LONG WAVELENGTH ABSORPTION BACTERIOCHLORIN ALKYL ETHER ANALOGUE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a staple photosensitizer that is preferentially absorbed into a excessively proliferating tissue and effectively absorbs the light of wavelength in the range of from about 700 to about 850 nm. SOLUTION: This photosensitizer is a cyclic tetrapyrrole represented by the following chemical structure and analogues thereof.