A stopped-flow kinetic study of the assembly of nonviral gene delivery complexes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 4146-4158

  Braun, Chad S ^a   Fisher, Mark T ^b   Tomalia, Donald A ^c   Koe, Gary S ^d   Koe, Janet G ^d   Middaugh, C Russell ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Dendritic NanoTechnologies   (United States)

^d Urigen Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^e Dept of Pharmaceutical Chemistry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIOLEOYL 3 TRIMETHYLAMMONIOPROPANE; 4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; DIMETHYLDIOCTADECYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; DYE; LIPID; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA BINDING; ENERGY; FLOW KINETICS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; INSTRUMENT; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PLASMID; STOPPED FLOW FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE;

ARRHENIUS;

EID: 22244491275     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.055202     Document Type: Article

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