Table 1.
PS chemical structures employed in aPDI and antibiofilm studies.
| PS | Structure | Manufacturer or source | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAPYR |  |
Synthesized by Cieplik et al. according to patent No. WO/2012/113860 | Cieplik et al., 2013 |
| Photogem |  |
Tim Tec Corp., Newark, USA | Silva et al., 2014 |
| PyP |  |
Synthesized by Prasanth et al. | Prasanth et al., 2014 |
| RLP068/Cl |  |
Molteni Therapeutics, Florence, Italy | Vassena et al., 2014 |
| Cationic BODIPY |  |
Prepared in ref. (Caruso et al., 2012) | Orlandi et al., 2015 |
| Tetra-Py+-Me |  |
Prepared in refs (Carvalho et al., 2007, 2010; Gomes et al., 2011); Sigma-Aldrich Co. (St. Louis, MO) | Beirão et al., 2014 |
| ClAlPc |  |
Sigma-Aldrich Co. (St. Louis, MO) | Ribeiro et al., 2013 |
| FSc |  |
Synthesized in the Department of Chemistry of University of Minho (Frade et al., 2007) | Lopes D. et al., 2014 |
| TBO |  |
Sigma-Aldrich Co. (St. Louis, MO) | Tennert et al., 2014 |
| MB |  |
Sigma-Aldrich Co. (St. Louis, MO) | Garcez et al., 2013 |
| Erythrosine |  |
Sigma-Aldrich Co. (St. Louis, MO) | Cho et al., 2015 |
| Curcumin |  |
Sigma-Aldrich Co. (St. Louis, MO) | Manoil et al., 2014 |
| XF-73 |  |
Synthesized by Destiny Pharma, Brighton, UK | Gonzales et al., 2013 |