Photoinactivation of bacterial strains involved in periodontal diseases sensitized by porphycene–polylysine conjugates

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 468-470

  Lauro, Federico M ^a   Pretto, Patrizia ^a   Covolo, Loredana ^a   Jori, Giulio ^a   Bertoloni, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; 2,7,12,17 TETRAKIS(2 METHOXYETHYL) 9 4 CARBOXYBENZYLOXYPORPHYCENE; 2,7,12,17 TETRAKIS(2 METHOXYETHYL) 9 GLUTARAMIDOPORPHYCENE; POLYLYSINE; TETRAPYRROLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LIGHT; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL SURVIVAL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

BACTERIA; HUMANS; LIGHT; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037799074     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b200977c     Document Type: Article

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