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  • Short Note
  • Open Access
2,793 Views
7 Pages

11 January 2024

Diarylethene (DAE) molecular photoswitches draw attention as building units in the preparation of diverse photoactive molecules. An interesting class of these molecules are photoactive peptides. A way to build DAE moiety into peptides/peptidomimetics...

(This article belongs to the Section Organic Synthesis and Biosynthesis)
  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
9,910 Views
12 Pages

31 August 2016

Characterization of the chemical environment, movement, trafficking and interactions of proteins in live cells is essential to understanding their functions. Labeling protein with functional molecules is a widely used approach in protein research to...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Imaging Probes)
  • Review
  • Open Access
62 Citations
9,833 Views
30 Pages

Azobenzene as Antimicrobial Molecules

  • Miriam Di Martino,
  • Lucia Sessa,
  • Martina Di Matteo,
  • Barbara Panunzi,
  • Stefano Piotto and
  • Simona Concilio

1 September 2022

Azo molecules, characterized by the presence of a -N=N- double bond, are widely used in various fields due to their sensitivity to external stimuli, ch as light. The emergence of bacterial resistance has pushed research towards designing new antimicr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Antimicrobial Materials)
  • Review
  • Open Access
296 Citations
25,948 Views
22 Pages

25 August 2008

This review focuses on chemical sensors based on cyclodextrin (CD) derivatives. This has been a field of classical interest, and is now of current interest for numerous scientists. First, typical chemical sensors using chromophore appended CDs are me...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Recognition and Sensors, Including Molecular Imprinting)
  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,977 Views
44 Pages

Biomolecule–Photosensitizer Conjugates: A Strategy to Enhance Selectivity and Therapeutic Efficacy in Photodynamic Therapy

  • Dominik M. Płaskonka,
  • Dominik Barczyk,
  • Paweł Repetowski,
  • Marta Warszyńska and
  • Janusz M. Dąbrowski

29 December 2025

Biomolecule–photosensitizer conjugates have rapidly evolved into one of the most powerful strategies for improving the selectivity, efficacy, and translational potential of photodynamic therapy (PDT). By integrating photosensitizers (PSs) with...

(This article belongs to the Collection Feature Review Collection in Biopharmaceuticals)
  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
11,112 Views
35 Pages

An Insight into Advanced Approaches for Photosensitizer Optimization in Endodontics—A Critical Review

  • Patrícia Diogo,
  • M. Amparo F. Faustino,
  • M. Graça P. M. S. Neves,
  • Paulo J. Palma,
  • Isabel P. Baptista,
  • Teresa Gonçalves and
  • João Miguel Santos

30 September 2019

Apical periodontitis is a biofilm-mediated disease; therefore, an antimicrobial approach is essential to cure or prevent its development. In the quest for efficient strategies to achieve this objective, antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has e...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Endodontic Biomaterials)