Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Abstract:
An easy route to cationic beta-vinyl substituted meso-tetraphenylporphyrin derivatives is described. Two novel compounds were tested in vitro for their antiviral photoactivity against herpes simplex virus type 1. One of these compounds exhibited a significant activity, reaching 99% of virus inactivation after 15 min of photoactivation.