DOTAP/DOPE and DC-Chol/DOPE lipoplexes for gene delivery studied by circular dichroism and other biophysical techniques

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-220

  Ciani, Laura ^a   Casini, Angela ^a   Gabbiani, Chiara ^a   Ristori, Sandra ^a   Messori, Luigi ^a   Martini, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cationic liposomes; Circular dichroism; DNA; Gel electrophoresis; Lipoplexes; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIOLEOYL 3 TRIMETHYLAMMONIOPROPANE; CATION; DC CHOL LIPOSOME; DNA; DOPE LIPOSOME; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; LIPOPLEX; LIPOSOME; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHATE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRICITY; GENE TARGETING; MEMBRANE FORMATION; PH; PHOTON CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TITRIMETRY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CATIONS; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; LIPIDS; LIPOSOMES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33947322195     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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