meso-tetraphenylporphyrin having hexa-maltosyl and decyl chain as an amphiphilic photosensitizer toward photodynamic therapy

Hamazawa A; Kinoshita I; Breedlove B; Isobe K; Shibata M; Baba Y; Kakuchi T; Hirohara S; Obata M; Mikata Y; Yano S

Chemistry Letters, Vol.31, No.3, 388-389, 2002

Hamazawa A, Kinoshita I, Breedlove B, Isobe K, Shibata M, Baba Y, Kakuchi T, Hirohara S, Obata M, Mikata Y, Yano S

meso-Tetraphenylporphyrin having hexa-maltosyl and decyl chain was synthesized via dipyrromethane coupling. Its singlet oxygen producing ability and phototoxicity against the HeLa cell were estimated.