Levulan photodynamic therapy is a treatment method for certain skin conditions developed by DUSA Pharmaceuticals. The active ingredient is δ-aminolevulinic acid (ALA). ==Actinic keratosis== U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for actinic keratosis was received in December 1999. ===Treatment protocol=== A 20% solution of ALA is applie...
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A drug used to treat actinic keratosis (a skin condition that may become cancer). The drug is also being studied in the treatment of squamous cell and basal cell skin cancers and other types of cancer. When Levulan is taken up by cells, including cancer cells, and then exposed to certain types of light, it becomes active and kills the cells. It is ...
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Synonym for fructosan ... A polysaccharide of fructose (e.g., inulin) containing small amounts of other sugars; present in certain tubers. ... Synonym: levan, levulan, levulin, levulosan, polyfructose. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: lev′yū-lan Synonyms: fructosan1
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