Nucleosides and Nucleoside Analogues as Emerging Antiviral Drugs

Nucleosides and their analogues have been in use for many years and have become essen-tial for treating patients with viral infections. Many additional nucleoside drugs have been approved over the past decades. This strongly demonstrates how important these compounds are and the cru-cial role they play. Given that a significant amount of research and literature has been documented regarding nucleoside analogues, this review article mainly focuses on nucleosides and nucleoside an-alogues that have proven to play a significant role in the treatment of known viral infections. This ar-ticle covers the names, structures, applications, toxicity, and mode of action of relevant nucleoside analogues.