Novel meso-substituted porphyrin derivatives and its potential use in photodynamic therapy of cancer
Abstract Background Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an anticancer treatment that utilizes the interaction of light and a photosensitiser (PS), promoting tumour cell death mediated by generation of reactive oxygen species. In this study, we evaluated the in vitro photoactivity of four meso-substituted...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08286-6 |