IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO CHROMOPHORES

摘要

The present invention relates to novel porphyrin and porphyrin-based chromophores and sets of porphyrin and porphyrin-based chromophores, which may be particularly useful in a range of photodynamic applications, including photochemotherapy and fluorescence analysis and imaging. In particular, the present invention provides new and useful porphyrin, chlorin and bacteriochlorin chromophores; methods for the production of such chromophores; and methods for the use of such chromophores in analysis and in medicine.