NUMBER OF ANTIVIRALS on sale and under study operate after uncoating, when the viral genome, which can take the form of DNA or RNA, is freed for copying and directing the production of viral proteins.

有些上市研发中毒药剂，作用在毒脱壳后段，此时毒基因组（可能是DNARNA）放出来，准备进行复制并引导毒蛋白质合成。