A boronic acid-functionalized phthalocyanine with an aggregation-enhanced photodynamic effect for combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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Most existing photosensitizers (e.g., porphyrins) are often aggregated in aqueous solution because of their large conjugated molecular structures. This aggregation usually results in a lack or low levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation due to aggregation-caused quenching, which severely hampers the application of photosensitizers in photodynamic therapy (PDT). Herein, we make an interesting finding that a boronic acid-functionalized phthalocyanine (PcN4-BA) displays an uncommon phenomenon, an aggregation-enhanced photodynamic effect. The combination of the ability to form uniform nanostructured self-assemblies in water, highly efficient ROS generation and boronic acid-induced targeting give PcN4-BA excellent performances in antimicrobial PDT.

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2020

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2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

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Chemical science - 11(2020), 22 vom: 14. Juni, Seite 5735-5739

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Englisch

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Lee, Eunhye [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xingshu [VerfasserIn]
Oh, Juwon [VerfasserIn]
Kwon, Nahyun [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Gyoungmi [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Dongho [VerfasserIn]
Yoon, Juyoung [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 28.09.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1039/d0sc01351j

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NLM314372105