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    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2004-05-24</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001274913</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>INHIBITEX INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>INHX</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001222543</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HENOS MICHAEL A</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1165 SANCTUARY PARKWAY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 400</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ALPHARETTA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>GA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>30004</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                    <value>12158.0000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
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            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
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            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
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            </exerciseDate>
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                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                    <value>See footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Series B Warrant</value>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2005-01-01</value>
            </expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
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                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnote</value>
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        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Series C Convertible Preferred Stock</value>
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                    <value>158824.0000</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
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                    <value>See footnote</value>
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                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                    <value>See footnote</value>
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                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F9"/>
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                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F8"/>
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            <securityTitle>
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                <footnoteId id="F10"/>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                    <value>See footnote</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Series E Convertible Preferred Stock</value>
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                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F8"/>
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        </derivativeHolding>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Series E Warrant</value>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F11"/>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F5"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F11"/>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Series E Convertible Preferred Stock/Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                    <value>70696.0000</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F8"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The securities are immediately convertible.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The securities have no expiration date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The securities convert on a 1-for-2.38 basis into Common Stock, giving effect to the recently completed 1-for-2.38 reverse stock split of the Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The securities are owned directly by Alliance Technology Ventures, L.P., ATV/GP Parallel Fund, L.P. and ATV/MJF Parallel Fund, L.P.  The Reporting Person is managing general partner of Alliance Technology Ventures, L.P., ATV/GP Parallel Fund, L.P. and ATV/MJF Parallel Fund, L.P. and in such capacity, the Reporting Person has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities.  The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by these funds, except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The securities are immediatly exercisable.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Warrant to purchase Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.57 per share (assuming conversion of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Does not reflect (i) the issuance of 216,819 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (&quot;Series C Stock&quot;) to be paid in repect of dividends accrued through March 31, 2004 on the Series C Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person or (ii) the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series C Stock to be paid in respect of dividends accrued after March 31, 2004 through the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering on the Series C Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">The securities are owned directly by Alliance Technology Ventures II, L.P., ATV II Affiliates Fund, L.P., Alliance Technology Ventures III, L.P. and ATV III Affiliates Fund, L.P.  The Reporting Person is managing general partner of Alliance Associates II, L.L.C., the general partner of Alliance Technology Ventures II, L.P. and ATV II Affiliates Fund, L.P. and a manager of ATV III Partners, L.L.C., the general partner of Alliance Technology Ventures III, L.P. and ATV Affiliates Fund, L.P., and, in such capacity, the Reporting Person may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities.  The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by these funds, except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Does not reflect (i) the issuance of 112,516 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (&quot;Series D Stock&quot;) to be paid in repect of dividends accrued through March 31, 2004 on the Series D Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person or (ii) the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series D Stock to be paid in respect of dividends accrued after March 31, 2004 through the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering on the Series D Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">Warrant to purchase Common Stock at an exercise price of $14.07 per share (assuming conversion of the Series D Stock).  The warrant expires on February 7, 2007, but is subject to mandatory cashless exercise upon the completion of the Issuer's initial public offering in an aggregate amount over $35 million at a price of $19.04 per share.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">Warrant to purchase Common Stock at an exercise price of $14.07 per share (assuming conversion of the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock).  The warrant expires on December 19, 2008, but is subject to mandatory cashless exercise upon the completion of the Issuer's initial public offering in an aggregate amount over $50 million at a price of $19.04 per share.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Melissa P. Coyne
attorney-in-fact for Michael A. Henos</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-05-24</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

