S. Mansouri et al., PYROPHEOPHORBIDE-N,N-DIMETHYLETHYLENEDIAMINE CONJUGATES AS NEW WATER-SOLUBLE PHOTONUCLEASES, New journal of chemistry, 18(6), 1994, pp. 745-748
Pyropheophorbide-N,N-dimethylethylenediamine conjugates are efficient
water-soluble photosensitizers for DNA cleavage by visible light (400
and 690 nm). The behavior of the corresponding protoporphyrin IX deriv
atives is also reported.