Cheno-, urso- and deoxycholic acid spermine conjugates: Relative binding affinities for calf thymus DNA

被引:37
作者
Blagbrough, IS [1 ]
Al-Hadithi, D [1 ]
Geall, AJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bath, Dept Pharm & Pharmacol, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
polyamine amides; spermine; bile acids; DNA binding affinity; DNA condensation; lipoplex;
D O I
10.1016/S0040-4020(00)00265-9
中图分类号
O62 [有机化学];
学科分类号
070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Cationic lipid polyamine amides (cholan-24-amides) have been prepared from chenodeoxycholic (3 alpha,7 alpha-dihydroxy), ursodeoxycholic (3 alpha,7 beta-dihydroxy), and deoxycholic (3 alpha,12 alpha-dihydroxy) bile acids (5 beta-cholanes) by acylation of tri-Boc protected spermine. Their relative binding affinities for calf thymus DNA were determined using an ethidium bromide displacement assay. These lipopolyamine amides are synthetic vectors for non-viral gene delivery and models for lipoplex formation with respect to lipofection, a key first step in gene therapy. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:3439 / 3447
页数:9
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