| abstract |
The present invention relates to novel porphyrins and porphyrin-based chromophores and combinations of porphyrins and porphyrin-based chromophores, which are particularly useful for photodynamic therapy and photodynamic applications including fluorescence analysis and image processing. In particular, the present invention provides new and useful porphyrin, chlorin and bacteriochlorin chromophores; methods of making such chromophores; and methods of analyzing and using such chromophores in medicine. |