Cristina Parisi

Green light-triggered generation of peroxynitrite with fluorescent reporting exploiting doxorubicin as a photoredox catalyst.

Peroxynitrite (ONOO-) plays a dominant role in chemistry and biology owing to its dual action as an excellent oxidant and nucleophile. This makes ONOO- a potent cytotoxic agent that can be used as an "unconventional" therapeutic agent, opening new avenues for innovative treatment modalities to tackle a variety of disea...