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Photochem Photobiol Sci ; 1(9): 641-8, 2002 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12665300

ABSTRACT

A novel Zn(II)-phthalocyanine (1). peripherally substituted with four bis(N,N,N-trimethyl)amino-2-propyloxy groups prepared by chemical synthesis is shown to be an efficient photodynamic sensitizer with a quantum yield of 0.6 for singlet oxygen generation in neat water, which is reduced to about 0.3 in phosphate-buffered saline. The physicochemical properties of 1 in both the ground and the electronically excited states strongly depend on the nature of the medium; in particular, aggregation of 1 was favoured by polar media of high ionic strength. Compound 1 exhibited an appreciable affinity for a typical Gram-positive bacterium (Staphylococcus aureus) and a typical Gram-negative bacterium (Escherichia coli). Both bacterial strains were extensively inactivated upon 5 min-irradiation with 675 nm light in the presence of 1 microM photosensitizer, even though the binding of 1 to the two bacterial cells appears to occur according to different pathways. In particular, E. coli cells underwent initial photodamage at the level of specific proteins in the outer wall, thus promoting the penetration of the photosensitizer to the cytoplasmic membrane where some enzymes critical for cell survival were inactivated.


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Escherichia coli/drug effects , Indoles/chemistry , Organometallic Compounds/chemistry , Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects , Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/radiation effects , Escherichia coli/enzymology , Indoles/pharmacology , Indoles/radiation effects , Isoindoles , Kinetics , L-Lactate Dehydrogenase/metabolism , Models, Molecular , Molecular Conformation , NADH Dehydrogenase/metabolism , Organometallic Compounds/pharmacology , Organometallic Compounds/radiation effects , Photosensitizing Agents/chemistry , Photosensitizing Agents/pharmacology , Photosensitizing Agents/radiation effects , Staphylococcus aureus/enzymology , Succinate Dehydrogenase/metabolism , Zinc Compounds
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