Porphyrin derivatives, pharmaceutical agents that contain the latter, and their use in photodynamic therapy and MRI diagnosis

US6114321A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• SCHERING CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Johannes Platzek · Berlin, DE
• Ulrich Niedballa · Berlin, DE
• Bernd Raduechel · Berlin, DE
• Hanns-Joachim Weinmann · Berlin, DE
• Thomas Frenzel · Berlin, DE
• Wolfgang Ebert · Krefeld, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 2, 1999
• Grant date: Sep 5, 2000
• Expiry date: Jul 2, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K41/0071
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to new porphyrin complex compounds, pharmaceutical agents that contain the latter, and the use of porphyrin complexes for the production of agents for photodynamic therapy and MRI diagnosis.