Use of dithiodiglycolic acid as a tether for cationic lipids decreases the cytotoxicity and increases transgene expression of plasmid DNA in vitro

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 791-796

  Tang, Fuxing ^a   Hughes, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTERYL HEMITHIODIGLYCOLYL TRISAMINOETHYLAMINE; DITHIODIGLYCOLIC ACID; PLASMID DNA; TRANSGENE;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; LIPIDS; LIPOSOMES; TETHERLINES;

CATIONIC LIPIDS; CHO CELL; GENE DELIVERY; HYDROPHOBIC DOMAINS; IN-VITRO; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PLASMID DNA; TRANSFECTION ACTIVITY; TRANSFECTION EFFICIENCY; TRANSGENE EXPRESSION;

TOXICITY;

EID: 0033198888     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc990016i     Document Type: Article

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