5-Aminolevulinic acid: A matter of life and caveats
Our mini-review concerns the potential adverse pro-oxidant role of 5-aminolevulinic (ALA), the first protoporphyrin IX (PP-IX)/heme precursor widely used in commercial formulations for endogenous photodynamic therapy (PDT). Our account collates the two sides of (i) ALA aerobic oxidation as a source...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266646902100021X |