INQUIMAE 12526
INSTITUTO DE QUIMICA, FISICA DE LOS MATERIALES, MEDIOAMBIENTE Y ENERGIA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Optical manipulation of animal behavior using a ruthenium-based phototrigger
Autor/es:
ETCHENIQUE, ROBERTO; ROJAS PÉREZ, YERALDITH
Revista:
Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences
Editorial:
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
Referencias:
Año: 2019 vol. 18 p. 208 - 212
ISSN:
1474-905X
Resumen:
A visible-light activatable caged compound based on a ruthenium-polypyridine complex was used to elicit the feeding response of the freshwater cnidarian Hydra vulgaris. The phototrigger delivers l-arginine in a clean reaction under irradiation with blue or green light. The synthesis, characterization and application mode of this caged arginine are described. A combination of fiber-optics setup and a high absorbance medium allows the precise control of uncaging in the submillimetric range, needed to address the zone where activation takes place.
