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nounphotofrin (uncountable)
- uncountableSynonym of porfimer sodium.
When low concentrations of photofrin are applied, the initial direct inactivation of catalase is not sufficient to allow optimal singlet oxygen generation from cell-derived H 2 O 2 and peroxynitrite and a strong inactivating effect on catalase.
2015 July 17, Michaela Riethmüller, Nils Burger, Georg Bauer, “Singlet oxygen treatment of tumor cells triggers extracellular singlet oxygen generation, catalase inactivation and reactivation of intercellular apoptosis-inducing signaling☆”, in Redox Biology, volume 6, →DOISynonyms: porfimer sodium
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nounSynonym of porfimer sodium.
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photofrin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photofrin
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“photofrin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photofrin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photofrin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photofrin.
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