Synthetic meso-substituted porphyrins offer significant attractions compared with naturally
occurring β-substituted porphyrins. The attractions include the rectilinear arrangement of the …

De Novo Synthesis of Gem-Dialkyl Chlorophyll Analogues for Probing and Emulating Our Green
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Bioinspired nano-antimicrobials stand out in terms of cost effectiveness and scalability when
compared to their chemically synthesized counterparts. There is limited efficacy of current …

The utilization of metalloporphyrins as bioinspired oxidation catalysts is an evolving topic of
research. By understanding the cytochrome P-450 mechanism of action, chemists have …

Complexation of a large variety of Anils (aniline-imines) with boron (III) precursors provides
stable Boranils, some of which have been structurally characterized. Analysis of their optical …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) utilizes photosensitizers (PSs) that eradicate a
broad spectrum of bacteria in the presence of light and molecular oxygen. On the other …

Agri-biomass derived lignin is one of the most abundant natural nontoxic organic polymers.
However, a major portion of lignin is underutilized, which is being left in the fields or thrown …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT), as an advanced, alternative, and promising treatment, can
inhibit dental pathogens. PDT employs the activation of photosensitizers via the light of a …

The increasing popularity of porphyrins and hydroporphyrins for use in a variety of
biomedical (photodynamic therapy, fluorescence tagging and imaging, photoacoustic …

Tetrapyrrole macrocycles are central to photosynthesis yet a single macrocycle does not
carry out photosynthesis; rather, assemblies of tetrapyrrole macrocycles work in concert in …