Texaphyrin macrocycles and metal complexes thereof

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dc.contributor.assigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
dc.creatorToshiaki Murai
dc.creatorJonathan L. Sessler
dc.creatorGregory W. Hemmi
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-23T14:31:33Z
dc.date.available2019-10-23T14:31:33Z
dc.date.filed1994-03-08
dc.date.issued1996-12-24
dc.description.abstract" The present invention involves a novel tripyrrole dimethine-derived ""expanded porphyrin"" (texaphyrin), the synthesis of such compounds, their analogs or derivatives and their uses. These expanded porphyrin-like macrocycles are efficient chelators of divalent and trivalent metal ions. Metal complexes of these compounds are active as photosensitizers for the generation of singlet oxygen and thus potentially for inactivation or destruction of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), mononuclear or other cells infected with such virus and tumor cells as well. A variety of texaphyrin derivatives have been produced and many more are readily obtainable. Various metal (e.g., transition, main group, and lanthanide) complexes with the texaphyrin and texaphyrin derivatives of the present invention have unusual water solubility and stability which render them particularly useful. These metallotexaphyrin complexes have optical properties making them unique as compared to existing porphyrin-like or other macrocycles. For example, they absorb light strongly in a physiologically important region (i.e. 690-880 nm). These complexes also form long-lived triplet states in high yield and act as efficient photosensitizers for the formation of singlet oxygen. These properties, coupled with their high chemical stability and appreciable solubility in polar media such as water, add to their usefulness. "
dc.description.departmentBoard of Regents, University of Texas System
dc.identifier.applicationnumber8207845
dc.identifier.patentnumber5587463
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2152/76633
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/3722
dc.publisherUnited States Patent and Trademark Office
dc.relation.ispartofUniversity of Texas Patents
dc.relation.ispartofUniversity of Texas Patents
dc.rights.restrictionOpen
dc.rights.restrictionOpen
dc.subject.cpcA61K41/0038
dc.subject.cpcA61K41/0076
dc.subject.cpcA61K47/546
dc.subject.cpcC07D487/22
dc.subject.uspc534/15
dc.subject.uspc534/11
dc.subject.uspc540/145
dc.subject.uspc540/465
dc.subject.uspc540/472
dc.subject.uspc540/474
dc.titleTexaphyrin macrocycles and metal complexes thereof
dc.typePatent

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