Effect of Solubilizing Group on the Antibacterial Activity of Heptamethine Cyanine Photosensitizers

Effect of Solubilizing Group on the Antibacterial Activity of Heptamethine Cyanine Photosensitizers

Antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacteria dictates the development of novel treatment modalities such as antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) utilizing organic dyes termed photosensitizers that exhibit a high cytotoxicity upon light irradiation. Most of the clinically approved photosensitize...

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Main Authors: Olga Semenova, Dmytro Kobzev, Iryna Hovor, Melad Atrash, Faina Nakonechny, Olesia Kulyk, Andrii Bazylevich, Gary Gellerman, Leonid Patsenker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
Subjects:
heptamethine cyanines
photosensitizers
antimicrobial photodynamic therapy
heavy-atom effect
solubilizing groups
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/15/1/247

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