Abstract
Several compounds which belong to the alkylbenzenesulfonates, alkyl sulfates and alkanesulfonates were tested for their antiviral activities. Alkylbenzenesulfonates were more effective against the disease development caused by CMV (cucumber mosaic virus) and CGMMV (cucumber green mottle mosaic virus) than that of TMV (tobacco mosaic virus). Among the test compounds, calcium octylbenzenesulfonate was the most effective on CMV. Calcium decylbenzenesulfonate proved most effective on CGMMV. Among the alkyl sulfates, sodium decyl sulfate was specifically effective on the disease development caused by CGMMV. The antiviral activities of the alkanesulfonates on TMV, CMV and CGMMV were low in general, when compared with those of other groups of the test compounds. Some metal salts of branched dodecylbenzenesulfonate were also examined for their antiviral activities on the three viruses mentioned.
