GLYCO-SUBSTITUTED DIHYDROXY-CHLORINS AND B-FUNCTIONALIZED CHLORINS FOR ANTI-MICROBIAL PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY

摘要

Antimicrobial molecular conjugates for the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms in human and animals are provided. The conjugates are of the class of compounds of dihydroxychlorins or &bgr;-functionalized chlorins connected to carbohydrate moieties and having the general formula