申请人:Rajagopalan Raghavan
公开号:US20080139786A1
公开(公告)日:2008-06-12
Novel azo, azide, and sulfenate photoactive compounds and methods using the compounds for photodiagnostic and/or phototherapeutic procedures. The compounds have the formula E-L-DYE-X—Y, wherein DYE is a photoactive component comprising a photoactive diagnostic agent, a photoactive type 1 agent, a photoactive type 2 agent, or a combination thereof;
Y is a photoactive component comprising a photoactive type 1 agent, a photoactive type 2 agent, or a combination thereof;
E is a targeting component for targeting the compound to an anatomical and/or physiological site of a patient;
L is a linking component for linking E to DYE; and
X is a linking component for linking DYE to Y.