| abstract |
The invention concerns the use of quinic, shimic acids and their derivatives for preparing mannose receptor ligands, the resulting ligands and the uses of said ligands, in particular for preparing medicines and, more particularly for preparing vaccines and medicines for vectoring an active principle to target cells expressing the mannose receptor or a receptor related thereto, for transfecting DNA and RNA sequences and numerous other uses in gene therapy, and for preparing laboratory reagents, in particular diagnostic reagents. |