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photosensitizing agent

Term ID
CHEBI:47868
Synonyms
  • photosensitising agent
Definition
A chemical compound that can be excited by light of a specific wavelength and subsequently transfer energy to a chosen reactant. This is commonly molecular oxygen within a cancer tissue, which is converted to (highly rective) singlet state oxygen. This rapidly reacts with any nearby biomolecules, ultimately killing the cancer cells.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
inverse has_role
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from photosensitizing agent
Phenotype where environments contain photosensitizing agent
Phenotype modified by environments containing photosensitizing agent
Human Disease Model