A novel amphiphilic lipid compound having a cleavable, vinyl ether linked hydrophilic headgroup is described. Also described are liposomes containing the vinyl ether lipid compound, which may be triggered to release their contents and/or permeablize or fuse with target lipid membranes. The cleavable vinyl ether linkage allows the hydrophilic headgroup to be dissociated from the hydrophobic tailgroup(s) of the lipid compound to facilitate phase transitions in the lipid bilayer.
描述了一种具有可切割的
乙烯醚连接的亲
水头基的新型两性脂质化合物。还描述了含有
乙烯醚脂质化合物的脂质体,可以被触发释放其内容物和/或使目标脂质膜通透或融合。可切割的
乙烯醚连接允许将亲
水头基与脂质化合物的疏
水尾基分离,以促进脂质双分子层中的相变。