Type I photosensitizers based on phosphindole oxide for photodynamic therapy: apoptosis and autophagy induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress

Z Zhuang, J Dai, M Yu, J Li, P Shen, R Hu, X Lou… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is considered a pioneering and effective modality for cancer
treatment, but it is still facing challenges of hypoxic tumors. Recently, Type I PDT, as an …

Multi‐Photon Absorption in Metal–Organic Frameworks

R Medishetty, L Nemec, V Nalla… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Multi‐photon absorption (MPA) is among the most prominent nonlinear optical (NLO) effects
and has applications, for example in telecommunications, defense, photonics, and bio …

Wavefunction in density functional theory embedding for excited states: Which wavefunctions, which densities?

C Daday, C König, J Neugebauer, C Filippi - ChemPhysChem, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We present a detailed analysis of our recently proposed wavefunction in density functional
theory method to include differential polarization effects through state‐specific embedding …

Symmetry Breaking in Pyrrolo[3,2‐b]pyrroles: Synthesis, Solvatofluorochromism and Two‐photon Absorption

ŁG Łukasiewicz, HG Ryu, A Mikhaylov… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Five centrosymmetric and one dipolar pyrrolo [3, 2‐b] pyrroles, possessing either two or one
strongly electron‐withdrawing nitro group have been synthesized in a straightforward …

Synergistic Effects of Metals in a Promising RuII−PtII Assembly for a Combined Anticancer Approach: Theoretical Exploration of the Photophysical Properties

ME Alberto, N Russo, C Adamo - Chemistry–A European …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
RuII− PtII complexes are a class of bioactive molecules of interest as anticancer agents that
combine a light‐absorbing chromophore with a cisplatin‐like unit. The results of a DFT and …

Synergistic Effects in PtII–Porphyrinoid Dyes as Candidates for a Dual‐Action Anticancer Therapy: A Theoretical Exploration

ME Alberto, C Adamo - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The combination of a photosensitizer (PS) with a cisplatin‐like unit represents a challenging
strategy to increase the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy and to afford a dual‐action …

Magnetic Shielding, Aromaticity, Antiaromaticity and Bonding in the Low‐Lying Electronic States of S2N2

PB Karadakov, MAH Al‐Yassiri… - Chemistry–A European …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aromaticity, antiaromaticity and chemical bonding in the ground (S0), first singlet excited
(S1) and lowest triplet (T1) electronic states of disulfur dinitride, S2N2, were investigated by …

Excited-state aromaticity reversals in möbius annulenes

PB Karadakov, M Di, DL Cooper - The Journal of Physical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
It is suggested that Möbius annulenes follow a rule similar to Baird's rule such that the 4 n
and 4 n+ 2 criteria for Möbius electronic ground-state aromaticity and antiaromaticity are …

Selective Modification for Red‐Shifted Excitability: A Small Change in Structure, a Huge Change in Photochemistry

Y Becker, S Roth, M Scheurer, A Jakob… - … A European Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We developed three bathochromic, green‐light activatable, photolabile protecting groups
based on a nitrodibenzofuran (NDBF) core with D‐π‐A push–pull structures. Variation of …

DNA Photosensitization by an “Insider”: Photophysics and Triplet Energy Transfer of 5‐Methyl‐2‐pyrimidone Deoxyribonucleoside

E Bignon, H Gattuso, C Morell… - … –A European Journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The main chromophore of (6‐4) photoproducts, namely, 5‐methyl‐2‐pyrimidone
(Pyo), is an artificial noncanonical nucleobase. This chromophore has recently been …