Photophysics and photochemistry of pterins in aqueous solution

C Lorente, AH Thomas - Accounts of chemical research, 2006 - ACS Publications
Pterins belong to a family of heterocyclic compounds present in a wide range of living
systems and participate in relevant biological functions. Interest in the photochemistry and …

Fluorescence of pterin, 6-formylpterin, 6-carboxypterin and folic acid in aqueous solution: pH effects

AH Thomas, C Lorente, AL Capparelli… - Photochemical & …, 2002 - Springer
Steady-state and time-resolved studies have been performed on four compounds of the
pterin family (pterin, 6-carboxypterin, 6-formylpterin and folic acid) in aqueous solution …

[HTML][HTML] Soybean phosphatidylcholine liposomes as model membranes to study lipid peroxidation photoinduced by pterin

AH Thomas, Á Catalá, M Vignoni - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2016 - Elsevier
Oxidized pterins, efficient photosensitizers under UVA irradiation, accumulate in the skin of
patients suffering from vitiligo, a chronic depigmentation disorder. Soybean …

Singlet oxygen (1Δg) production by pterin derivatives in aqueous solutions

AH Thomas, C Lorente, AL Capparelli… - Photochemical & …, 2003 - Springer
Six compounds of the pterin family (pterin, 6-carboxypterin, 6-formylpterin, folic acid,
biopterin and neopterin) have been investigated for their efficiencies of singlet oxygen (O 2 …

Oxidation of 2 '-Deoxyguanosine 5 '-Monophosphate Photoinduced by Pterin: Type I versus Type II Mechanism

G Petroselli, ML Dántola, FM Cabrerizo… - Journal of the …, 2008 - ACS Publications
UV-A radiation (320− 400 nm) induces damage to the DNA molecule and its components
through different photosensitized reactions. Among these processes, photosensitized …

Alkaloids as Photosensitisers for the Inactivation of Bacteria

S López-Molina, C Galiana-Roselló, C Galiana… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy has emerged as a powerful approach to tackle
microbial infections. Photodynamic therapy utilises a photosensitiser, light, and oxygen to …

Solvent effects in chemical processes. Water-assisted proton transfer reaction of pterin in aqueous environment

P Jaramillo, K Coutinho, S Canuto - The Journal of Physical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Pterins are members of a family of heterocyclic compounds present in a wide variety of
biological systems and may exist in two forms, corresponding to an acid and a basic …

Photosensitizing properties of biopterin and its photoproducts using 2′-deoxyguanosine 5′-monophosphate as an oxidizable target

MP Serrano, C Lorente, FEM Vieyra… - Physical Chemistry …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
UV-A radiation (320–400 nm) induces damage to the DNA molecule and its components
through photosensitized reactions. Biopterin (Bip) and its photoproducts 6-formylpterin (Fop) …

Photosensitization of 2′-deoxyadenosine-5′-monophosphate by pterin

G Petroselli, R Erra-Balsells, FM Cabrerizo… - Organic & …, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
UV-A radiation (320–400 nm) induces damages to the DNA molecule and its components
through photosensitized reactions. Pterins, heterocyclic compounds widespread in …

Electron-transfer processes induced by the triplet state of pterins in aqueous solutions

ML Dántola, M Vignoni, C Gonzalez, C Lorente… - Free Radical Biology …, 2010 - Elsevier
Pterins (Pt) are heterocyclic compounds widespread in living systems. They participate in
relevant biological processes, such as metabolic redox reactions, and can photoinduce the …