Induced protoporphyrin IX accumulation by the δ-aminolevulinic acid in bacteria and its potential use in the photodynamic therapy

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1032, Issue , 2008, Pages 283-287

  Cyntiha, Brígido Aparicio ^a   Eva, Ramón Gallegos ^a   Jesús, Arenas Huertero Francisco ^a   Raúl, Uribe Hernández ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aminolevulinic acid; Photodynamic therapy; S aureus; S pyogenes

Indexed keywords

EID: 52249085377     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2979293     Document Type: Conference Paper

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