nucleoside analogue

Any of a group of antiviral drugs that interfere with the activity of the viral enzyme reverse transcriptase and are used in the treatment of retroviral infections, especially HIV.

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Molnupiravir is known as a nucleoside analogue: it masquerades as one of the building blocks of the RNA that makes up SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID.

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It was testing a nucleoside analogue against hepatitis C in a clinical study when SARS-CoV-2 emerged.

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Molnupiravir, like remdesivir, is a nucleoside analogue, which means it mimics some of the building blocks of RNA.

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Like remdesivir, the medication works as a nucleoside analogue, interfering with viral replication.

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The same goes for a chemo-like nucleoside analogue that has not yet been tried in humans.