Photodynamic Action of Food Dye on Bacteria

Dye Sensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy

Photofrin® was first approved in the 1990s as a sensitizer for use in treating cancer via photodynamic therapy (PDT). Since then a wide variety of dye sensitizers have been developed and a few have been approved for PDT treatment of skin and organ cancers and skin diseases such as acne vulgaris. Porphyrinoid derivatives and precursors have been the most successful in producing requisite singlet...

The Photodynamic Action of Light on Hydra.

Hydra were known to react to light as early as 1744 when Trembley first described their movement towards a light source. This migration of the animal was then further elucidated by Wilson in 1891, who found that Hydra viridis and fusca are maximally sensitive to blue light. Haug ( ' 3 3 ) found that Hydra will react to a light stimulus by contracting first and then orienting; and Rushforth, Bur...

Photodynamic Response in Bacteria

The photodynamic lethal response of Gram negative bacteria was found to be a one event phenomenon as previously reported. However, the kinetics of the lethal response in Gram-positive microorganisms was found to be more complex. The survivor response of the latter was dividable into at least two distinct parts, each of which could be influenced by various environmental and genetic factors. Some...

Antibacterial effect of brilliant blue food dye

Brilliant blue is largely found in ice cream, canned processed peas, packet soups, blue raspberry flavored products, dairy products, sweets and drinks. It is also used in soaps, shampoos, mouthwash and other hygiene and cosmetics applications (Archived from Florida). This study was aimed to investigate the antimicrobial effects of Brilliant blue on Bacillus subtilis as a gram positive bacterial...

Action of Metals on Bacteria