Arginine clustering on calix[4]arene macrocycles for improved cell penetration and DNA delivery

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bagnacani, Valentina ^a   Franceschi, Valentina ^a   Bassi, Michele ^a   Lomazzi, Michela ^a   Donofrio, Gaetano ^a   Sansone, Francesco ^a   Casnati, Alessandro ^a   Ungaro, Rocco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CALIX[4]ARENE; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKENE; ARRAY; CELL ORGANELLE; DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL TRANSPORT; DNA TRANSFECTION; GENE TARGETING;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; CALIXARENES; DNA; HUMANS; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84877783030     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2721     Document Type: Article

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