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The invention relates to new derivatives of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) and their use as photosensitizing agents. In particular, it relates to compounds of general formula I and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, to methods for preparing such compounds and their medical and cosmetic use, for...

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Main Authors ASLAK GODAL, NILS OLAV NILSEN, COLIN BARRY CHARNOCK, JON ERIK BRAENDEN, JO KLAVENESS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.04.2016
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Summary:The invention relates to new derivatives of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) and their use as photosensitizing agents. In particular, it relates to compounds of general formula I and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, to methods for preparing such compounds and their medical and cosmetic use, for example in methods of photodynamic therapy and diagnosis: wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl or cycloalkyl group; R2, each of which may be the same or different, represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl group; and X is a linking group.
Bibliography:Application Number: ZA20150000778