| 20110311583 | NOVEL LIPIDS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTICS - (A1) Translate this text The present invention provides lipids that are advantageously used in lipid particles for the in vivo delivery of therapeutic agents to cells. In particular, the invention provides lipids having the following structure (I) wherein R1 and R2 are each independently for each occurrence optionally substituted C10-C30 alkyl, optionally substituted C10-C30 alkenyl, optionally substituted C10-C30 alkynyl, optionally substituted C10-C30 acyl, or -linker-ligand; R3 is H, optionally substituted C1-C10 alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C10 alkenyl, optionally substituted C2-C10 alkynyl, alkylhetrocycle, alkylphosphate, alkylphosphorothioate, alkylphosphorodithioate, alkylphosphonates, alkylamines, hydroxyalkyls, ?-aminoalkyls, ?-(substituted)aminoalkyls, ?-phosphoalkyls, ?-thiophosphoalkyls, optionally substituted polyethylene glycol (PEG, mw 100-40K), optionally substituted mPEG (mw 120-40K), heteroaryl, heterocycle, or linker-ligand; E is O, S, N(Q), C(O), N(Q)C(O), C(0)N(Q), (Q)N(CO)O, O(CO)N(Q), S(O), NS(O)2N(Q), S(O)2, N(Q)S(O)2, SS, O═N, aryl, heteroaryl, cyclic or heterocycle; and, Q is H, alkyl, ?-aminoalkyl, ?-(substituted)aminoalky, ?-phosphoalkyl or ?-thiophosphoalkyl. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120027803 | BIODEGRADABLE LIPIDS FOR THE DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTS - The present invention relates to a cationic lipid having one or more biodegradable groups located in the mid- or distal section of a lipidic moiety (e.g., a hydrophobic chain) of the cationic lipid. These cationic lipids may be incorporated into a lipid particle for delivering an active agent, such as a nucleic acid. The invention also relates to lipid particles comprising a neutral lipid, a lipid capable of reducing aggregation, a cationic lipid of the present invention, and optionally, a sterol. The lipid particle may further include a therapeutic agent such as a nucleic acid. | 02-02-2012 |