pheophorbide a

Pheophorbide A is a photosensitizer used in in vivo photodynamic therapy (PDT).Phoophorbide A is a lymphatic vasoreactivator with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and hypoglycemic activities.Phoophorbide A is used in research on diabetes and cancer.

Methyl pheophorbide-a, a derivative of chlorophyll-a, is a natural compound [1] [2].

Pyropheophorbide-a (Ppa) shows promise as a photosensitizer in tumor photodynamic therapy (PDT).

Methyl pyropheophorbide-a (MPPa) is a chlorine photosensitizer and a derivative of chlorophyll a. It is photodynamically active, induces apoptosis and inhibits tumor growth, and can be used in photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer.

Chlorin e6 trimethyl ester, a derivative of methyl pheophorbide-a, is an effective photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy (PDT).

5-Hydroxy-2′,3,4′,7-tetramethoxyflavone shows weak ABCG2 inhibitory potency with IC50s of 3.27 and 3.89 µM in the Hoechst 33342 and pheophorbide A assays.