Nitric Oxide Photo-Donor Hybrids of Ciprofloxacin and Norfloxacin: A Shift in Activity from Antimicrobial to Anticancer Agents
Antonino N. Fallica, Carla Barbaraci, Emanuele Amata, Lorella Pasquinucci, Rita Turnaturi, Maria Dichiara, Sebastiano Intagliata, Marzia Bruna Gariboldi, Emanuela Marras, Viviana Teresa Orlandi, Claudia Ferroni, Cecilia Martini, Antonio Rescifina, Davide Gentile, Greta Varchi, Agostino Marrazzo
Abstract
, accounting for their potential effectiveness as selective antimicrobial photosensitizers.
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ChemistryAntimicrobialNorfloxacinCiprofloxacinDoxorubicinPharmacologyTopoisomerase IVDU145Nitric oxideAntibioticsCancer cellMicrobiologyCancerDNA gyraseBiochemistryEscherichia coliChemotherapyMedicineBiologyInternal medicineLNCaPGeneOrganic chemistryPhotodynamic Therapy Research StudiesCancer therapeutics and mechanismsNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics