Materials and methods for intracellular delivery of biologically active molecules
US6171863A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/92
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The subject invention finds utility in the area of gene therapy of diseases. More specifically, the invention concerns the making of a novel non-viral vector which can bind to desired DNA to form a combination useful to transfect diseased mitochondria of human or animal cells. The non-viral vector comprises a dequalinium salt subjected to standard liposome production procedures to obtain the vector names DQAsomes.
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