The recent research progress of sialic acid and its analogs, including molecular design, chemical synthesis and their application as potential inhibitors of nuraminidase, was reviewed.

• 综述了近年来在唾液酸及其衍生物、类似物的设计、合成；以及它们作为唾液酸酶抑制剂等相关的生物学应用方面的研究进展.