Visible-light-mediated modification and manipulation of biomacromolecules

VM Lechner, M Nappi, PJ Deneny, S Folliet… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chemically modified biomacromolecules─ ie, proteins, nucleic acids, glycans, and lipids─
have become crucial tools in chemical biology. They are extensively used not only to …

Interrogating biological systems using visible-light-powered catalysis

KA Ryu, CM Kaszuba, NB Bissonnette… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Light-powered catalysis has found broad utility as a chemical transformation strategy, with
widespread impact on energy, environment, drug discovery and human health. A noteworthy …

Catalytic photooxygenation degrades brain Aβ in vivo

N Nagashima, S Ozawa, M Furuta, M Oi, Y Hori… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Protein degradation induced by small molecules by recruiting endogenous protein
degradation systems, such as ubiquitin-proteasome systems, to disease-related proteins is …

Membrane intercalation-enhanced photodynamic inactivation of bacteria by a metallacycle and TAT-decorated virus coat protein

S Gao, X Yan, G **e, M Zhu, X Ju… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Antibiotic resistance has become one of the major threats to global health. Photodynamic
inactivation (PDI) develops little antibiotic resistance; thus, it becomes a promising strategy …

A Gd-doped polydopamine (PDA)-based theranostic nanoplatform as a strong MR/PA dual-modal imaging agent for PTT/PDT synergistic therapy

Y Pu, Y Zhu, Z Qiao, N **n, S Chen, J Sun… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Based on widely used photoacoustic imaging (PAI) and photothermal properties of
polydopamine (PDA), a multifunctional Gd–PDA-Ce6@ Gd-MOF (GPCG) nanosystem with a …

Manganese‐doped green tea‐derived carbon quantum dots as a targeted dual imaging and photodynamic therapy platform

N Irmania, K Dehvari, G Gedda… - … Research Part B …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, manganese‐doped carbon quantum dots (Mn‐CQDs) have been synthesized
through a one‐pot hydrothermal method by using waste green tea. The Mn2+ dopants were …

Treatment of Alzheimer's disease with small-molecule photosensitizers

Y Jiang, Z Zeng, J Yao, Y Guan, P Jia, X Zhao… - Chinese Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that signals for excess β-amyloid (Aβ)
aggregation. Although people have made great attempts to control the aggregation of Aβ, no …

Quantitative Assays for Catalytic Photo-Oxygenation of Alzheimer Disease-Related Tau Proteins

H Umeda, T Sawazaki, M Furuta, T Suzuki… - ACS Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Catalytic photo-oxygenation of tau amyloid is a potential therapeutic approach to
tauopathies, including Alzheimer disease (AD). However, tau is a complex target containing …

Noninvasive Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease with Scintillating Nanotubes

S Senapati, V Secchi, F Cova… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Effective and accessible treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD) are urgently needed.
Soluble Aβ oligomers are identified as neurotoxic species in AD and targeted in antibody …

[HTML][HTML] Mercury and Alzheimer's disease: Hg (II) ions display specific binding to the amyloid-β peptide and hinder its fibrillization

C Wallin, M Friedemann, SB Sholts, A Noormägi… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Brains and blood of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients have shown elevated mercury
concentrations, but potential involvement of mercury exposure in AD pathogenesis has not …