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Hematoporphyrin (Hp) and related compounds, in particular He-matoporphyrin Derivative (HpD), are increasingly used in tumor phototherapy. HpD was shown to differ respect to Hp for a higher percentage of non-fluorescent aggregated species when dissolved in aqueous solutions1. Moreover these species, which can be separated, for example, by gel filtration from HpD, have been shown to have a higher therapeutic activity2.
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Andreoni, A., Cubeddu, R. (1984). Fluorescence Properties of HpD and its Components. In: Andreoni, A., Cubeddu, R. (eds) Porphyrins in Tumor Phototherapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4721-7_2
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