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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Polycyclic Compounds [D04] » Macrocyclic Compounds » Tetrapyrroles » Porphyrins » Hematoporphyrins
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Biological Factors [D23] » Pigments, Biological » Porphyrins » Hematoporphyrins
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Heterocyclic Compounds [D03] » Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring » Azoles » Pyrroles » Tetrapyrroles » Porphyrins » Hematoporphyrins
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Heterocyclic Compounds [D03] » Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring » Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings » Tetrapyrroles » Porphyrins » Hematoporphyrins
Description
Iron-free derivatives of heme with 4 methyl groups, 2 hydroxyethyl groups and 2 propionic acid groups attached to the pyrrole rings. Some of these PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS are used in the PHOTOTHERAPY of malignant NEOPLASMS. MeSH
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