fotouczulaczami
Fotouczulaczami, also known as photosensitizers, are chemical compounds that can absorb light energy and then transfer this energy to other molecules, initiating a chemical reaction. This process, known as photosensitization, is fundamental to many biological and chemical phenomena. In biological systems, the most well-known example is chlorophyll, the photosensitizer in plants that absorbs sunlight to power photosynthesis. Other naturally occurring photosensitizers in humans include porphyrins, which play roles in hemoglobin and are involved in oxygen transport.
Photosensitizers have a wide range of applications. In medicine, they are used in photodynamic therapy (PDT)
Beyond medicine, photosensitizers are utilized in industrial processes such as photopolymerization, where light-induced polymerization is used