Preferred Name

Dihematoporphyrin Ether [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

Dihematoporphyrin Ether

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000171214

altLabel

Dihematoporphyrin Ether

Dihematoporphyrin Ester

21H,23H-Porphine-2,18-dipropanoic acid, 7-(1-(1-(8,12-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-17-(1-hydroxyethyl)-3,7,13,18-tetramethyl-21H,23H-porphin-2-yl)ethoxy)ethyl)-12-(1-hydroxyethyl)-3,8,13,17-tetramethyl-

DHP Ether

Porfimer

cui

C0058031

MESH DEFINITION

The purified component of HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE, it consists of a mixture of oligomeric porphyrins. It is used in photodynamic therapy (HEMATOPORPHYRIN PHOTORADIATION); to treat malignant lesions with visible light and experimentally as an antiviral agent. It is the first drug to be approved in the use of PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY in the United States.

MESH DUI

D017323

MeSH name

Dihematoporphyrin Ether

MESH UI

M0026307

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000171214

NUI

N0000171214

prefLabel

Dihematoporphyrin Ether [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T109

T121

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000171213

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