碳水化合物的作用已经超过了传统意义上的能量来源和结构聚合物，相关研究不再局限于细菌类疫苗。随着糖化学和免疫学的快速发展，碳水化合物的研究推动了抗肿瘤、抗寄生虫、抗病毒等疫苗及药物的研发。本文仅对基于碳水化合物的研究在抗病毒如HIV、流感病毒、丙型肝炎病毒、冠状病毒方面的进展进行综述。

The carbohydrate’s roles have gone beyond traditionally accepted energy sources and structural polymers, and related research in carbohydrates is no longer confined to bacterial vaccines. With the rapid development of glycochemistry and immunology, research progress in carbohydrates promotes development of anti-cancer, anti-parasite and anti-virus vaccines and drugs. This article primarily reviews the research advances involving carbohydrates of virus in vaccines and drugs against HIV, influenza virus, hepatitis C virus and human coronavirus.