title: Porphyrin and phthalocyanine glycodendritic conjugates: synthesis, photophysical and photochemical properties.
abstract: Synthesis of water soluble porphyrin and phthalocyanine derivatives with, respectively, eight and sixteen galactose units has been carried out. The combined preliminary photophysical and photochemical features of the new products suggest that they might be promising photodynamic therapeutic agents.
authors.affiliation: QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
authors.forename: Sandrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Patrícia M R
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Patrícia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Filipe A Almeida
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Paz
authors.forename: Maria A F
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Faustino
authors.forename: José A S
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cavaleiro
authors.forename: João P C
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Tomé
mesh_terms: D005690:Galactose / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D054833:Isoindoles; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000737:chemistry; D026082:Singlet Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D054833:Isoindoles; D011166:Porphyrins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D026082:Singlet Oxygen; C013647:phthalocyanine; D005690:Galactose