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Tetrapyrrole-Flavonol Hybrids as Efficient NIR photoCORMs

Carbon monoxide, despite its toxicity, is a signaling molecule with anti-inflammatory and cell-protective properties, with possible clinical applications. Because a controlled releasing mechanism at the cellular level is needed, light-activated CO-delivering molecules can provide a high spatial and temporal precision, allowing the drug to be delivered only into the targeted tissues. One of these molecules, with low toxicity and near-IR absorption, will be designed and studied within this project