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“Irradiation of the ALA incubated cultures led to a rapid formation of water-soluble porphyrins exhibiting fluorescence maxima at wavelengths of 618-620 nm.”
Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology • 2007 | View Paper
“These results show that water-soluble peptide prodrugs of ALA can greatly increase its cellular uptake, generating more intracellular PpIX and improved tumor cell photosensitization.”