Aiming
for glycolipid-based vesicles for targeted drug delivery, cationic
Guerbet glycosides with spacered click functionality were designed
and synthesized. The cationic charge promoted the distribution of
the glycolipids during the formulation, thereby leading to homogeneously
small vesicles. The positive surface charge of the vesicles stabilizes
them against unwanted fusion and promotes interactions of the drug
carriers with typical negative charge-dominated target cells. High
bioconjugation potential of the functionalized glycolipids based on
the copper-catalyzed azide alkyne cycloaddition makes them highly
valuable components for targeted drug delivery systems.
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