Issue 47, 2007
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Chemical Communications

A multifunctional nanoassembly of mesogen-bearing amphiphiles and porphyrins for the simultaneous photodelivery of nitric oxide and singlet oxygen†

Elisa B. Caruso,a   Enzo Cicciarellaa  and  Salvatore Sortino*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Universitá di Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 8, Catania, Italy
E-mail: ssortino@unict.it

Abstract

We report a molecular nanoassembly able to supply simultaneously, in the same region of space and under the exclusive control of visible light, nitric oxide and singlet oxygen, two species playing a key role in the therapy of cancer; the considerable fluorescence of this nanoaggregate and its reduced size (ca. 40 nm) represent additional advantages that make this photoactive vehicle an appealing candidate to be tested in biological systems.

Graphical abstract: A multifunctional nanoassembly of mesogen-bearing amphiphiles and porphyrins for the simultaneous photodelivery of nitric oxide and singlet oxygen

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B713372C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Aug 2007
Accepted
25 Sep 2007
First published
04 Oct 2007

Chem. Commun., 2007, 5028-5030

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A multifunctional nanoassembly of mesogen-bearing amphiphiles and porphyrins for the simultaneous photodelivery of nitric oxide and singlet oxygen

E. B. Caruso, E. Cicciarella and S. Sortino, Chem. Commun., 2007, 5028 DOI: 10.1039/B713372C

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