Los estados excitados de Intraligand convierten un complejo de rutenio oligotiofeno en una Ubertoxina activada por la

John A Roque Iii1,2, Houston D Cole1, Patrick C Barrett2

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019-0065, United States.

Resumen

Los complejos de rutenio (II) con estados dominantes centrados en tripletes metálicos (3MC) no mostraron fotocitotoxicidad, mientras que aquellos con estados basados en ligandos (3IL/3ILCT) mostraron una potencia excepcional. Esta investigación identifica fotosensibilizantes altamente efectivos para la terapia del cáncer, independientemente de los niveles de oxígeno.

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