DNA induced dimerization of a sulfhydryl surfactant in transfection agents studied by ESR spectroscopy

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 151, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 81-85

  Ciani, Laura ^a   Candiani, Gabriele ^b   Frati, Alessia ^a   Ristori, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disulfide bond; DNA transfection; Electron Spin Resonance; Lipoplexes; Triazine surfactants

Indexed keywords

DNA; LIPOPLEX; NITROXIDE DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT; THIOL DERIVATIVE; TRIAZINE;

ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; DISULFIDE BOND; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIMERIZATION; DISULFIDES; DNA; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLASMIDS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 77954815536     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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