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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1991
Munehiro Tomikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Sadao Hirota, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Yamauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuyoshi Kawato, Tokyo, JP;
Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Lipid membrane structures containing, in the lipid membrane thereof, a compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a fatty acid residue; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an acyclic hydrocarbon residue; R.sub.3 represents an amino group, a guanidino group or an amidino group; and n represents an integer of from 1 to 6; provided that R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 do not represent hydrogen atoms at the same time, or a salt thereof. The lipid membrane structures exhibit excellent specific affinity for tumor cells and can be delivered preferentially to tumor cells.