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ChEBI
photosensitizing agent
- Term ID
- CHEBI:47868
- Synonyms
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- 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 )
- is a type of
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- 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