Induction of endogenic porphyrin production in bacteria and subsequent photoinactivation by various light sources

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3191, Issue , 1997, Pages 89-94

  Nitzan, Yeshayahu ^a   Malik, Zvi ^a   Kauffman, Merav ^a   Ehrenberg, Benjamin ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aminolevulinic acid; Endogenic porphyrins; Excreted porphyrins; Fluorescence; Gram negative bacteria; Gram positive bacteria; Induction; Light sources; Photoinactivation; Protoporphyrin

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMOTHERAPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT SOURCES; LIGHTING; LUMINESCENCE; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PLASMONS; TURBULENT FLOW;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ENDOGENIC PORPHYRINS; EXCRETED PORPHYRINS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIA; INDUCTION; PHOTOINACTIVATION; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

PORPHYRINS;

EID: 57649103321     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.297789     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (10)

1. Y. Nitzan, S. Goshansky, and Z. Malik, "Effect of photoactivated hematoporphyrin derivative on the viability of Staphylococcus aureus", Curr. Microbiol. 8, pp. 279-284, 1983.
2. Y. Nitzan, B. Shainberg, and Z. Malik, "Photodynamic effects of deuteroporphyrin on Gram positive bacteria", Curr. Microbiol 15, pp. 251-258, 1987.
3. Z. Malik, H. Ladan, B. Ehrenberg, and Y. Nitzan, "Bacterial and viral photodynamic inactivation", in: Photodynamic Therapy, (B.W. Henderson and T.J. Dougherty, editors.) Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York, pp. 97-113, 1992.
4. Y. Nitzan, M. Gutterman, Z. Malik, and B. Ehrenberg, "Inactivation of Gram negative bacteria by photosensitized porphyrins", Photochem. Photobiol. 55, pp. 89-96, 1992.
5. M. Merchat, G. Bertolini, P. Giacomini, A. Villamieva, and G. Jori, "Meso-substituted cationic porphyrins as efficient photosensitizers of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria", J. Photochem. Photobiol. B. Biol. 32, pp. 153-157, 1996.
6. M. Merchat, J.D. Spikes, G. Bertolini, and G. Jori, "Studies on the mechanism of bacteria photosensitization by meso-substituted cationic porphyrins", J. Photochem. Photobiol. B. Biol. 35, pp. 149-157, 1996.
7. J.C. Kennedy and R.H. Pottier, "Endogenous protoporphyrin IX, a clinically useful photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy", J. Photochem. Photobiol B. Biol. 14, pp. 275-292, 1992.
8. Z. Malik, B. Ehrenberg, and A. Faraggi, "Inactivation of erythropoietic, lymphopoietic and myelocytic leukemic cells by photoexcitation of endogenous porphyrins", J. Photochem. Photobiol. B. Biol. 4, pp. 195-205, 1989.
9. G.T. Javor, "Thiol-stimulated secretion of riboflavin and porphyrins by Escherichia coli", FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 27, pp. 243-245, 1985.
10. J.E. Falk, "Porphyrins and Metalloporphyrins - Their General, Physical and Coordination Chemistry and Laboratory Methods", Vol. 2, B.B.A. Library, Elsevier Pub. Co. 1964.