title: Cyclodextrin-based switchable DNA condenser.
abstract: Switchable DNA condensers based on β-cyclodextrin derivates bearing cationic imidazolium moieties and hydrolysable ester linkages were synthesized, showing base-responsive or enzyme-responsive switchable DNA condensation ability under physiological conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity; D057809:HEK293 Cells; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D010957:Plasmids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D006017:Glycolipids; D007093:Imidazoles; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins; C029899:imidazole; D004247:DNA; C031215:betadex