Pullulan and pullulan derivatives as promising biomolecules for drug and gene targeting

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 123, Issue , 2015, Pages 190-207

  Singh, Ram Sarup ^a   Kaur, Navpreet ^a   Kennedy, John F ^b  

^a PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Chembiotech Laboratories   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Drug release; Gene targeting; Nanoparticles; Polysaccharide; Pullulan

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DRUG DELIVERY; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NANOPARTICLES; POLYSACCHARIDES;

AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; DRUG RELEASE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; GENE TARGETING; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC; PULLULANS; TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY; TARGETED GENE DELIVERY;

GENES;

AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; FUNGI;

DNA; DRUG; DRUG CARRIER; GLUCAN; NANOPARTICLE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PULLULAN;

ASCOMYCETES; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ASCOMYCOTA; DNA; DRUG CARRIERS; GENE TARGETING; GLUCANS; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; NANOPARTICLES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 84922817598     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.01.032     Document Type: Review

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