INVESTIGADORES
ALOMAR Maria Lis
artículos
Título:
CURRENT LANDSCAPE OF THE SPECTROSCOPIC AND PHOTOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF β-CARBOLINE ALKALOIDS IN AQUEOUS MEDIA TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING THEIR BIOLOGICAL ROLE. REVIEW
Autor/es:
*JUAN G. YAÑUK; FERNANDO VILLARRUEL; *MARIA. L ALOMAR; FEDERICO A. O. RASSE-SURIANI; GONZALEZ, M. MICAELA; LOREAN MADRIZ; VARGAS RONALD; ROSA ERRA-BALSELLS; M. PAULA DENOFRIO; CABRERIZO, FRANCO M.
Revista:
Anales de la Asociación Química Argentina
Editorial:
Asociación Química Argentina
Referencias:
Año: 2020
ISSN:
2545-8655
Resumen:
β-carbolines (βCs) comprise a large variety of naturally occurring alkaloids structurally related to 9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole or norharmane widely spread in a vast range of phylogenetically distant species. Despite their abundance in nature (including phototrophic organisms) and the well-established relevance of these alkaloids, their photochemical and photobiological properties as well as their main biological role remain unclear. Moreover, in most of the cases, the fundamental aspects and molecular basis of the mechanisms involved still remain poorly understood. In this review, we summarize the most relevant spectroscopic, chemical and photochemical properties observed in aqueous environment for a set of full-aromatic and dihydro-βC alkaloids, as representative examples of other naturally occurring βCs, upon one and two-photon excitation. All the fundamental aspects herein discussed provide key insights to theorize and/or surmise about the biological role that these compounds might have.