The structural differences of four simulated porphyrins (OEP, TPP, TFP, and OETPP) were investigated by measuring the change in some of their physical properties when protonated with two different acids (TFA and HCl). The structures were calculated at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level of theory…
Photosensitizers, such as nitrogen substituted meso–pyridyl porphyrins, are molecules activated by light that produce reactive oxygen species (ROS). This effect can be used as an antimicrobial since it causes cell death in structures of microbes and in diseased mammalian…
Studies to analyze the effects of metals on the fluorescence properties of porphyrins were carried out by comparing a metalloporphyrin (Cu(lI) meso-Tetra(4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin, abbreviated as Cu–4-CPP) with it freebase counterpart (meso-Tetra(4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin, abbreviated as 4-CPP) a…
Photodynamic Inactivation (PDI) is an antimicrobial approach, independent of antibiotic resistance, that targets pathogens utilizing light and photosensitizers in the presence of oxygen…