Membrane activity and transfection ability of amphipathic polycations as a function of alkyl group size

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1204-1208

  Wakefield, Darren H ^a   Klein, Jason J ^a   Wolff, Jon A ^b   Rozema, David B ^a  

^a Mirus Bio Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAIN LENGTH; CHAINS; DNA; MEMBRANES; POLYPEPTIDES; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; TISSUE CULTURE;

ALKYL GROUPS; AMPHIPATHIC; CATIONIC MEMBRANES; DNA DELIVERY; DNA-BINDING; GROUP SIZE; MELITTIN; MEMBRANE ACTIVITY; POLYCATIONS; TRANSFECTION ABILITY;

PEPTIDES;

ALKYL GROUP; BUTYL VINYL ETHER; CARBON; ETHER DERIVATIVE; ETHYL VINYL ETHER; MELITTIN; METHYL VINYL ETHER; POLYCATION; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMER; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; PROPYL VINYL ETHER; REAGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYTOPLASM; DNA TRANSFECTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DNA BINDING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; LYSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNTHESIS; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 25444518193     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc050067h     Document Type: Article

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