The present invention discloses dye-azide derivatives and their
bioconjugates for dual phototherapy of tumors and other lesions. The
compounds of the present invention may contain either a mixture of Type 1
and Type 2 agents or a single entity that integrates both units in the
same molecules. The compounds are designed to produce both Type 1 and
Type 2 phototherapeutic effect at once using dual wavelength light source
that will produce singlet oxygen and nitrene at the lesion of interest.