A biodegradable low molecular weight polyethylenimine derivative as low toxicity and efficient gene vector

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 322-332

  Wen, Yuting ^a   Pan, Shirong ^a   Luo, Xin ^a   Zhang, Xuan ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Feng, Min ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; LIPOFECTAMINE; NUCLEASE; PAPAIN; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID;

AMINOLYSIS; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMISTRY; CONJUGATION; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; NONVIRAL GENE THERAPY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 62549098542     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc800428y     Document Type: Article

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