Recent progress of photochromic materials towards photocontrollable devices

Y Ru, Z Shi, J Zhang, J Wang, B Chen… - Materials Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Purely organic photochromic materials, which can undergo photo-induced reversible
switching between two isomers, have received enormous attention in the last decade, due to …

Photo-biocatalysis: biotransformations in the presence of light

L Schmermund, V Jurkas, FF Özgen, GD Barone… - Acs …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Light has received increased attention for various chemical reactions but also in
combination with biocatalytic reactions. Because currently only a few enzymatic reactions …

Stimulus‐responsive regulation of enzyme activity for one‐step and multi‐step syntheses

C Claaßen, T Gerlach, D Rother - Advanced synthesis & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Multi‐step biocatalytic reactions have gained increasing importance in recent years because
the combination of different enzymes enables the synthesis of a broad variety of industrially …

Enhanced water stability and photoresponsivity in metal-organic framework (MOF): a potential tool to combat drug-resistant bacteria

SA Ahmed, D Bagchi, HA Katouah, MN Hasan… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
In this work, we have successfully synthesized a bimetallic (Zinc and Cobalt) Zeolitic
Imidazolate Framework (Zn50Co50-ZIF), a class in a wider microporous Metal-Organic …

Nano MOF entrapping hydrophobic photosensitizer for dual-stimuli-responsive unprecedented therapeutic action against drug-resistant bacteria

D Bagchi, A Bhattacharya, T Dutta, S Nag… - ACS applied bio …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Multidrug resistance (MDR) of bacteria is a major threat to public health globally and its
unprecedented increase calls for immediate alternative medical strategies. Antimicrobial …

Photopharmacology of Protease Inhibitors: Current Status and Perspectives

J Coene, S Wilms, SHL Verhelst - Chemistry–A European …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Proteases are involved in many essential biological processes. Dysregulation of their activity
underlies a wide variety of human diseases. Photopharmacology, as applied on various …

Improvement of photostability and NIR activity of cyanine dye through nanohybrid formation: Key information from ultrafast dynamical studies

A Bera, D Bagchi, SK Pal - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2019 - ACS Publications
Near-infrared (NIR) light harvesting has enormous importance for different potential
applications in the modern era of research. Some NIR cyanine dyes such as IR820 have …

Photo-triggered destabilization of nanoscopic vehicles by dihydroindolizine for enhanced anticancer drug delivery in cervical carcinoma

P Singh, S Choudhury, S Kulanthaivel, D Bagchi… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2018 - Elsevier
The efficacy and toxicity of drugs depend not only on their potency but also on their ability to
reach the target sites in preference to non-target sites. In this regards destabilization of …

Thermodynamics, kinetics and mechanisms of noncompetitive allosteric inhibition of chymotrypsin by dihydrolipoic acid-coated gold nanoclusters

WQ Chen, MM Yin, PJ Song, XH He, Y Liu, FL Jiang - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
Enzymes are an important class of biomacromolecules which catalyze many metabolic
processes in living systems. Nanomaterials can be synthesized with tailored sizes as well as …

Selective and fast responsive sensitized micelle for detection of fluoride level in drinking water

A Halder, S Singh, A Adhikari, P Singh… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Consumption of excess fluorides through drinking water and its adverse effects on human
health is of global concern. Given that people from at least 25 countries are suffering from …