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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.

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Synonym:	lutetium texaphrin lutetium texaphyrin
US brand name:	Antrin Lutex Lutrin
Code name:	PCI-0123
IND number:	58536
NSC code:	695239

motexafin lutetium

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