Its outstanding ability to generate singlet oxygen or reactive oxygen species upon irradiation
with light makes hypericin one of the most powerful photosensitizers to be found in nature …

Its outstanding ability to generate singlet oxygen or reactive oxygen species upon irradiation
with light makes hypericin one of the most powerful photosensitizers to be found in Nature …

Hypericin has excellent photosensitizing properties and displays favorable tumouritropic
characteristics, but at the same time exhibits minimal dark toxicity. As such, the compound is …

Syntheses of amino functionalized hypericin derivatives could be achieved starting from the
recently prepared emodin derived 1, 3, 8-trimethoxy-6-amino-9, 10-anthraquinone. Our …

Hypericin, a naturally occurring pigment, is found in certain species of plants from the genus
Hypericum, the most common of which is Saint John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum). Recent …

Hypericin is considered a potent photosensitizer for use in antitumor and antimicrobial
photodynamic therapy (PDT). This review presents the primary biological results obtained …

During the last decades, Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) has been established as a powerful
alternative approved by health agencies of several countries for treatment of various …

The synthesis of the first heterocyclically substituted title hypericin derivative was achieved
starting from 6-benzimidazolyl-tri-O-methyl-6-desmethylemodin. The chemical as well as …

Objectives Hypericin is a polycyclic aromatic naphthodianthrone that occurs naturally. It is
also an active ingredient in some species of the genus Hypericum. Emerging evidence …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been described as a promising new modality for the
treatment of cancer. PDT involves the combination of a photosensitizing agent …