Light-induced cytotoxicity of a photochromic spiropyran.
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In this work we present a novel water soluble spiropyran photoswitch that can be photonically activated inside live cells from a form that has no significant effect on the cellular survival to a form that induces a dramatic toxic response.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 47 39 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011