loading...| Preferred Name |
Photosensitizing Agent |
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| Synonyms |
Photosensitizers photosensitizing agent Photosensitizing Agent photosensitizer Photosensitizer |
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| Definitions |
Any pharmaceutical that is administered as an inactive precursor that can be converted to its pharmacologically active form through exposure to ultraviolet radiation or sunlight. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1420 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A drug used in photodynamic therapy. When absorbed by cancer cells and exposed to light, the drug becomes active and kills the cancer cells. |
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| CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:47868 |
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| code |
C1420 |
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| DEFINITION |
Any pharmaceutical that is administered as an inactive precursor that can be converted to its pharmacologically active form through exposure to ultraviolet radiation or sunlight. |
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| FULL_SYN |
Photosensitizers photosensitizing agent Photosensitizing Agent photosensitizer Photosensitizer |
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| label |
Photosensitizing Agent |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Photosensitizing_Agent |
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| Preferred_Name |
Photosensitizing Agent |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C1420 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Chemical Viewed Functionally |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0162713 |
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| subClassOf |