• Mitochondria-Targeted COUPY Photocages: Synthesis and Visible-Light Photoactivation in Living Cells 

      López Corrales, Marta; Rovira, Anna; Gandioso, Albert; Nonell, Santi; Bosch, Manel; Marchán, Vicente (The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2023, 88, 7128-7140, 2023-06-02)
      Releasing bioactive molecules in specific subcellular locations from the corresponding caged precursors offers great potential in photopharmacology, especially when using biologically compatible visible ...
    • Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes Containing COUBPY Ligands as Potent Photosensitizers for the Efficient Phototherapy of Hypoxic Tumors 

      Abad-Montero, Diego; Gandioso, Albert; Izquierdo García, Eduardo; Chumillas, Sergi; Rovira, Anna; Bosch, Manel; Jordà-Redondo, Mireia; Castaño, Davor; Bonelli, Joaquín; Novikov, Valentin; Deyà, Alba; Hernández, José Luis; Galino, Jorge; Alberto, Marta Erminia; Francés-Monerris, Antonio; Nonell, Santi; Gasser, Gilles; Marchán, Vicente (Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147 (9), 7360–7376, 2025-03-05)
      Hypoxia, a hallmark of many solid tumors, is linked to increased cancer aggressiveness, metastasis, and resistance to conventional therapies, leading to poor patient outcomes. This challenges the ...