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2000
Volume 8, Issue 3
  • ISSN: 1871-5206
  • E-ISSN: 1875-5992

Abstract

In recent years, a number or review articles describing the utility of porphyrin-based compounds in photodynamic therapy have been published.1 Currently, efforts are also underway in various laboratories to increase the tumor-specificity by developing targetspecific photosensitizers. One of such attempts has been to synthesize a series of carbohydrate-porphyrin conjugates and investigate their ability to target carbohydrate- recognized proteins, which are known for their high expression in certain tumors. The present article is focused on the synthesis and biological significance of carbohydrate conjugated photosensitizers.

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  • Article Type:
    Research Article
Keyword(s): Carbohydrate-Porphyrin Conjugates; Photodynamic therapy; Photofrin®; Porphyrin
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