talaporfin sodium
An agent consisting of chlorin e6, derived from chlorophyll, and L-aspartic acid with photosensitizing activity. After intratumoral activation by light emitting diodes, taporfin sodium forms an extended high energy conformational state that generates singlet oxygen, resulting in free radical-mediated cell death.
| Foreign brand name: | Laserphyrin |
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| Abbreviation: | NPe6 |
| Code name: | LS11 ME2906 |
| Chemical structure: | mono-L-aspartyl chlorin e6 |