A novel amphiphilic 2-taurine substituted hypocrellin B (THB) and its photodynamic activity
Abstract
A novel 2-taurine substituted hypocrellin B (THB) was designed and synthesized in this work. Both the light absorbance in the phototherapeutic window (600–900 nm) and the amphiphilicity (a compromise between the lipophilicity and hydrophilicity) were greatly improved. The