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Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacological Potential of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes pp 79–106Cite as

Fullerenes as Photosensitizers in Photodynamic Therapy

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Part of the book series: Carbon Materials: Chemistry and Physics ((CMCP,volume 1))

Abstract

Fullerenes are a class of closed-cage nanomaterials made exclusively from carbon atoms. A great deal of attention has been focused on developing medical uses of these unique molecules especially when they are derivatized with functional groups to make them soluble and therefore able to interact with biological systems. Due to their extended π-conjugation they absorb visible light, have a high triplet yield and can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) upon illumination, suggesting a possible role of fullerenes in photodynamic therapy (PDT). Depending on the functional groups introduced into the molecule, fullerenes can effectively photoinactivate either or both pathogenic microbial cells and malignant cancer cells. The mechanism appears to involve Superoxide anion as well as singlet oxygen, and under the right conditions fullerenes may have advantages over clinically applied photosensitizers (PSs) for mediating photodynamic therapy of certain diseases.

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    Pawel Mroz, George P. Tegos & Michael R. Hamblin

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    Pawel Mroz, George P. Tegos & Michael R. Hamblin

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    Tadeusz Sarna

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    Michael R. Hamblin

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Mroz, P., Tegos, G.P., Gali, H., Wharton, T., Sarna, T., Hamblin, M.R. (2008). Fullerenes as Photosensitizers in Photodynamic Therapy. In: Cataldo, F., Da Ros, T. (eds) Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacological Potential of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes. Carbon Materials: Chemistry and Physics, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6845-4_4

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