You Are a Student Intern in the Research and Development

Essay

You are a student intern in the research and development department of a pharmaceutical company.You have discovered a compound that destroys the common cold virus in cultured human cells.Chemical characterization reveals that carbon,hydrogen,and oxygen are present,in a 20:40:4 ratio of C:H:O.What chemical class is this compound? Experiments in rats show that neither oral nor injectable treatment with the compound was effective in destroying the virus.Discuss some possible reasons for this lack of effectiveness.