Novel Cationic Lipids Based on Malonic Acid Amides Backbone: Transfection Efficacy and Cell Toxicity Properties

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• 作者：Martin Heinze ; Gerald Brezesinski ; Bodo Dobner ; Andreas Langner
• 刊名：Bioconjugate Chemistry
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：April 21, 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：21
• 期：4
• 页码：696-708
• 全文大小：483K
• 年卷期：v.21,no.4(April 21, 2010)
• ISSN：1520-4812

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Gene delivery using nonviral approaches has been extensively studied as a basic tool for intracellular gene transfer. Despite intensive research activity, the aim of creating a vector which meets all necessary demands has still not been reached. One possibility to solve the nonviral vector associated problem of low transfection efficacy is the development of new cationic amphiphiles. Therefore, the non-glycerol-based cationic lipids 1−9 have been synthesized and tested for in vitro gene delivery experiments. The backbone structure of the lipids consists of a malonic acid diamide with two long hydrophobic chains. The degree of saturation of the hydrophobic chains and the structure of the polar cationic headgroup were varied. The preparation follows an easy process and facilitates the trouble-free insertion of different alkyl chains. By studying in vitro gene delivery an increase of transfection efficacy was observed when using at least one unsaturated alkyl chain in the hydrophobic part and lysine or bis(2-aminoethyl)aminoethylamid as hydrophilic headgroup. This leads to cationic lipids exhibiting comparable or even higher transfection efficacies compared to the commercially available LipofectAmine and SuperFect.