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Protoporphyrin IX

Known as: 21H,23H-Porphine-2,18-dipropanoic acid, 7,12-diethenyl-3,8,13,17-tetramethyl-, PROTOPORPHYRIN, 3,3'-(3,7,12,17-tetramethyl-8,13-divinyl-21H,23H-porphine-2,18-diyl)-bis-propionic acid 
A tetrapyrrole containing 4 methyl, 2 propionic and 2 vinyl side chains that is a metabolic precursor for hemes, cytochrome c and chlorophyll… 
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Microdermabrasion as a Novel Tool to Enhance Drug Delivery via the Skin: An Animal Study
BACKGROUND Microdermabrasion is a widely performed skin rejuvenation procedure. It can partly ablate and homogenize the stratum… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Lipid cubic phases for improved topical drug delivery in photodynamic therapy.
Review
2000
Review
2000
Topical Aminolevulinic Acid HCl Photodynamic Therapy
Abstract▴ Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is the treatment of tumors or dysplasic tissue with drugs that produce cytotoxic metabolites… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Primary clinical response and long-term follow-up of solar keratoses treated with topically applied 5-aminolevulinic acid and irradiation by different wave bands of light.
Review
1996
Review
1996
Topical photodynamic therapy in dermatology.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Dual control mechanism for heme oxygenase: tin(IV)-protoporphyrin potently inhibits enzyme activity while markedly increasing content of enzyme protein in liver.
Tin(IV)-protoporphyrin (Sn-protoporphyrin) potently inhibits heme degradation to bile pigments in vitro and in vivo, a property… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Rat liver ferrochelatase. Purification, properties, and stimulation by fatty acids.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Photodynamic damage of the erythrocyte membrane caused by protoporphyrin in protoporphyria and in normal red blood cells.
Highly Cited
1951
Highly Cited
1951
The mechanism of porphyrin formation; the role of the tricarboxylic acid cycle.
In the present investigation, which is a continuation of our study on the biosynthetic mechanism of porphyrin formation, we have… 
Highly Cited
1947
Highly Cited
1947
Studies of protoporphyrin; a simple and improved method for the preparation of pure protoporphyrin from hemoglobin.
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