"Singlet Oxygen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An excited state of molecular oxygen generated photochemically or chemically. Singlet oxygen reacts with a variety of biological molecules such as NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTEINS; and LIPIDS; causing oxidative damages.
| Descriptor ID |
D026082
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.339.431.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Singlet Oxygen- Singlet Oxygen
- Oxygen, Singlet
- Singlet Dioxygen
- Dioxygen, Singlet
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Singlet Oxygen" by people in Profiles.
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Cioloboc D, Kennedy C, Boice EN, Clark ER, Kurtz DM. Trojan Horse for Light-Triggered Bifurcated Production of Singlet Oxygen and Fenton-Reactive Iron within Cancer Cells. Biomacromolecules. 2018 01 08; 19(1):178-187.
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Zhu X, Lu W, Zhang Y, Reed A, Newton B, Fan Z, Yu H, Ray PC, Gao R. Imidazole-modified porphyrin as a pH-responsive sensitizer for cancer photodynamic therapy. Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Oct 07; 47(37):10311-3.
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Zhang Y, Zhu X, Smith J, Haygood MT, Gao R. Direct observation and quantitative characterization of singlet oxygen in aqueous solution upon UVA excitation of 6-thioguanines. J Phys Chem B. 2011 Mar 03; 115(8):1889-94.
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Yin JJ, Lao F, Fu PP, Wamer WG, Zhao Y, Wang PC, Qiu Y, Sun B, Xing G, Dong J, Liang XJ, Chen C. The scavenging of reactive oxygen species and the potential for cell protection by functionalized fullerene materials. Biomaterials. 2009 Feb; 30(4):611-21.