Cationic lipids have become an efficient type of non-viral vectors for gene delivery. In this Letter, four cationic lipids containing 1,4,7-triazacyclononane (TACN) headgroup, glutamic/aspartic acid backbone and dioleyl tails were designed and synthesized. The TACN headgroup gives these lipids excellent pH buffering capacities, which were higher than branched 25kDa PEI. Cationic liposomes prepared from
阳离子脂质已成为一种有效的
基因传递非病毒载体。在这封信中,设计并合成了四种含有
1,4,7-三氮杂环壬烷 (TACN) 头基、谷
氨酸/
天冬氨酸主链和二油基尾部的阳离子脂质。 TACN 头基赋予这些脂质优异的 pH 缓冲能力,高于支链 25kDa PEI。由这些脂质和
DOPE制备的阳离子脂质体表现出良好的DNA亲和力,并且通过
琼脂糖凝胶电泳发现在/比为3时DNA完全凝聚。通过动态光散射 (DLS) 测定对脂质复合物进行表征,该测定给出了适合转染的颗粒大小和 zeTA 电位。两种
细胞系的体外
基因转染结果表明(结构中含有
天冬氨酸和酰胺键)表现出最佳的转染效率,接近市售转染剂LipofecTAmine 2000。