Research Article

In Vitro Gene Delivery Mediated by Asialofetuin-Appended Cationic Liposomes Associated with γ-Cyclodextrin into Hepatocytes

Table 1

Chemical structures of CyDs used in this study.

CyDs R

α-CyD1H
γ-CyD3H
HP-α-CyD 1H or CH2CH(CH3)OH4.0
HP-β-CyD 2H or CH2CH(CH3)OH4.8
HP-γ-CyD 3H or CH2CH(CH3)OH4.3
DM-β-CyD 2H or CH314

(a) The average degree of substitution, (b) 2-Hydroxypropyl-α-CyD, (c) 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-CyD, (d) 2-Hydroxypropyl-γ-CyD, and (e) 2, 6-Di-O-methyl-β-CyD.