Ruthenium-based photosensitizer TLD1411

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-016604",
  "term": "Ruthenium-based photosensitizer TLD1411",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A ruthenium-based photosensitizer (PS), that can potentially be used for photodynamic therapy (PDT). Upon intratumoral administration, the ruthenium-based PS TLD1411 targets mitochondria in tumor cells. Upon PDT, TLD1411 produces singlet molecular oxygen (O2), and induces a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated tumor cell apoptosis.",
  "synonyms": [
    "PS TLD1411"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ruthenium-based-photosensitizer-tld1411/"
}