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TABLE 1.

Chemical formulae of cationic lipids

Lipid	IUPAC name	Chemical formula	Molecular wt
CTAB	Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide	C₁₉H₄₂NBr	364.46
DTAB	Dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide	C₁₅H₃₄NBr	308.35
DDAB	Didodecyldimethylammonium bromide	C₃₈H₈₀NBr	631
SA	Octadecan-1-amine	C₁₈H₃₉N	269.5
DOTAP	N-[1-(2,3-Dioleoyloxy)propyl]-N,N,N-trimethylammonium chloride	C₄₃H₈₀NO₄Cl	698.54