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... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring > Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings > Tetrapyrroles > Porphyrins > Hematoporphyrins > Hematoporphyrin Derivative > Dihematoporphyrin Ether
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... > Biological Factors > Pigments, Biological > Porphyrins > Hematoporphyrins > Hematoporphyrin Derivative > Dihematoporphyrin Ether

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Dihematoporphyrin Ether  

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Entry terms

  • DHP Ether
  • Dihematoporphyrin Ester
  • Porfimer

Scope note

  • The purified component of HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE, it consists of a mixture of oligomeric porphyrins. It is used in photodynamic therapy (HEMATOPORPHYRIN PHOTORADIATION); to treat malignant lesions with visible light and experimentally as an antiviral agent. It is the first drug to be approved in the use of PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY in the United States.

History note

  • 93; was DIHEMATOPORPHYRIN ETHER (NM) 1985-92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017323

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