Non-aggregated Ga(iii)-phthalocyanines in the photodynamic inactivation of planktonic and biofilm cultures of pathogenic microorganisms
Abstract
Visible light-absorbing cationic water-soluble gallium(III) phthalocyanines (GaPcs) peripherally substituted with four and eight methylpyridyloxy groups were synthesized and investigated as antimicrobial photodynamic sensitizers. The inserted large gallium ion in the