Influence of the spacer of cationic gemini amphiphiles on the hydration of lipoplexes

Biomacromolecules

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1999-2003

  Luciani, Paola ^a   Bombelli, Cecilia ^a   Colone, Marisa ^b   Giansanti, Luisa ^a   Ryhänen, Samppa J ^c   Säily, V Matti J ^c   Mancini, Giovanna ^a   Kinnunen, Paavo K J ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILES; COMPLEXATION; CONDENSATION; CONFORMATIONS; DNA; HYDRATION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE; LIPOPLEXES;

LIPOSOMES;

AMPHOPHILE; DNA; LAURDAN; LIPOPLEX; LIPOSOME; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FLUORESCENCE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HYDRATION; MONITORING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; CATIONS; CATTLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPOSOMES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSFECTION; WATER;

EID: 34347360842     PISSN: 15257797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bm070202o     Document Type: Article

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