Platinum-containing groups and porphyrins in the same molecule not only show additivity of the dark toxicity of the platinum moiety and the phototoxicity of the porphyrin system but also a selective enrichment of porphyrin platinum conjugates in tumor tissues compared to platinum-only drugs. Porphyrin platinum conjugates containing amino-porphyrin non-leaving groups and porphyrin-carboxylate leaving groups were synthesized and tested with the mammary carcinoma cell line MDA-MB-231.
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