Prodn. of chemotherapeutic agent having antiviral and immunostimulant activity based on mixts. of metal salts of satd. or unsatd. aliphatic or aromatic fatty acids and aromatic alcohols with mol. wt. 250-400 is claimed.The metal component is pref. gold, silver or copper and acid and alcohol component is pref. derived from natural oils of Gadus morrhua and other Gadidae species.Metal salts are conveniently prepd. by saponifying the respective oil and reacting the saponified material with stoichiometric amts. of a salt of the desired metal. Best results are obtd. using cod liver oil or whole Gadus morrhua oil and a gold salt. Purificn. may be carried out by dialysis in order to obtain the purest possible. prod.
