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Amphiphilic phthalocyanine-cyclodextrin conjugates for cancer photodynamic therapy
Leandro M O Lourenço1, Patrícia M R Pereira, Elisabete Maciel
1Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal. jtome@ua.pt.
Abstract:
Three phthalocyanines (Pcs) conjugated with α-, β- and γ-cyclodextrins (CDs) were prepared and their application as photosensitizer (PS) agents was assessed by photophysical, photochemical and in vitro photobiological studies. The photoactivity of Pc-α-CD and Pc-γ-CD ensures their potential as PDT drugs against UM-UC-3 human bladder cancer cells.

