Photochemistry and photophysics in silica-based materials: ultrafast and single molecule spectroscopy observation

N Alarcos, B Cohen, M Ziółek, A Douhal - Chemical Reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Silica-based materials (SBMs) are widely used in catalysis, photonics, and drug delivery.
Their pores and cavities act as hosts of diverse guests ranging from classical dyes to drugs …

Understanding the physical and chemical nature of the warfarin drug binding site in human serum albumin: experimental and theoretical studies

O K. Abou-Zied - Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2015 - benthamdirect.com
Human serum albumin (HSA) is one of the major carrier proteins in the body and constitutes
approximately half of the protein found in blood plasma. It plays an important role in lipid …

Different competition mechanism between ESPT and TICT process regulated by protic and aprotic solvent in DHP

H Mu, H Li, C Sun, J Gao, M Yang, C Xin… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we adopt density functional theory and time-dependent density functional
theory (DFT/TDDFT) methods to compare and analyze the disparate competing mechanisms …

Photoacidity as a tool to rationalize excited state intramolecular proton transfer reactivity in flavonols

LGTA Duarte, JC Germino, C de Ávila Braga… - Photochemical & …, 2018 - Springer
This work presents the determination of acidic strengths at the electronic ground and excited
states (p K a and p K* a) of three flavonol derivatives using electronic absorption and …

Excited state intramolecular charge transfer suppressed proton transfer process in 4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde

S Jana, S Dalapati, N Guchhait - The Journal of Physical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
In this work, we report intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) suppressed excited state
intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) process in 4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde …

Investigating the role of human serum albumin protein pocket on the excited state dynamics of indocyanine green using shaped femtosecond laser pulses

M Nairat, A Konar, M Kaniecki, VV Lozovoy… - Physical Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Differences in the excited state dynamics of molecules and photo-activated drugs either in
solution or confined inside protein pockets or large biological macromolecules occur within …

Robust Inclusion Complex of Topotecan Comprised within a Rhodamine-Labeled β-Cyclodextrin: Competing Proton and Energy Transfer Processes

MR Di Nunzio, A Douhal - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Monitoring the biological fate of medicaments within the environments of cancer cells is an
important challenge which is nowadays the object of intensive studies. In this regard …

Anion-π and H-Bonding Interactions Supporting Encapsulation of [Ln(NO3)6/5]3–/2– (Ln = Nd, Er) with a Triazine-Based Ligand

A de Bettencourt-Dias, RM Beeler… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Reaction of NdIII and ErIII nitrate salts with a 1, 3, 5-tris (dipicolylamine)-triazine (dpat) ligand
yielded two unprecedented examples of [Ln (NO3) 6/5] 3–/2–(Ln= Nd, Er) moieties …

Excited state chemistry of flavone derivatives in a confined medium: ESIPT emission in aqueous media

FS Santos, E Ramasamy, V Ramamurthy… - Photochemical & …, 2014 - Springer
The excited state behavior of two flavone derivatives 3-hydroxyflavone and 4′-N, N-
diethylaminoflavonol in a confined medium indicates that supramolecular effects could alter …

Interaction of a potential chloride channel blocker with a model transport protein: a spectroscopic and molecular docking investigation

A Ganguly, BK Paul, S Ghosh, S Dalapati… - Physical Chemistry …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The present work demonstrates a detailed characterization of the interaction of a potential
chloride channel blocker, 9-methyl anthroate (9-MA), with a model transport protein, Bovine …