Progress in the chemistry of second generation Hypericin based Photosensitizers

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 3894-3907

  Waser, Mario ^a   Falk, Heinz ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Emodin; Natural compounds; Phenanthroperylene quinones; Photochemistry; Photodynamic therapy; Photosensitizers; Semisynthesis approaches

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS; OXYGEN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; SOLUBILITY; VIRUSES;

EMODIN; HYPERICINS; LONG-WAVELENGTH ABSORPTION; NATURAL COMPOUNDS; PHENANTHROPERYLENE QUINONE; PHOTOSENSITISER; SECOND GENERATION; SEMISYNTHESIS; SEMISYNTHESIS APPROACH; SINGLET OXYGEN;

PHOTOSENSITIZERS;

EID: 81255197802     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527211798072458     Document Type: Review

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