TY - JOUR T1 - Review on Different Aspects of the Photodynamic Product Pheophorbide A1 - Kavita Singh A1 - Divya Chaturvedi A1 - Vinay Kumar Singh JF - specialty journal of biological sciences JO - SPEC. J. BIOL. SCI. SN - 2412-7396 Y1 - 2019 VL - 5 IS - 4 SP - 6 EP - 13 N2 - Chlorophyll derivatives such as pheophorbide and chlorophyllin is used to photodynamically ‎destroy snails, Fasciola and mosquito larvae. These photodynamic products are formed from ‎natural chlorophyll extracted from spinach and any other greens plants. Chlorophyll is ‎insoluble in water so by using chemical modification it can be transformed into water soluble ‎chlorophyllin. The acidification of this chlorophyllin transformed into pheophorbide. As a ‎result these substances are applied very easily in aquatic medium due to their solubility in ‎water. This method implicates significantly low concentrations of pheophorbide. Upon ‎illumination it starts reacting and leading to apoptosis as well as necrosis of the cells in the ‎intestine resulting in the death of the snails and larvae. In developing counties to control ‎fasciolosis and other water borne diseases the use of photodynamic product is inexpensive and ‎therefore a promising approach.‎ An outline on the basics of the photodynamic reactions and about the results obtained ‎thus far using photodynamic properties of pheophorbide in order to control the vectors of ‎parasitic diseases and parasites‎‎‎. UR - https://sciarena.com/article/review-on-different-aspects-of-the-photodynamic-product-pheophorbide ER -