chapter 1 chapter one -- chapter 2 Enzymatic synthesis of nucleoside triphosphates -- chapter 3 Synthesis and properties of NTP analogs with modified triphosphate chains -- chapter 4 Chemical synthesis of oligonucleotide triphosphates -- chapter 5 Solid state structures of nucleoside triphosphate metal complexes -- chapter 6 DNA polymerases and their interactions with DNA and nucleotides -- chapter 7 RNA polymerases -- chapter 8 Reverse transcriptases -- chapter 9 Base-modified nucleoside triphosphates: chemistry and biological applications -- chapter 10 Nucleoside triphosphate analogs for nonradioactive labeling of nucleic acids -- chapter 11 Antiviral drugs: triphosphates of nucleoside analogues active as antiviral drugs -- chapter 12 Other drug applications.