Antiviral and antifungal activities of lanthanum molybdate and copper molybdate

After La2Mo2O9 (LMO), Cu-substituted LMO (LCuMO), and CuMoO4 (CuMO) powders were prepared by complex polymerization method or oxide mixing method, their antiviral antifungal activities evaluated. The obtained samples having a crystal structure of either with specific surface area 3.0–6.0 m2/g. These exhibited almost equal activity against bacteriophage Qβ, whereas CuMO was found to have the highest Φ6. An test based on JIS Z 2911 showed LCuMO high activity; had activity. In fact, large amount ion leakage inoculated suspension. Cu promoted that molybdate ion. inferred as attributable generation reactive oxygen species.