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ArticleNature communications2024

Tuning singlet oxygen generation with caged organic photosensitizers.

Eleni Nestoros, Fabio de Moliner, Ferran Nadal-Bufi, Deborah Seah, M Carmen Ortega-Liebana, Zhiming Cheng, Sam Benson, Catherine Adam, Larissa Maierhofer, Kostiantyn Kozoriz and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Rabies Virus Targeting NIR-II Phototheranostics.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2025
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  6. Activatable Photosensitizers: From Fundamental Principles to Advanced Designs.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Eleni NestorosCentre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Fabio de MolinerCentre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Ferran Nadal-BufiCentre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1156-3410
Deborah SeahCentre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
M Carmen Ortega-LiebanaEdinburgh Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5835-1223
Zhiming ChengCentre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Sam BensonCentre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Catherine AdamEdinburgh Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Larissa MaierhoferCentre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0588-455X
Kostiantyn KozorizDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-1915-6307
Jun-Seok LeeDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3641-1728
Asier Unciti-BrocetaEdinburgh Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. asier.ub@ed.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-1029-2855
Marc VendrellCentre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. marc.vendrell@ed.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-5392-9740

Funding

EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Excellent Science (H2020 Priority Excellent Science) 823717EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 771443RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/N021134/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/S010289/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/W015706/1RCUK | Medical Research Council (MRC) MR/R01566X/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Controlling the succession of chemical processes with high specificity in complex systems is advantageous for widespread applications, from biomedical research to drug manufacturing. Despite synthetic advances in bioorthogonal and photochemical methodologies, there is a need for generic chemical approaches that can universally modulate photodynamic reactivity in organic photosensitizers. Herein we present a strategy to fine-tune the production of singlet oxygen in multiple photosensitive scaffolds under the activation of bioresponsive and bioorthogonal stimuli. We demonstrate that the photocatalytic activity of nitrobenzoselenadiazoles can be fully blocked by site-selective incorporation of electron-withdrawing carbamate moieties and restored on demand upon uncaging with a wide range of molecular triggers, including abiotic transition-metal catalysts. We also prove that this strategy can be expanded to most photosensitizers, including diverse structures and spectral properties. Finally, we show that such advanced control of singlet oxygen generation can be broadly applied to the photodynamic ablation of human cells as well as to regulate the release of singlet oxygen in the semi-synthesis of natural product drugs.

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Photosensitizing AgentsSinglet OxygenCarbamatesCatalysisHeLa CellsHumansPhotochemotherapyCarbamatesPhotosensitizing AgentsSinglet Oxygen

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PMID39227575
PMCPMC11372191

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