Texaphyrins are provided for use as radiation sensitizers. Advantageous properties of texaphyrins for use as a radiation sensitizer include: i) a low redox potential which allows radiation-induced hydrated electrons to ...

Texaphyrins substituted with imidazda are provided.

The present invention relates to the use of water-soluble texaphyrin-diamagnetic metal complexes retaining lipophilicity as photosensitizers in the treatment of benign and malignant neoplastic tissue.

The present invention is directed to methods for synthesizing water soluble hydroxy-substituted texaphyrins retaining lipophilicity. The synthesis comprises condensing a diformyltripyrrole with an ortho-phenylenediamine ...

The invention relates to the field of radiation sensitizers and the use of texaphyrins for radiation sensitization and other conditions for which X-ray radiation has proven to be therapeutic.