Unveiling Photodegradation and Photosensitization Mechanisms of Unconjugated Pterins

Enrique M Arpa; Inés Corral

doi:10.1002/chem.202301217

Unveiling Photodegradation and Photosensitization Mechanisms of Unconjugated Pterins

Chemistry. 2023 May 22;29(29):e202301217. doi: 10.1002/chem.202301217. Epub 2023 May 4.

Authors

Enrique M Arpa^{1

2}, Inés Corral^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, 581 83, Linköping, Sweden.
² Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/ Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 7, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
³ Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 37140152
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301217

Abstract

Invited for the cover of this issue are Enrique M. Arpa (Linköping University) and Inés Corral (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid). The image depicts two examples where pterin chemistry is relevant, the wing coloration of some butterflies and the cytotoxic action in vitiligo. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/chem.202300519.