Recent advances in subphthalocyanines and related subporphyrinoids

G Lavarda, J Labella, MV Martínez-Díaz… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Half a century after the synthesis of the first subporphyrinoid, the study of tripyrrole and
trisoindole porphyrin analogues constitutes a fervent and rapidly expanding research area …

Natural photosensitizers in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

E Polat, K Kang - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Health problems and reduced treatment effectiveness due to antimicrobial resistance have
become important global problems and are important factors that negatively affect life …

Turning photons into drugs: phthalocyanine‐based photosensitizers as efficient photoantimicrobials

A Galstyan - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
One of the most promising alternatives for treating bacterial infections is antimicrobial
photodynamic therapy (aPDT), making the synthesis and application of new photoactive …

Oral candidiasis and novel therapeutic strategies: Antifungals, phytotherapy, probiotics, and photodynamic therapy

M Contaldo, D Di Stasio, A Romano, F Fiori… - Current drug …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Oral candidiasis is an opportunistic infection of the oral mucosa sustained by fungi of the
genus Candida. Various Candida species, with a predominance of C. albicans, normally a …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for the remote eradication of bacteria

E Yan, G Kwek, NS Qing, S Lingesh, B Xing - ChemPlusChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of multi‐drug resistant bacteria strains has been an uphill battle in modern
healthcare worldwide, due to the increasing difficulty of killing them. The evolving …

Novel cationic-chalcone phthalocyanines for photodynamic therapy eradication of S. aureus and E. coli bacterial biofilms and MCF-7 breast cancer

YI Openda, B Babu, T Nyokong - Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic …, 2022 - Elsevier
New tetrasubstituted zinc (II) and indium (III) phthalocyanines bearing dimethylamino
chalcone group (complexes 3 and 4) as well as their quaternized analogs (3a and 4a) have …

Latest trends on photodynamic disinfection of Gram-negative bacteria: Photosensitizer's structure and delivery systems

N Maldonado-Carmona, TS Ouk… - … & Photobiological Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Antimicrobial resistance is threatening to overshadow last century's medical advances.
Etiological agents of previously eradicated infectious diseases are now resurgent as …

Synthesis and photophysicochemical properties of novel axially di-substituted silicon (IV) phthalocyanines and their photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT …

P Sen, A Sindelo, DM Mafukidze, T Nyokong - Synthetic Metals, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, novel silicon (IV) phthalocyanine axially di-substituted with benzimidazole
moieties (3) and its quaternized derivative (4) have been synthesized and fully …

Acetophenone substituted phthalocyanines and their graphene quantum dots conjugates as photosensitizers for photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy against …

YI Openda, P Sen, M Managa, T Nyokong - … and Photodynamic Therapy, 2020 - Elsevier
This work reports on the synthesis and characterization of novel acetophenone substituted
phthalocyanines along with the self-assembled nanoconjugates formed via π-π stacking …

A novel axially palladium (II)-Schiff base complex substituted silicon (IV) phthalocyanine: Synthesis, characterization, photophysicochemical properties and …

P Sen, T Nyokong - Polyhedron, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel silicon (IV) phthalocyanine is reported for the first time as a
phthalocyanine derivative bearing axially a palladium (II)-Schiff base complex. The …