Lipofectamine

Agent Name
Lipofectamine
CAS Number
158571-62-1
Formula
C54-H106-N5-O5.C2-F3-O2.C42-H80-N-O8-P
Major Category
Other Uses
Synonyms
1-Propanaminium, N-(3-((3-((4-((3-aminopropyl)amino)butyl)amino)propyl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)-N,N-dimethyl-2,3-bis(((9Z)-1-oxo-9-octadecenyl)oxy)-, salt with trifluoroacetic acid (1:1),mixt. with 1-((((2-aminoethoxy)hydroxyphosphinyl)oxy)methyl)-1,2-ethanediyl di-(9Z)-9-octadecenoate; LipofectAMINE; [RTECS]
Category
Biochemical Research
Sources/Uses
"Lipofectamine or Lipofectamine 2000 is a common transfection reagent, produced and sold by Invitrogen, used in molecular and cellular biology. It is used to increase the transfection efficiency of RNA (including mRNA and siRNA) or plasmid DNA into in vitro cell cultures by lipofection. Lipofectamine reagent contains lipid subunits that can form liposomes in an aqueous environment, which entrap the transfection materials, i.e. DNA plasmids." [Wikipedia]
Comments
Causes structural or functional changes in trachea or bronchi and effects on dehydrogenases in acute intratracheal studies of mice; [RTECS]
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