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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 15.
Published in final edited form as: Biochem J. 2016 Feb 15;473(4):347–364. doi: 10.1042/BJ20150942

Table 3.

Naturally occurring compounds as PSs

Class Name Structure λmax Application Reference
Perylenequinone Hypericin graphic file with name nihms766571t30.jpg 570 nm Cancer, antimicrobial, in vitro, in vivo [60]
Perylenequinone Hypocrellin graphic file with name nihms766571t31.jpg 470 nm Cancer, antimicrobial, in vitro, in vivo, clinical [63]
Flavin Cationic riboflavin graphic file with name nihms766571t32.jpg UVA/440 nm Antimicrobial, in vitro [68]
Curcuminoid Curcumin graphic file with name nihms766571t33.jpg 420 nm Antimicrobial, in vitro, in vivo, clinical [156]