Determination of protection from serum nuclease activity by DNA-polyelectrolyte complexes using an electrophoretic method

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 291, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 62-68

  Hill, I R C ^a   Garnett, M C ^a   Bignotti, F ^b   Davis, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cationic polymers; Gene transfer; Poly(amidoamine)s; Serum nucleases

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DRUG THERAPY; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE TRANSFER; POLYELECTROLYTES;

CATIONIC POLYMERS; ELECTROPHORETIC METHODS; NONVIRAL VECTORS; NUCLEASE ACTIVITY; PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION; POLY(AMIDOAMINE)S; POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEXES; SERUM NUCLEASES;

DNA;

BUFFER; CATION; DNA; NUCLEASE; POLYAMIDOAMINE; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYLYSINE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASSAY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA VECTOR; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC STABILITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TIME;

EID: 0035311105     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/abio.2001.5004     Document Type: Article

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