Antimicrobial activity of a quaternized BODIPY against Staphylococcus strains

• Main Authors: Aydin Tekdaş, D., Viswanathan, G., Zehra Topal, S., Looi, C.Y., Wong, W.F., Min, G.Y.T., Zorlu, Y., Gürek, A.G., Lee, H.B., Dumoulin, F.
• Format: Article
• Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18394/; https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ob02477c
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

A novel BODIPY derivative was designed for biomedical applications. Its mono-quaternized structure ensured its water-solubility and suitable amphiphilicity. Showing no singlet oxygen generation to avoid damage to healthy cells, this new derivative proved to be an extremely promising antimicrobial ag...