improve its antiviral activity. The most active compound in this study was the iodinated emodin analogue E_3I, whose anti-HCoV-NL63 activity was comparable to that of remdesivir. Evaluation of the emodin analogues also revealed some unwanted toxicity to Vero cells. Since new synthetic routes are now available that allow modification of the emodin structure, it is reasonable to expect that analogues with
it has been shown that in the bromination of hydroxyanthraquinones the qualitative composition and quantitative ratio of the reaction products depend on the nature of the brominating agent and the solvent, the ratio of the rea Lants, and the temperature regime. In order to obtain bromo-3-methyl-1,6,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone it is recommended to use dioxanedibromide in acid solution as the brominating