Effects of side chain configuration and backbone spacing on the gene delivery properties of lysine-derived cationic polymers

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 694-699

  Eldred, Sarah E ^a   Pancost, Margaret R ^a   Otte, Karin M ^a   Rozema, David ^b   Stahl, Shannon S ^a   Gellman, Samuel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Mirus Bio Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHAINS; GENE TRANSFER; GENES; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

CATIONIC POLYMERS; CHAIN CONFIGURATION; D-LYSINE; DNA TRANSFECTION; GENE DELIVERY; INCREMENTAL CHANGES; PROPERTY; SIDE-CHAINS; TRANSFECTION ACTIVITY; TRANSFECTION AGENTS;

OLIGOMERS;

CHLOROQUINE; DEXTRO LYSINE; LYSINE DERIVATIVE; OLIGOMER; POLYLYSINE; PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; POLYMERIZATION; RING OPENING;

EID: 18844365916     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc050017c     Document Type: Article

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