This invention relates to newly identified ester-linked gemini surfactant compounds, to the use of such compounds and to their production. The invention also relates to the use of the ester-linked gemini surfactant compounds to facilitate the transfer of polynucleotides into cells.
CROSS REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/815,570, filed Aug. 6, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,425,645 which is a .sctn.371 application of PCT/EP2006/000998, filed Feb. 3, 2006 which claims the priority of Great Britain Application No. GB 0502482.3, filed Feb. 7, 2005, which are incorporated herein in their entirety.
