Porphyrin-cellulose nanocrystals: a photobactericidal material that exhibits broad spectrum antimicrobial activity.

abstract：:The photochemical reactions of the 1-deaza derivative of riboflavin (RF) have been studied by sub-ps time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. A potential effect of the solvent polarity and hydrogen bonding capability on the excited state (ES) dynamics was tested by measuring 1-deaza RF in water and, after acetylation ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Slavov C,Mansurova M,Holzwarth AR,Gärtner W

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From June to September 2005, we carried out experiments to determine the ultraviolet radiation (UVR) -induced photoinhibition of summer phytoplankton assemblages from a coastal site of the South China Sea. Variability in taxonomic composition was determined throughout the summer, with a peak chlorophyll a (chl a appro...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Gao K,Li G,Helbling EW,Villafañe VE

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a new class of sequence-specific regulators of gene expression, the microRNAs (miRNA) form a regulatory network with growth factors and transcription factors participating in various biological processes. It is now being recognized that the various key processes involved in cancer induction are under the control of...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Syed DN,Lall RK,Mukhtar H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The infrared spectrum of monomeric unsubstituted coumarin (C9H6O2; 2H-1-benzopyran-2-one), isolated in solid argon at 10 K is presented and assigned. The UV-induced (lambda>200 nm) unimolecular photochemistry of the matrix-isolated compound was studied experimentally. Three main photoreactions were observed: (a) decar...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Kuş N,Breda S,Reva I,Tasal E,Ogretir C,Fausto R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proteins induced by heat and other stressors, called heat shock proteins (HSP) or stress proteins, are considered to play a general role in protection from cellular injury. Exposure to UVA (320-400 nm) following application of 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP), termed PUVA is commonly used in the field of dermatology. In ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Muramatsu T,Yamashina Y,Tada H,Kobayashi N,Yamaji M,Ohno H,Shirai T,Takahashi A,Ohnishi T

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present work is aimed to synthesize CdTe/ZnSe core/shell quantum dots (QDs) in an easy way and to explore the possibilities of its application in in vitro imaging of chicken tissue and embryo. The QDs were prepared using microwave irradiation with different temperatures, which is a very easy and less time-consumin...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Moulick A,Blazkova I,Milosavljevic V,Fohlerova Z,Hubalek J,Kopel P,Vaculovicova M,Adam V,Kizek R

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to gain insight into the preactivation of merocyanine 540 (MC540) 1 for the photodynamic therapy (Gulliya et al., 1990a, Photochem. Photobiol. 52, 831-838) its photo-oxidation was investigated. After irradiation of MC540 1 on a preparative scale three main photodegradation products were isolated with 16-20% y...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Franck B,Schneider U

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nature of the interaction in buffered aqueous solution of several homo and heteroleptic ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes containing 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy), 2,2'-bipyrazine (bpz), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (dip), 3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (tmp), 1,4,5,8-tetraazaphe...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Kirsch-De Mesmaeker A,Orellana G,Barton JK,Turro NJ

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:alpha-Crystallin, a major protein of the mammalian lens, plays a vital role in maintaining the structural stability and transparency of the lens. It performs this function through chaperone-like activity; it has recently been reported that heating alpha-crystallin enhances this ability. The present studies, using both...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Mandal K,Dillon J,Gaillard ER

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this investigation is the evaluation of DNA interaction of with tetraruthenated porphyrin (TRP) and of DNA damage in the presence of light. Direct-fluorescence and electronic absorption measurements after incubation of DNA with TRP indicate strong binding between pBR322 DNA or calf thymus DNA with the modif...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Onuki J,Ribas AV,Medeiros MH,Araki K,Toma HE,Catalani LH,Di Mascio P

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a genetically inherited autosomal recessive condition. Individuals with OCA lack melanin and therefore are susceptible to the harmful effects of solar ultraviolet radiation, including extreme sun sensitivity, photophobia and skin cancer. OCA is a grave public health issue in sub-Sahara...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Wright CY,Norval M,Hertle RW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is hazardous to patients with photosensitive skin disorders, such as lupus erythematosus, xeroderma pigmentosum and skin cancer. As such, these patients are advised to minimize their exposure to UVR. Classically, this is accomplished through careful avoidance of sun exposure and artificial ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Klein RS,Werth VP,Dowdy JC,Sayre RM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SV40 DNA was irradiated in vitro and in vivo with UV-C (240-280 nm) and UV-B (280-320 nm) light, and damaged sites sensitive to digestion with Escherichia coli endonuclease III (endo III) and bacteriophage T4 endonuclease V (endo V) were quantified. The frequency of endo III-sensitive sites (primarily cytosine photohy...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Mitchell DL,Jen J,Cleaver JE

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dependence of autofluorescence properties on the metabolic and functional engagement and on the transformation condition was studied on single cells. Normal Galliera rat fibroblasts at low subculture passage (cell strain), at high subculture passage (stabilized cell line), and transformed cell line derived from a ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Croce AC,Spano A,Locatelli D,Barni S,Sciola L,Bottiroli G

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyocyanin (PyO-) (1-hydroxy-5-methylphenazine) is a cytotoxic compound secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an omnipresent bacterium and a human pathogen. We report that visible light illumination in the presence of rose bengal, or riboflavin, in aerated solutions (pH 7.0-7.2) induces irreversible loss of the pigment's...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Reszka KJ,Denning GM,Britigan BE

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alignment of the primary structures of the hydrozoan photoproteins, aequorin, mitrocomin, clytin and obelin showed very strong amino acid sequence identities. The Ca(2+)-binding sites of the proteins were found to be highly conserved. The Ca(2+)-binding sites were also homologous to the Ca(2+)-binding sites of other C...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Tsuji FI,Ohmiya Y,Fagan TF,Toh H,Inouye S

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microscopic fluorescence photometry incorporating a light-sensitive thermo-electrically cooled charge-coupled device (CCD) camera was employed to investigate the fluorescence distribution of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-induced porphyrins in 22 patients with a total number of 52 noduloulcerative basal cell carcinomas (...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Peng Q,Warloe T,Moan J,Heyerdahl H,Steen HB,Nesland JM,Giercksky KE

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because metallothionein (MT) is elevated and may be protective in UV-irradiated skin, we have studied the effects of UV and other agents on MT transcription using the sheep MT 1A promoter, linked to the beta-galactosidase gene and stably transfected into human cell lines. beta-galactosidase reporter activity was induc...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Hansen C,Ablett E,Green A,Sturm RA,Dunn IS,Fairlie DP,West ML,Parsons PG

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the photophysics and rotational diffusion of hydrophilic solute 7-(N, N'-diethylamino)coumarin-3-carboxylic acid (7-DCCA) in a room temperature ionic liquid methyltrioctylammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide ([N1888 ][NTf2 ]). Comparison of activation energies of viscous flow and nonradiative de...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Chatterjee A,Maity B,Ahmed SA,Seth D

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the role of the Golgi apparatus in photodynamic therapy-induced apoptosis, its signaling pathway was studied after photodynamic treatment of human cervix carcinoma cell line HeLa, in which a photosensitizer, 2,4,5,7-tetrabromorhodamine 123 bromide (TBR), was incorporated into the Golgi apparatus. Laser scan...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Ogata M,Inanami O,Nakajima M,Nakajima T,Hiraoka W,Kuwabara M

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photoreduction of cytochrome c (Cyt c) has been reinvestigated using femtosecond-to-nanosecond transient absorption and stationary spectroscopy. Femtosecond spectra of oxidized Cyt c, recorded in the probe range 270-1000 nm, demonstrate similar evolution upon 266 or 403 nm excitation: an ultrafast 0.3 ps internal conv...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Löwenich D,Kleinermanns K,Karunakaran V,Kovalenko SA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Light emitted by electronic photographic flash units is shown to damage bacteria and human skin fibroblasts deficient in repair systems, with survival curves very similar to those produced by 254 nm short UV. The lesions induced by these flashes are as photorepairable by the photolyase enzyme as those induced by 254 n...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Menezes S,Monteiro C

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypericin is a naturally occurring photosensitizer, whose presence in plants has been responsible for cutaneous phototoxicity in grazing animals. The photosensitizing properties of this agent have recently been exploited in models for anti-tumor and anti-viral activity. The cytotoxicity of hypericin and light was asse...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Yu H,Wolford ST,Kegode R,Zhao W,Osweller GD

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our recent study follows up an earlier one which demonstrated hypericin-mediated photocytotoxic effects on HT-29 adenocarcinoma cells by light fractionation with a longer dark pause between two unequal light doses (Sackova, A. [2005] Photochem. Photobiol.81, 1411-1416). Here, we present closer study on events invoked ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Kuliková L,Mikeš J,Hýžďalová M,Palumbo G,Fedoročko P

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nowadays, introducing self-cleaning properties on various fabrics under daylight irradiation for automotive and upholstery application is in a central point of research. This can be achieved by application of metal-doped TiO2 nano particles on the textile fabrics. Here, alkali hydrolysis of polyester fabric has been c...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Gaminian H,Montazer M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-year field study on the effect of different light environments, obtained by using cladding materials (polyethylene films and shade net) able to cut off specific regions of the photosynthetically active radiation and ultraviolet wavebands, on the growth and phenylpropanoids content of Achillea collina grown in the ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Giorgi A,Manzo A,Vagge I,Panseri S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central venous catheters (CVC) are widely used in the United States and are associated with 250,000 to 500,000 CVC-related infections in hospitals annually. We used a catheter made from ultraviolet-C (UVC) transmissive material to test whether delivery of UVC from the lumen would allow inactivation of microorganisms o...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Dai T,Tegos GP,St Denis TG,Anderson D,Sinofsky E,Hamblin MR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growing resistance to antibiotics has rendered antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation (PDI) an attractive alternative treatment modality for infectious diseases. Chitosan (CS) was shown to further potentiate the PDI effect of photosensitizers and was therefore used in this study to investigate its ability to pote...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Chen CP,Chen CT,Tsai T

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the synthesis of twelve indole derivatives bearing nitro or amide groups via Fischer indole methodology followed by reduction/acetylation and amidation reactions. After thorough characterization, these indoles were subjected to a number of studies in order to evaluate their bioactive potential as photosynthe...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： de Souza JM,Fazolo BR,Lacerda JWF,Moura MS,Dos Santos ACR,de Vasconcelos LG,de Sousa Junior PT,Dall'Oglio EL,Ali A,Sampaio OM,Vieira LCC

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eumelanin (brown/black melanin) and pheomelanin (red/yellow melanin) in human hair can be quantified using chemical methods or approximated using spectrophotometric methods. Chemical methods consume greater resources, making them less attractive for epidemiological studies. This investigation sought to identify the sp...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Shekar SN,Duffy DL,Frudakis T,Montgomery GW,James MR,Sturm RA,Martin NG

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00