Briefly described, embodiments of the present disclosure include novel fluorescent nucleoside analogs (fNAs) including a fluorescent nucleobase, selected from a purine and a pyrimidine base or analog thereof, and a modified sugar moiety that differs in structure from a sugar moiety of a naturally occurring nucleoside. In embodiments, the fNAs of the present disclosure are analogues of NA prodrugs used to treat viral disorders. Embodiments of the present disclosure also include methods of making the novel fNAs of the present disclosure.
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