Synthesis of Triphenylphosphonium Phospholipid Conjugates for the Preparation of Mitochondriotropic Liposomes

Autor: Parul, Benien, Mohammed, Almuteri, Shrey, Shah, Mark, Böhlke, Ahmed, Mehanna, Gerard G M, D'Souza
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 2275
ISSN: 1940-6029
Popis: Surface modification of liposomes with a ligand is facilitated by the conjugation of the ligand to a hydrophobic molecule that serves to anchor the ligand to the liposomal bilayer. We describe here a simple protocol to conjugate a triphenylphosphonium group to several commercially available functionalized phospholipids. The resulting triphenylphosphonium-conjugated lipids can be used to prepare liposomes that preferentially associate with mitochondria when exposed to live mammalian cells in culture.
Databáze: OpenAIRE