Zinc-Substituted Pheophorbide A Is a Safe and Efficient Antivascular Photodynamic Agent
The present study focuses on the photodynamic activity of zinc-substituted pheophorbide a against human endothelial cells. Previously, zinc pheophorbide a has been shown to be a very potent photosensitizer but also a strong albumin binder. Binding to albumin significantly reduces its availability to...
Main Authors: | Milena J. Szafraniec, Monika Toporkiewicz, Andrzej Gamian |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-02-01
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Series: | Pharmaceuticals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/15/2/235 |
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