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A bivalent cationic dye enabling selective photo-inactivation against Gram-negative bacteria.

Authors :
Li K
Zhang YY
Jiang GY
Hou YJ
Zhang BW
Zhou QX
Wang XS
Source :
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) [Chem Commun (Camb)] 2015 May 07; Vol. 51 (37), pp. 7923-6.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

A piperazine-modified Crystal Violet was found to be able to selectively inactivate Gram-negative bacteria upon visible light irradiation but left Gram-positive bacteria less damaged, which can serve as a blueprint for the development of novel narrow-spectrum agents to replenish the current arsenal of photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT).

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1364-548X
Volume :
51
Issue :
37
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
25857842
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cc00174a