Chlorin e6 trisodium salt CAS: 72984-36-2 MDL:
Molecular weight:Â 665.65 g/mol
Molecular Formula: C34H33N4Na3O6
CAS Number: 72984-36-2
Storage:Â Store at room temperature, protect from light.
Synonyms:   21H,23H-Porphine-7-propanoic acid, 3-carboxy-5-(carboxymethyl)-13-ethenyl-18-ethyl-7,8-dihydro-2,8,12,17-tetramethyl-, sodium salt (1:3), (7S,8S)-, EPA Registry Name: 21H,23H-Porphine-7-propanoic acid, 3-carboxy-5-(carboxymethyl)-13-ethenyl-18-ethyl-7,8-dihydro-2,8,12,17-tetramethyl-, trisodium salt, (7S,8S)-, (2S,3S)-3-(2-Carbox
Uses: Photosynthesis, Photodynamic Therapy, Photovoltaics, Solar Cells
Background:
Chlorin e6, trisodium salt, is a natural product derived from plants and algae, and has numerous uses in photodynamic therapy, interactions in the proteome, and has been used in solar cell construction. 1-5
References:
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3.) Determination of critical concentrations by synchronous fluorescence spectrometry, Yu, Daoyong; Huang, Fang; Xu, Hai, Analytical Methods (2012), 4(1), 47-49. DOI:10.1039/C1AY05495C
4.) Photodynamic effect of novel chlorin e6 derivatives on a single nerve cell, Uzdensky, A. B.; Dergacheva, O. Y.; Zhavoronkova, A. A.; Reshetnikov, A. V.; Ponomarev, G. V., Life Sciences (2004), 74(17), 2185-2197. DOI:10.1016/j.lfs.2003.09.053
5.) Natural chlorophyll-related porphyrins and chlorins for dye-sensitized solar cells, Wang, Xiao-Feng; Kitao, Osamu, Molecules (2012), 17, 4484-4497, DOI:10.3390/molecules17044484