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. 2021 Mar 20;6(2):e10213. doi: 10.1002/btm2.10213

TABLE 1.

The evolution of ionizable lipids from permanently charged DOTMA to FDA‐approved DLin‐MC3‐DMA

Structure Name pKa Ref
graphic file with name BTM2-6-e10213-g010.jpg DOTMA 40
graphic file with name BTM2-6-e10213-g005.jpg DODAP 5.8 45
graphic file with name BTM2-6-e10213-g006.jpg DLin‐DMA 6.8 46
graphic file with name BTM2-6-e10213-g002.jpg DLin‐KC2‐DMA 6.7 48
graphic file with name BTM2-6-e10213-g008.jpg DLin‐MC3‐DMA 6.4 49

Note: A complete overview on the more recent ionizable lipids synthesized and used in preclinical and clinical studies is presented in Reference [50].