Synthesis and biological studies of 5-aminolevulinic acid-containing dendrimers for photodynamic therapy

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 980-988

  Battah, S H ^a   Chee, C E ^b   Nakanishi, H ^b   Gerscher, S ^b   MacRobert, A J ^b   Edwards, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CELL CULTURE; ESTERS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

5-AMINOLAEVULINIC ACID; 5-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ACID RESIDUES; AMIDE BOND; BIOLOGICAL STUDIES; DENDRONS; ESTER LINKAGES; SECOND GENERATION; SPACER UNITS; SYNTHESISED;

DENDRIMERS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035206958     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc010027n     Document Type: Article

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