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Stereochemical factors in the transport and binding of photosensitizers in biological systems and in photodynamic therapy

✍ Scribed by J.W. Winkelman; D. Arad; S. Kimel

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1993
Tongue: English
Weight: 963 KB
Volume: 18
Category: Article
ISSN: 1011-1344
DOI: 10.1016/1011-1344(93)80061-d

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✦ Synopsis

The uptake and biological activity of porphyrins and phthalocyanines in tumours were correlated with the geometrical features of the photosensitizer molecules. The data suggest that a critical distance of approximately 1.2 nm between oxygen atoms (originating in SO3-, COO- or OH substituents) characterizes a biologically active photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy. We propose that tubulin, which is available in large amounts during mitosis, is the main receptor molecule which binds these photosensitizers. Basic amino acid residues or tightly bound cations in tubulin or homologous proteins may act as binding sites on the receptor molecule.

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