Provided is a tetraphenylbacteriochlorin derivative represented by the formula (I):
1
[wherein R
1
, R
2
, R
3
and R
4
, independently from each other, are a residue of a monosaccharide represented by the formulae:
2
(wherein, R is a hydrogen or a protecting group)], or its salt. The tetraphenylbacteriochlorin derivative or its salt has a large molar extinction coefficient at long wavelengths which are expected to have a high tissue-penetrating property, and exhibits high selectivity to tumor cells and hydrophilicity.
提供的是由公式(I)表示的四苯基细菌
卟啉衍
生物:
1
[其中R
1
,R
2
,R
3
和R
4
彼此独立,是下列公式的
单糖残基:
2
(其中,R是氢或保护基团)],或其盐。这种四苯基细菌
卟啉衍
生物或其盐在长波长下具有大的摩尔消光系数,预计具有高的组织穿透性,并且对肿瘤细胞和
水溶性表现出高选择性。