Water-soluble acetylcellulose as a basis for the creation of antiviral substances and interferon inductors

New derivatives of the benzene, pyridine, and pyrimidine series have been synthesized from the oxidized form of water-soluble acetylcellulose (WSAC), and their toxicity and antiviral activity have been studied in cell cultures. The presumed structure of the compounds synthesized has been investigated with the aid of physicochemical methods of analysis.