Alkyl chain moieties of polyamidoamine dendron-bearing lipids influence their function as a nonviral gene vector

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1349-1354

  Takahashi, Toshinari ^a   Kojima, Chie ^a   Harada, Atsushi ^a   Kono, Kenji ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; BODY FLUIDS; DNA; EFFICIENCY; GENES; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

ALKYL CHAIN; CATIONIC LIPIDS; DENDRON MOIETIES; DENDRONS; LIPOPLEXES; NONVIRAL GENE VECTORS; PLASMID DNA; POLYAMIDOAMINE DENDRON-BEARING LIPIDS; POLYAMIDOAMINES; TRANSFECTION ACTIVITY;

DENDRIMERS;

ALKYL GROUP; CATION; HEPARIN; LIPID; LIPOPLEX; PLASMID DNA; POLYAMIDOAMINE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 34547187027     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc060311k     Document Type: Article

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