The Role of Molecular Oxygen in the Photodynamic Effect of Phthalocyanines
β Scribed by I. Rosenthal, C. Murali Krishna, P. Riesz and E. Ben-Hur
- Book ID
- 120512906
- Publisher
- Bioone
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 228 KB
- Volume
- 107
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-7587
- DOI
- 10.2307/3576857
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
The application of phthalocyanine derivatives in medicine as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy of cancer diseases is reviewed. The emphasis is on the work of Russian authors, which is less covered in the scientific literature.
Photodynamic therapy is a binary treatment now accepted in clinic for various malignancies in several countries around the world. Phthalocyanine molecules are second-generation photosensitizers with enhanced photophysical and photochemical properties over those of porphyrins. They have been shown to