Fluorescent DOTAP
1-oleoyl-2-[6-[(7-nitro-2-1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)amino]hexanoyl]-3-trimethylammonium propane (chloride salt)
DOTAP is one of the most widely used cationic lipids for gene transfection applications. DOTAP is proven to be efficient for in vitro and in vivo transfection applications. Various analogues of TAP are available for structure-activity relationship studies.
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