Polyelectrolyte vectors for gene delivery: Influence of cationic polymer on biophysical properties of complexes formed with DNA

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 993-1004

  Wolfert, Margreet A ^b   Dash, Philip R ^b   Nazarova, Ola ^a   Oupicky, David ^a   Seymour, Leonard W ^b   Smart, Sarah ^b   Strohalm, Jiri ^a   Ulbrich, Karel ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE TARGETING; POLYELECTROLYTE VECTOR; POLYMER; POLYVINYLAMINE; POLY[2 (TRIMETHYLAMMONIO)ETHYL METHACRYLATE CHLORIDE];

AMINO ACIDS; CHAIN CONVEYORS; CHAINS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYELECTROLYTES; TRANSCRIPTION;

BIOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; CATIONIC POLYMERS; COMPLEX FORMATIONS; DNA COMPLEX; GENE DELIVERY; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROPERTY; SHORT SIDE CHAINS; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; TRANSFECTION ACTIVITY;

DNA;

EID: 0033229887     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc990025r     Document Type: Article

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