CHEBI Integrated Role Ontology

Last uploaded: December 17, 2019
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_47868
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_47868
Preferred Name

photosensitizing agent

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
photosensitising agent
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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