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: drug

drug Show first 5 Terms
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Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from photosensitizing agent

Phenotype where environments contain photosensitizing agent

Phenotype modified by environments containing photosensitizing agent

Human Disease Model