Dye-sulfenate derivatives and their bioconjugates for dual phototherapy of tumors and other lesions. The compounds comprise sulfenates having the formula, t,0080where E is selected from the group consisting of
somatostatin receptor binding molecules,
heat sensitive bacterioendotoxin
receptor binding molecules,
neurotensin receptor binding molecules,
bombesin receptor binding molecules, cholecystekinin receptor binding molecules,
steroid receptor binding molecules, and
carbohydrate receptor binding molecules, and dihydoxyindolecarboxylic acid; L and X are independently selected from the group consisting of —(R5)NOC—, —(R5)NOCCH2O—, —(R5)NOCCH2CH2O—, —OCN(R5)—, —HNC(═S)NH—, and HNC(═O)NH—; DYE is an aromatic or a heteroaromatic radical derived from the group consisting of cyanines, indocyanines, phthalocyanines,
rhodamines, phenoxazines, phenothiazines, phenoselenazines, fluoresceins, porphyrins, benzoporphyrins, squaraines, corrins, croconiums, azo dyes, methine dyes, indolenium dyes, crellins, and hypocrellins; R1 to R5 are independently selected from the group comprising
hydrogen, C1-C10
alkyl, C5-C10
aryl, C1-C10 polyhydroxyalkyl, and C1-C10 polyalkoxyalkyl; and Ar is an aromatic or heteroaromatic radical derived from the group consisting of benzenes, naphthalenes, naphthoquinones, diphenylmethanes, fluorenes, anthracenes,
anthraquinones,
phenanthrenes, tetracenes, naphthacenediones, pyridines, quinolines, isoquinolines, indoles,
isoindoles, pyrroles, imidiazoles, oxazoles, thiazoles, pyrazoles, pyrazines, purines, benzimidazoles, furans, benzofurans, dibenzofurans, carbazoles, acridines, acridones, phenanthridines, thiophenes, benzothiophenes, dibenzothiophenes, xanthenes, xanthones,
flavones, coumarins, and anthacylines. The compounds are designed to produce both Type 1 and Type 2 phototherapeutic effects at once using a
dual wavelength light source that will produce
singlet oxygen and free radicals at the
lesion of interest.