A QSAR-modeling perspective on cationic transfection lipids. 1. Predicting effeciency and understanding mechanisms

Journal of Gene Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1023-1034

  Horobin, Richard W ^a   Weissig, Volkmar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene therapy; Lipoplex; Liposome; Non viral vectors

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIOLEOYL 3 TRIMETHYLAMMONIOPROPANE; LIPID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; LIPOPHILICITY; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; OSMOTIC STRESS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

CATIONS; ENDOSOMES; LIPIDS; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 23944489540     PISSN: 1099498X     EISSN: 15212254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgm.746     Document Type: Article

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