What Is Meaning Of Photosensitive?

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Photosensitizing agents are drugs that can make the skin more sensitive to UV radiation. Drug-induced phototoxic reactions generally present as unexpected sunburns or dermatitis on sun-exposed areas of the skin.

What is the purpose of photosensitizer?

Photosensitizers are molecules that can be activated by light in order to generate ROS that can damage cell structures from microorganisms or from diseased mammalian cells leading to cell death.

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What is the role of Photosensitization in modern medicine?

Photosensitization allows a nonabsorbing acceptor species to be excited in the presence of a light-absorbing donor molecule.

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