Chilakapati Madhu, Chandrashekhar Voshavar, K. Rajasekhar and Thimmaiah Govindaraju
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017,15, 3170-3174
DOI:
10.1039/C7OB00167C,
Communication
An unnatural CDP-amino acid (kd) is used in the design and synthesis of novel cell penetrating peptidomimetic (Kkd-5). The balanced cationic nature and structural rigidity of Kkd-5 resulted in serum stability, non-toxicity to cells, and interaction with membrane and DNA, all of which facilitated efficient cellular uptake and DNA delivery.