Synthesis of polyallylamine derivatives and their use as gene transfer vectors in vitro

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 877-883

  Boussif, Otmane ^a   Delair, Thierry ^b   Brua, Catherine ^a   Veron, Laurent ^b   Pavirani, Andrea ^a   Kolbe, Hanno V J ^a  

^a TRANSGENE S A   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE TRANSFER; POLYALLYLAMINE; POLYLYSINE; POLYMER;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

CATIONIC POLYMERS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; FREE AMINO GROUPS; GENE TRANSFER VECTORS; GLYCOLYLATION; IN-VITRO; POLY(ALLYL AMINE); POLYLYSINE; PRIMARY AMINE GROUPS;

GENE TRANSFER;

EID: 0033198892     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc9900439     Document Type: Article

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