Silyl-naphthalene endoperoxides as switchable sources of singlet oxygen for bactericidal activity
Min Qu, Nan Wu, Wanqing Jiang, Lei Wang, Mahinur S. Akkaya, Engin U. Akkaya
Abstract
, and imaged under fluorescence microscopy. Considering the issues related to emergence of antibiotic resistant bacterial strains, "on demand singlet oxygen" appears to be an exciting alternative.
Topics & Concepts
Singlet oxygenChemistryPhotochemistrySinglet stateSteric effectsOxygenPotentiatorTrimethylsilylNaphthaleneFluorideInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryImmunologyExcited statePhysicsNuclear physicsBiologyPhotodynamic Therapy Research StudiesNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors