Yesilgul, N.Uyar, T. B.Seven, O.Akkaya, E. U.2018-04-122018-04-1220172470-1343http://hdl.handle.net/11693/37279Chemical generation of singlet oxygen under biologically relevant conditions is very important, considering the role played by singlet oxygen in cancer therapeutics. We now demonstrate that a luminol derivative can be chemically excited and transfer the excitation energy to the covalently attached photosensitizer derived from erythrosin. A photosensitizer module, when excited in this manner, can generate singlet oxygen in solution. As hydrogen peroxide is present in a relatively high concentration in cancer cells, singlet oxygen generation through chemical excitation may evolve into an important therapeutic approach.EnglishArticle10.1021/acsomega.7b00228