liposome
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- A synthetic microscopic spherical structure consisting of a phospholipid bilayer membrane containing a user-defined aqueous solution. Liposomes can be used to transport relatively toxic drugs into diseased cells, where they can exert their maximum effect. DNA molecules may be entrapped in, or bound to the surface of, the vesicles, and subsequent fusion of the liposome with the cell membrane will deliver the DNA into the cell. Liposomes have been used to develop an efficient transfection procedure for Streptomyces bacteria.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition - cell membrane, endocytosis, Golgi apparatus, inclusion body, ion channel, lamella, Lysis, permeable, plasma membrane, secretion, tonoplast, vacuole