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Molecules, volume 24, issue 13, pages 2456

Application of Porphyrins in Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy

Amos-Tautua Bamidele ^{1, 2}

Songca Sandile P. ³

Oluwafemi Oluwatobi S. ^{1, 2}

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Department of Chemical Sciences (Formerly Applied Chemistry), University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein 2028, South Africa |

Centre for Nanomaterials Science Research, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa |

Department of Chemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X 54001, Durban 4000, South Africa |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2019-07-04

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Journal: Molecules

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ISSN: 14203049

DOI: 10.3390/molecules24132456

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Abstract

Antibiotics are commonly used to control, treat, or prevent bacterial infections, however bacterial resistance to all known classes of traditional antibiotics has greatly increased in the past years especially in hospitals rendering certain therapies ineffective. To limit this emerging public health problem, there is a need to develop non-incursive, non-toxic, and new antimicrobial techniques that act more effectively and quicker than the current antibiotics. One of these effective techniques is antibacterial photodynamic therapy (aPDT). This review focuses on the application of porphyrins in the photo-inactivation of bacteria. Mechanisms of bacterial resistance and some of the current ‘greener’ methods of synthesis of meso-phenyl porphyrins are discussed. In addition, significance and limitations of aPDT are also discussed. Furthermore, we also elaborate on the current clinical applications and the future perspectives and directions of this non-antibiotic therapeutic strategy in combating infectious diseases.

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Materials Research Society	Materials Research Society, 1, 0.59% Materials Research Society 1 publication, 0.59%
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Amos-Tautua B. et al. Application of Porphyrins in Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy // Molecules. 2019. Vol. 24. No. 13. p. 2456.

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.3390/molecules24132456

UR - https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fmolecules24132456

TI - Application of Porphyrins in Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy

T2 - Molecules

AU - Amos-Tautua, Bamidele

AU - Songca, Sandile P.

AU - Oluwafemi, Oluwatobi S.

PY - 2019

DA - 2019/07/04 00:00:00

PB - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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@article{2019_Amos-Tautua,

author = {Bamidele Amos-Tautua and Sandile P. Songca and Oluwatobi S. Oluwafemi},

title = {Application of Porphyrins in Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy},

journal = {Molecules},

year = {2019},

volume = {24},

publisher = {Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)},

month = {jul},

url = {https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fmolecules24132456},

number = {13},

pages = {2456},

doi = {10.3390/molecules24132456}

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Amos-Tautua, Bamidele, et al. “Application of Porphyrins in Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy.” Molecules, vol. 24, no. 13, Jul. 2019, p. 2456. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fmolecules24132456.

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