Description
A cationic cholesterol derivative; has been used in lipoplexes with DOPE for siRNA delivery and gene silencing in MCF-7 cells as well as in mice via intravenous injection, resulting in lipoplex accumulation in the liver; has been used in cationic nanoparticles in combination with Tween 80 to transfect pDNA and siRNA into PC3 mouse xenografts via intratumoral injection; has been used in cationic nanoparticles in combination with Tween 80 and folate-PEG2000-DSPE in a KB mouse xenograft model for intratumoral gene delivery
Formal name: N-[2-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]ethyl]-(3β)-cholest-5-ene-3-carboxamide
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Molecular weight: 500.8
CAS: 191173-82-7
Purity: ≥95%
Formulation: A crystalline solid
Product Type|Biochemicals|Lipids|Sterol Lipids||Research Area|Cell Biology||Research Area|Lipid Biochemistry