CHEBI:47868 - photosensitizing agent

ChEBI IDCHEBI:47868
ChEBI Namephotosensitizing agent
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DefinitionA chemical compound that can be excited by light of a specific wavelength and subsequently transfer energy to a chosen reactant. This is commonly molecular oxygen within a cancer tissue, which is converted to (highly rective) singlet state oxygen. This rapidly reacts with any nearby biomolecules, ultimately killing the cancer cells.
Last Modified21 May 2020
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868) is a drug (CHEBI:23888)
Incoming Relation(s)
meso-tetrakis(N-methyl-4-pyridyl)porphine tetrakis(p-toluenesulfonate) (CHEBI:78039) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
meso-tetrakis(N-methyl-4-pyridyl)porphine(4+) (CHEBI:37447) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
5-aminolevulinic acid (CHEBI:17549) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
5-aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride (CHEBI:132969) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
9,10-diphenylanthracene (CHEBI:51676) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
acetophenone (CHEBI:27632) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
benzophenone (CHEBI:41308) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
carprofen (CHEBI:364453) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
cercosporin (CHEBI:3556) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
cidofovir anhydrous (CHEBI:3696) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
cisplatin (CHEBI:27899) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
decarboxytiaprofenic acid (CHEBI:64706) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
diphenylcyclopropenone (CHEBI:53074) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
docetaxel anhydrous (CHEBI:4672) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
ethyl eosin (CHEBI:52072) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
gemcitabine (CHEBI:175901) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
hematoporphyrin (CHEBI:36162) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
lomefloxacin (CHEBI:116278) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
lomefloxacin hydrochloride (CHEBI:6518) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
lucanthone (CHEBI:51052) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
methoxsalen (CHEBI:18358) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
methyl 5-aminolevulinate (CHEBI:724125) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
methyl 5-aminolevulinate hydrochloride (CHEBI:60641) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
phenosafranine (CHEBI:33601) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
porfimer (CHEBI:60652) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
porfimer sodium (CHEBI:60773) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
protoporphyrin (CHEBI:15430) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
riboflavin (CHEBI:17015) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
sodium magnesium chlorophyllin (CHEBI:234098) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
temoporfin (CHEBI:9437) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
trioxsalen (CHEBI:28329) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
verteporfin (CHEBI:32293) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
vinorelbine (CHEBI:480999) has role photosensitizing agent (CHEBI:47868)
Synonym  Source
photosensitising agentChEBI