The effect of the degree of chitosan deacetylation on the efficiency of gene transfection

Biomaterials

Volumn 25, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 5293-5301

  Kiang, Tina ^a   Wen, Jie ^a   Lim, Huay Wen ^a   Leong, Kam W ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitosan; DNA; Gene expression; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; DNA; GENES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; PROTEINS;

ACETIC ANHYDRIDE; CHITOSAN DEACETYLATION; DNA BINDING EFFICIENCY; NANOPARTICLE FORMATION;

BIOMATERIALS;

ACETIC ANHYDRIDE; CHITOSAN; DNA; LUCIFERASE; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEACETYLATION; DNA BINDING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME STABILITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

CELL LINE; CHITOSAN; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MUSCLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 1942470953     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2003.12.036     Document Type: Article

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