Aligos Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on improving patient outcomes through best-in-class therapies for liver and viral diseases. The company is dedicated to educating ...

Throughout history, many viral diseases have proven difficult to treat. However, recent research into synthetic drugs has given medical science powerful new tools to combat these pathogens.

Deoxynucleoside analogues such as 5-aza-2-deoxycytidine (depicted by Z) are converted into the triphosphate inside S-phase cells and are incorporated in place of cytosine into DNA. Ribonucleosides ...