Green synthesis of broccoli-derived carbon quantum dots as effective photosensitizers for the PDT effect testified in the model of mutant <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>
Shereen M. Elsherbiny, Changsheng Shao, Adolf Acheampong, Mahmoud A. Khalifa, Chao Liu, Qing Huang
Abstract
This research provides a new photodynamic agent and introduces C. elegans as an easy and high-throughput model for the rapid evaluation of the efficiency of PDT.
Topics & Concepts
Singlet oxygenCaenorhabditis elegansMutantPhotodynamic therapyDNA damagePhotobleachingChemistryIn vivoQuantum yieldDNAReactive oxygen speciesApoptosisBiophysicsPhotochemistryGeneFluorescenceBiologyOxygenBiochemistryGeneticsOrganic chemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsSelenium in Biological SystemsNanoparticles: synthesis and applications