Ester-Linked Gemini Surfactant Compounds for Use in Gene Therapy

摘要

This invention relates to newly identified ester-linked Gemini surfactant compounds of formula (I), where Y is either H or (Aa)x where (Aa) is a basic amino acid and x is 1 to 6, to the use of such compounds and to their production. The invention also relates to the use of the ester-linked Gemini surfactant compounds to facilitate the transfer of polynucleotide into cells.