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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerry C Bommer, Ogden, UT (US);
Bruce F Burnham, Logan, UT (US);
Assignee:
Nippon Petrochemicals Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
540145 ; 540460 ;
Abstract
A fluorescent mono-, di-, or tri- or tetramide between an amino acid of the formula ##STR1## and a carboxy containing tetrapyrrole of the formula: ##STR2## or the corresponding di or tetrahydrotetrapyrroles. The compounds herein are useful for the photodetection and phototreatment of tumors and/or cancerous tissues in animal hosts.