Patent ID: 6433017
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: C07C,Y02P

Abstract:
A method for introducing a biologically active agent into a cell of a plant or animal, said method comprising contacting said cell with lipid vesicles containing said biologically active agent, said lipid vesicles comprising an amphiphilic polyamide having the structure: wherein:each of X1, X2, X3, X4, X5 and X6 is independently selected from the group consisting of amino-protecting groups comprising a carboxyl group or a sulfonyl group and capable of forming an amide bond; r is an integer from 0 to 5; n is an integer from 7 to 21; and each of t1, t2, t3 and t4 is independently an integer from 0 to 5, whereby said biologically active agent is taken up into said cell.