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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2025

The Overlooked Stereoisomers of the Ionizable Lipid ALC315.

Chandra Kanta De, Masumi Tsuda, Chendan Zhu, Stefanie Dehn, Heike Hinrichs, Nobuya Tsuji, Hui Jin, Hisashi Arase, Shinya Tanaka, Benjamin List

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Chandra Kanta DeMax-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, D-45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6432-1610
Masumi TsudaDepartment of Cancer Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University, N15 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5400-5905
Chendan ZhuMax-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, D-45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
Stefanie DehnMax-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, D-45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
Heike HinrichsMax-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, D-45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
Nobuya TsujiInstitute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (ICReDD), Hokkaido University, N21 W10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3226-6201
Hui JinDepartment of Immunochemistry, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Hisashi AraseDepartment of Immunochemistry, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1153-3166
Shinya TanakaDepartment of Cancer Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University, N15 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.
Benjamin ListMax-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, D-45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9804-599X

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Abstract

Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are a powerful delivery platform for nucleic acid therapeutics such as mRNA vaccines and gene therapies. Central to their success are ionizable lipids, which facilitate the cellular uptake and endosomal escape of nucleic acids. However, achieving a high delivery efficiency often comes with the drawback of increased cytotoxicity. Here, we report a chemical, biological, and toxicological investigation into the three stereoisomers of ALC315, a mixture of which constitutes one of the most successful marketed ionizable lipids for LNPs. We demonstrate that the individual stereoisomers of ALC315 can be accessed by either the asymmetric chemical synthesis or chromatography of an intermediate. An LNP formulation based on a single stereoisomer of ALC315 enhances mRNA transfer efficiency while reducing the associated cytotoxicity in human cell lines. Our results underscore the potential of stereochemically pure ionizable lipids as key components in the development of next-generation nucleic acid therapies, offering an enhanced delivery performance and better safety profiles.

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LipidsNanoparticlesCell SurvivalHumansRNA, MessengerStereoisomerismLipidsRNA, Messenger

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PMID40745699
PMCPMC12356529

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