A review of therapeutic Aptamer Conjugates with Emphasis on new approaches

Pharmaceuticals

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 340-357

  Bruno, John G ^a  

^a Operational Technologies Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistant; Aptamer; Cancer; Complement; DNA; Nanoparticle; Opsonization; PCR; SELEX; SiRNA

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; APTAMER; APTAMER BIOTIN STREPTAVIDIN COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1Q CONJUGATE; APTAMER CARBODIIMIDE GELONIN CONJUGATE; APTAMER COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1Q CONJUGATE; APTAMER FC CONJUGATE; APTAMER GOLD NANOPARTICLE CONJUGATE; APTAMER MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE CONJUGATE; APTAMER QUANTUM DOT CONJUGATE; APTAMER ROSE BENGAL CONJUGATE; APTAMER SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE CONJUGATE; CHITOSAN; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; IBUPROFEN; NAPROXEN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CANCER CELL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONJUGATION; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEISHMANIA; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; OPSONIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW;

EID: 84875287450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14248247     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ph6030340     Document Type: Review

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