motexafin lutetium

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A pentadentate aromatic metallotexaphyrin with photosensitizing properties. Motexafin lutetium preferentially accumulates in tumor cells due to their increased rates of metabolism and absorbs light, forming an extended high energy conformational state that produces high quantum yields of singlet oxygen, resulting in local cytotoxic effects.NCI Thesaurus | motexafin lutetium

A pentadentate aromatic metallotexaphyrin with photosensitizing properties. Motexafin lutetium preferentially accumulates in tumor cells due to their increased rates of metabolism and absorbs light, forming an extended high energy conformational state that produces high quantum yields of singlet oxygen, resulting in local cytotoxic effects.

Pharmacyclics' Stock Crushed After Failed Phase III Of Xcytrin Dec 19, 2005
BioWorld Online (subscription), Pharmacyclics has one other pipeline product: Antrin (motexafin lutetium), which is in early clinical trials for coronary artery disease. ...

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