Computational Assessment of a Dual-Action Ru (II)-Based Complex: Photosensitizer in Photodynamic Therapy and Intercalating Agent for Inducing DNA Damage

F Ponte, S Scoditti, P Barretta, G Mazzone - Inorganic Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
A combined quantum-mechanical and classical molecular dynamics study of a recent Ru (II)
complex with potential dual anticancer action is reported here. The main basis for the …

Structural basis of antibacterial photodynamic action of curcumin against S. aureus

LD Dias, ASN Aguiar, NJ de Melo, NM Inada… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is an alternative tool to commercial antibiotics
for the inactivation of pathogenic bacteria (eg., S. aureus). However, there is still a lack of …