinic acid, pantothenic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, p-aminobenzoic acid, betahydroxybutyric acid, orotic acid and carnitine, with the proviso that at least one R substituent is not hydrogen, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.