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Establish an updated physicochemical framework and classification system for photosensitization reactions affecting key biomolecules, cells, and tissues.

June 16, 2021Photochemistry and PhotobiologyOpen Access

Photosensitization Reactions of Biomolecules: Definition, Targets and Mechanisms

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MBMaurı́cio S. BaptistaUniversidade de São Paulo JCJean CadetAndrews University AGAlexander GreerThe Graduate Center, CUNY

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Comprehensive review categorizes photosensitization pathways across major biomolecules, highlighting physicochemical mechanisms underlying radiation damage and photomedicine.

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Establish an updated physicochemical framework and classification system for photosensitization reactions affecting key biomolecules, cells, and tissues.
Synthesized extensive literature on type I and type II photosensitized oxidation pathways.
Evaluated photochemical modifications occurring across major biomolecular targets, including nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids.
Analyzed cellular response cascades following ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) irradiation.
Classified distinct type I and type II reaction mechanisms that translate initial light absorption into lasting structural damage across nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids.
Identified downstream cellular signaling events where UVA and UVB exposure triggers enzyme activation, driving delayed generation of superoxide anion radicals and nitric oxide.

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Baptista et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ffd8526018b8d0892d9a15 https://doi.org/10.1111/php.13470

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Comprehensive review categorizes photosensitization pathways across major biomolecules, highlighting physicochemical mechanisms underlying radiation damage and photomedicine.

Photosensitization Reactions of Biomolecules: Definition, Targets and Mechanisms

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Photosensitization Reactions of Biomolecules: Definition, Targets and Mechanisms

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