Self-assembled ternary complex of cationic dendrimer, cucurbituril, and DNA: Noncovalent strategy in developing a gene delivery carrier

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1181-1185

  Lim, Yong Beom ^a   Kim, Taeil ^a   Lee, Jae Wook ^b   Kim, Seon Mi ^a   Kim, Hee Joon ^b   Kim, Kimoon ^b   Park, Jong Sang ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENDRIMERS; GENE TRANSFER; GENES; IONS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAMMALS;

CATIONICS; CUCURBITURILS; DELIVERY CARRIERS; DIAMINOBUTANE; DYNAMIC LIGHT-SCATTERING; GENE DELIVERY; NON-COVALENT INTERACTION; NONCOVALENT; POLY(PROPYLENE IMINE); TERNARY COMPLEX;

DNA;

ANIMALIA; CERCOPITHECUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036860738     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc025581r     Document Type: Article

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