New Strategy for Targeting of Photosensitizers. Synthesis of Glycodendrimeric Phenylporphyrins, Incorporation into a Liposome Membrane and Interaction with a Specific Lectin.

Two glycodendrimeric phenylporphyrins were synthesized and their interaction with phospholipids was studied at the air–water interface and in liposome bilayers; such liposomes bearing glycodendrimeric porphyrin could constitute an efficient carrier for drug targeting in photodynamic therapy.