{"title":"Threefold enhanced photodegradation of methylene blue using MgO composite with minimum Nd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>: finding the sweet spot.","authors":"Sathish Kumar Somu, Sri Vanaja Swaminathan, Powrnika Selvakumar, Amrita Pal, Tanay Kundu","doi":"10.1007/s43630-024-00614-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43630-024-00614-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Removal of organic dyes like methylene blue (MB) from industrial effluents serves as potential source of potable water. Photocatalytic degradation using sustainable catalyst is deemed to be an affordable solution. In this work, Nd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/MgO nanocomposite with different compositions (1, 3, and 5wt% Nd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> with MgO) have been achieved using hydrothermal synthesis and characterized extensively. Interestingly, increasing Nd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> proportion (1-5%) enhances light absorption, and decreases band gap and electron-hole recombination. The efficacy of the photocatalysts is tested with the degradation of MB dye, through optimizing Nd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/MgO proportion, contact time, catalyst dose, and pH. Interestingly, control experiments reveal that 5wt% Nd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/MgO achieve 99.6% degradation of MB in 90 min at pH 7, compared to 88.8% with bare MgO under same condition. Kinetic data show that 5wt% Nd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/MgO exhibits ca. 3 times higher degradation rate compared to MgO. For the first time, our work enable MgO-based sustainable photocatalyst development with minimum (5 wt%) rare-earth combination to achieve excellent photocatalytic degradation performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":98,"journal":{"name":"Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1533-1542"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141726522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Letícia Campos Yamamoto, Marcelo de Paula Corrêa, Roger Rodrigues Torres, Fabrina Bolzan Martins, Sophie Godin-Beekmann
{"title":"Projected changes in ultraviolet index and UV doses over the twenty-first century: impacts of ozone and aerosols from CMIP6.","authors":"Ana Letícia Campos Yamamoto, Marcelo de Paula Corrêa, Roger Rodrigues Torres, Fabrina Bolzan Martins, Sophie Godin-Beekmann","doi":"10.1007/s43630-024-00594-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43630-024-00594-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study evaluated the health-related weighted ultraviolet radiation (UVR) due to the total ozone content (TOC) and the aerosol optical depth (AOD) changes. Clear-sky Ultraviolet Index (UVI), daily doses, and exposure times for erythema induction (D<sub>ery</sub> and T<sub>ery</sub>) and vitamin D synthesis (D<sub>vitD</sub> and T<sub>vitD</sub>) were computed by a radiative transfer estimator. TOC and AOD data were provided by six Earth System Models (ESMs) from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6). For projections, we consider four Shared Socioeconomic Pathways scenarios-SSPs (SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0, and SSP5-8.5)-and two time-slices (near: 2041-2060 and far future: 2081-2100). UVR projections showed pronounced changes for the summer hemispheres in the far future. TOC increases in mid- and high latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere caused decreases in UVR at the summer solstice. However, projections did not indicate sun-safe exposure conditions in South America, Australia, and Southern Africa. On the contrary, exposure around solar noon from 10 to 20 min will still be sufficient to induce erythema in skin type III individuals throughout this century. In southern Argentina and Chile, the UVR insufficiency for vitamin D synthesis at solar noon in skin type III remains the same during this century at the winter solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere, UVI and D<sub>ery</sub> at the summer solstice should remain high (UVI ≥ 8; D<sub>ery</sub> ~ 7.0 kJ m<sup>-2</sup>) in highly populated locations. Above 45 °N, UVR levels cannot be enough to synthesize vitamin D in skin type III during the boreal winter. Our results show that climate change will affect human health through excess or lack of solar UVR availability.</p>","PeriodicalId":98,"journal":{"name":"Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1279-1294"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140955268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natalie Cunningham, Gaia Crestani, Kristóf Csepregi, Neil E Coughlan, Marcel A K Jansen
{"title":"Exploring the complexities of plant UV responses; distinct effects of UV-A and UV-B wavelengths on Arabidopsis rosette morphology.","authors":"Natalie Cunningham, Gaia Crestani, Kristóf Csepregi, Neil E Coughlan, Marcel A K Jansen","doi":"10.1007/s43630-024-00591-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43630-024-00591-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>UV-B radiation can substantially impact plant growth. To study UV-B effects, broadband UV-B tubes are commonly used. Apart from UV-B, such tubes also emit UV-A wavelengths. This study aimed to distinguish effects of different UV-B intensities on Arabidopsis thaliana wildtype and UVR8 mutant rosette morphology, from those by accompanying UV-A. UV-A promotes leaf-blade expansion along the proximal-distal, but not the medio-lateral, axis. Consequent increases in blade length: width ratio are associated with increased light capture. However, petiole length is not affected by UV-A exposure. This scenario is distinct from the shade avoidance driven by low red to far-red ratios, whereby leaf blade elongation is impeded but petiole elongation is promoted. Thus, the UV-A mediated elongation response is phenotypically distinct from classical shade avoidance. UV-B exerts inhibitory effects on petiole length, blade length and leaf area, and these effects are mediated by UVR8. Thus, UV-B antagonises aspects of both UV-A mediated elongation and classical shade avoidance. Indeed, this study shows that accompanying UV-A wavelengths can mask effects of UV-B. This may lead to potential underestimates of the magnitude of the UV-B induced morphological response using broadband UV-B tubes.</p>","PeriodicalId":98,"journal":{"name":"Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1251-1264"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224116/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140910778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chunpei Yan, Yan Qian, Zhaohong Liao, Zhanggao Le, Qiangwen Fan, Haibo Zhu, Zongbo Xie
{"title":"Recent progress of metal halide perovskite materials in heterogeneous photocatalytic organic reactions.","authors":"Chunpei Yan, Yan Qian, Zhaohong Liao, Zhanggao Le, Qiangwen Fan, Haibo Zhu, Zongbo Xie","doi":"10.1007/s43630-024-00599-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43630-024-00599-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Photocatalytic technology is widely regarded as an important way to utilize solar energy and achieve carbon neutrality, which has attracted considerable attentions in various fields over the past decades. Metal halide perovskites (MHPs) are recognized as \"superstar\" materials due to their exceptional photoelectric properties, readily accessible and tunable structure, which made them intensively studied in solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and solar energy conversion fields. Since 2018, increased attention has been focused on applying the MHPs as a heterogeneous visible light photocatalyst in catalyzing organic synthesis reactions. In this review, we present an overview of photocatalytic technology and principles of heterogeneous photocatalysis before delving into the structural characteristics, stability, and classifications of MHPs. We then focus on recent developments of MHPs in photocatalyzing various organic synthesis reactions, such as oxidation, cyclization, C-C coupling etc., based on their classifications and reported reaction types. Finally, we discuss the main limitations and prospects regarding the application of metal halide perovskites in organic synthesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":98,"journal":{"name":"Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1393-1415"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141292823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Substituent effects of halogens on the excited-state intermolecular proton transfer reactions.","authors":"Hiroki Oyama, Yoshinobu Nishimura","doi":"10.1007/s43630-024-00598-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43630-024-00598-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fluorescent aromatic urea compounds undergo excited-state intermolecular proton transfer (ESPT) in the presence of acetate anions to produce an excited state of the tautomer (T*) from the excited state of the complex (N*), resulting in dual fluorescence. Herein, we performed spectroscopic measurements of anthracen-1-yl-3-phenylurea derivatives with substituents, -CF<sub>3</sub>, -F, or -Cl, at the p-position of the phenyl group in the presence of acetate to investigate the substituent effects on the ESPT reaction and the deactivation processes of N* and T*. Kinetic analysis showed that the reverse ESPT rate constant (k<sub>-PT</sub>) depended on the respective substituents, suggesting that each substituent may influence the reverse ESPT process differently. In particular, since the electron-withdrawing properties of -F are estimated by the - I and + Iπ effects, it is plausible that -F has a slight electron-donating property and influences the reverse process from T* to N* in the excited state. This study shows that it is possible to control emission by selecting specific substituents in the ESPT system.</p>","PeriodicalId":98,"journal":{"name":"Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1341-1352"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141292824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Renjie Zuo, Zecong Ye, Hui Liang, Yanping Huo, Shaomin Ji
{"title":"High-efficiency triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion microemulsion with facile preparation and decent air tolerance.","authors":"Renjie Zuo, Zecong Ye, Hui Liang, Yanping Huo, Shaomin Ji","doi":"10.1007/s43630-024-00596-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43630-024-00596-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Current research of triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion (TTA-UC) faces difficulty such as overuse of organic solvents and quenching of excited triplet sensitizers by molecular oxygen. Herein, we propose an efficient and facile preparation strategy of TTA-UC microemulsion to overcome these issues. With simple device and short preparation process, air-stable TTA-UC with a high upconversion efficiency of 16.52% was achieved in microemulsion coassembled from TritonX114, tetrahydrofuran and upconverting chromophores (platinum octaethyl-porphyrin and 9,10-diphenylanthracene). This is comparable to the highest UC efficiency ever reported for TTA-UC microemulsion systems. The excellent UC performance of TX114-THF could be attributed to two perspectives. Firstly, small-size micelle accommodated chromophores up to high concentrations in organic phase, which promoted efficient molecular collision. Additionally, high absorbance at 532 nm ensured full use of excitation light, getting more long wavelength photons involved in the TTA-UC process. Moreover, air-stable TTA-UC also performed well in microemulsion with various surfactants, including nonionic surfactants (Tween 20, Tween 80, Triton X-110, Triton X-114), ionic surfactants (sodium dodecyl sulfate, cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide) and block copolymers (pluronic F127, pluronic P123), through three conjectural assembly models according to the structural characteristics of surfactant molecules (concentrated, uncompacted and scattered). These discoveries could provide estimable reference for selection of surfactants in relevant fields of TTA-UC.</p>","PeriodicalId":98,"journal":{"name":"Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1309-1321"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141260253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hypericin-mediated photodynamic therapy inhibits metastasis and EMT of colorectal cancer cells by regulating RhoA-ROCK1 signaling pathway.","authors":"Jinhang Hu, Xin Wen, Jiangluqi Song","doi":"10.1007/s43630-024-00601-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43630-024-00601-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Colorectal cancer (CRC) is significantly contributed to global cancer mortality rates. Treating CRC is particularly challenging due to metastasis and drug resistance. There is a pressing need for new treatment strategies against metastatic CRC. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) offers a well-established, minimally invasive treatment option for cancer with limited side effects. Hypericin (HYP), a potent photosensitizer for PDT, has been documented to induce cytotoxicity and apoptosis in various types of cancers. However, there are few reports on the inhibitory effects of HYP-mediated PDT on the metastatic ability of CRC cells. Here, we evaluate the inhibitory effects of HYP-mediated PDT against metastatic CRC cells and define its underlying mechanisms. Wound-healing and Transwell assays show that HYP-mediated PDT suppresses migration and invasion of CRC cells. F-actin visualization assays indicate HYP-mediated PDT decreases F-actin formation in CRC cells. TEM assays reveal HYP-mediated PDT disrupts pseudopodia formation of CRC cells. Mechanistically, immunofluorescence and western blotting results show that HYP-mediated PDT upregulates E-cadherin and downregulates N-cadherin and Vimentin. HYP-mediated PDT also suppresses key EMT regulators, including Snail, MMP9, ZEB1 and α-SMA. Additionally, the expressions of RhoA and ROCK1 are downregulated by HYP-mediated PDT. Together, these findings suggest that HYP-mediated PDT inhibits the migration and invasion of HCT116 and SW620 cells by modulating EMT and RhoA-ROCK1 signaling pathway. Thus, HYP-mediated PDT presents a potential therapeutic option for CRC.</p>","PeriodicalId":98,"journal":{"name":"Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1361-1372"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141304898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aiden Kemp, Marine Durand, Daniel Wall, Peter Szieber, M Iris Hermanns, Michael Oelgemöller
{"title":"Synthesis of 1H-isoindolin-1-ones via a simple photodecarboxylative addition of carboxylates to phthalimides and evaluation of their antibiotic activity.","authors":"Aiden Kemp, Marine Durand, Daniel Wall, Peter Szieber, M Iris Hermanns, Michael Oelgemöller","doi":"10.1007/s43630-024-00600-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43630-024-00600-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A variety of 3-hydroxy-isoindolin-1-one derivatives were synthesized using the photodecarboxylative addition of carboxylates to phthalimide derivatives in aqueous media. Subsequent acid-catalyzed dehydration furnished 3-(alkyl and aryl)methyleneisoindolin-1-ones with variable E-diastereoselectivity in good to excellent overall yields. Noteworthy, the parent 3-phenylmethyleneisoindolin-1-one underwent isomerization and oxidative decomposition when exposed to light and air. Selected 3-hydroxy-isoindolin-1-one and 3-(alkyl and aryl)methyleneisoindolin-1-one derivatives showed moderate antibacterial activity that justifies future elaboration and study of these important bioactive scaffolds.</p>","PeriodicalId":98,"journal":{"name":"Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1353-1360"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141416732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Meixia Tan, Juan Duan, Sishi Chen, Yan Chen, Jin Wang, Xiuzhi Xu, Fang Ke
{"title":"Construction of a mitochondria-targeted probe to monitor cysteine levels in cancer cells and zebrafish.","authors":"Meixia Tan, Juan Duan, Sishi Chen, Yan Chen, Jin Wang, Xiuzhi Xu, Fang Ke","doi":"10.1007/s43630-024-00592-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43630-024-00592-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cysteine (Cys) plays an indispensable role as an antioxidant in the maintenance of bioredox homeostasis. We have constructed an efficient fluorescent probe Mito-Cys based on the binding of indole and naphthol. The acrylic ester group serves as a recognition switch for specific detection of Cys, which undergoes Michael addition and intramolecular cyclization reactions, thereby ensuring the chemical kinetics priority of Cys compared to other biothiols. The probe has good water solubility, large Stokes shift (137 nm), with a detection limit of 21.81 nM. In addition, cell imaging experiments have shown that the probe has excellent mitochondrial targeting ability (R = 0.902). The probe can distinguish between Cys, homocysteine (Hcy) and glutathione (GSH), and can detect Cys specifically and quickly (100 s) to ensure accurate quantitative analysis of Cys changes in cells. More importantly, the probe confirms that ferroptosis inducing factors trigger thiol starvation in mitochondria, which helps to gain a deeper understanding of the physiological and pathological functions related to Cys and ferroptosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":98,"journal":{"name":"Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1425-1434"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141185526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Felix Heinzl, Sebastian Lorenz, Peter Scholz-Kreisel, Daniela Weiskopf
{"title":"Filling data gaps in long-term solar UV monitoring by statistical imputation methods.","authors":"Felix Heinzl, Sebastian Lorenz, Peter Scholz-Kreisel, Daniela Weiskopf","doi":"10.1007/s43630-024-00593-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s43630-024-00593-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Knowledge of long-term time trends of solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation on ground level is of high scientific interest. For this purpose, precise measurements over a long time are necessary. One of the challenges solar UV monitoring faces is the permanent and gap-free data collection over several decades. Data gaps hamper the formation and comparison of monthly or annual means, and, in the worst case, lead to incorrect conclusions in further data evaluation and trend analysis of UV data. For estimating data to fill gaps in long-term UV data series (daily radiant exposure and highest daily irradiance), we developed three statistical imputation methods: a model-based imputation, considering actual local solar radiation conditions using predictors correlated to the local UV values in an empirical model; an average-based imputation based on a statistical approach of averaging available local UV measurement data without predictors; and a mixture of these two imputation methods. A detailed validation demonstrates the superiority of the model-based imputation method. The combined method can be considered the best one in practice. Furthermore, it has been shown that the model-based imputation method can be used as an useful tool to identify systematic errors at and between calibration steps in long-term erythemal UV data series.</p>","PeriodicalId":98,"journal":{"name":"Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1265-1278"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141092257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}