Patent ID: 7754771

Claim:
A method of treating an HIV-1 infection comprising administering a composition comprising a compound of formula II: wherein: represents a single or a double bond; R 5 and R 5′ , independently of each other, are H, OH or OR 6 where R 6 is a linear or branched C 1 -C 4 alkyl; Z is —CH 2 CH 2 O, —CH(CH 3 )CH 2 O or —CH 2 CH(CH 3 )O; and m is an integer of 0 or 1, n is an integer of 1-500 and X is O, —CH 2 O, —CH 2 CH 2 O, —CH(CH 3 )CH 2 O or —CH 2 CH(CH 3 )O, or m is 1, n is an integer of 0 to 500 and X is —CH 2 O, —CH 2 CH 2 O, —CH(CH 3 )CH 2 O or —CH 2 CH(CH 3 )O; or a salt or hydrate thereof; in a carrier which minimizes micellar formation or van der Waals attraction of molecules of said compound.