Transfection activities of two series of synthetic glycerol backbone-based cationic lipids were studied as gene delivery carriers. The variable length of hydrocarbon chains, diverse quaternary ammonium heads, different linkage, as well as alternative anion combined with them allowed to find how these factors affect cationic lipids on their gene delivery performance. The structure-function relationship of the synthetic glycerol backbone-based cationic lipids was discussed, and the transfection efficiency of some of the cationic liposomes was superior or parallel to that of two commercial transfection agents.
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