Cancer is one of the greatest life-threatening diseases conventionally treated using chemo-
and radio-therapy. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising approach to eradicate …

Plants defend themselves from pathogen infections or mechanical injury by a number of
mechanisms, including the induced biosynthesis of antimicrobial secondary metabolites …

Singlet oxygen is known to be produced by cells in response to photo-oxidative stresses and
wounding. Due to singlet oxygen being highly reactive, it is thought to have a very short half …

We present three formulas for calculating intersystem crossing rates in the Condon
approximation to the golden rule by means of a time-dependent approach: an expression …

Background Photoactivity, though known for centuries, is only recently shifting back into
focus as a treatment option against cancer and microbial infections. The external factor light …

We have examined the electronic and molecular structure of 1H-phenalen-1-one
(phenalenone) in the electronic ground state and in the lowest excited states, as well as …

ABSTRACT A microscope is described in which singlet molecular oxygen, O2 (a 1Δg), is
produced in a femtoliter focal volume via a nonlinear two‐photon photosensitized process …

Plants play a central role in the photochemistry of chemicals in the environment. They
represent a major atmospheric source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) but also an …

Abstract Perinaphthenone (1H-phenalen-1-one, PN) is a reference photosensitizer
producing singlet oxygen with a quantum yield close to one in a large variety of solvents. It is …

Considering blast, caused by Pyricularia oryzae, as a critical threat to wheat yield and the
importance of photosynthesis as the source of energy used by plants to activate their …