Chemistry:Hematoporphyrin

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Short description: Chemical compound
Hematoporphyrin
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Oral
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  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC34H38N4O6
Molar mass598.700 g·mol−1
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Melting point172.5 °C (342.5 °F)
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Hematoporphyrin (Photodyn, Sensibion) is a porphyrin prepared from hemin. It is a derivative of protoporphyrin IX, where the two vinyl groups have been hydrated (converted to alcohols). It is a deeply colored solid that is usually encountered as a solution. Its chemical structure was determined in 1900.[1]

It is used as a photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy. Acetylation of hematoporphyrin followed by hydrolysis of the product of that reaction affords a mixture called hematoporphyrin derivative (HPD), which is also used in photodynamic therapy.[2]

Hematoporphyrin has also been used as an antidepressant and antipsychotic since the 1920s.[3][4]

References

  1. "Hematoporphyrin IX". Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal 11 (5): 613–20. May 1977. doi:10.1007/BF00780815. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00780815. 
  2. "Hematoporphyrin and HPD: photophysics, photochemistry and phototherapy". Photochemistry and Photobiology 39 (6): 851–9. June 1984. doi:10.1111/j.1751-1097.1984.tb08871.x. PMID 6235529. 
  3. O'Neil, Maryadele J. (2001). The Merck index: an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals. Rahway, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories. ISBN 0-911910-13-1. https://archive.org/details/merckindexency00onei. 
  4. "Hematoporphyrin as a Therapeutic Agent in the Psychoses". American Journal of Psychiatry 90 (6): 1157–1173. May 1934. doi:10.1176/ajp.90.6.1157.