Vasilis Petropoulos
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Recent Articles
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Petropoulos V, Mordini D, Montorsi F, Akturk M, Menichetti A, Olivati A, et al.
J Am Chem Soc
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40052704
Melanins play important roles in nature, particularly in coloration and photoprotection, where interaction with light is essential. Biomimetic melanins represent an advantageous alternative to natural melanin for technological applications, sharing...
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Petropoulos V, Martinez-Fernandez L, Uboldi L, Maiuri M, Cerullo G, Balanikas E, et al.
Biomolecules
. 2025 Jan;
14(12.
PMID: 39766255
There is compelling evidence that the absorption of low-energy UV radiation directly by DNA in solution generates guanine radicals with quantum yields that are strongly dependent on the secondary structure....
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Jaiswal V, Aranda Ruiz D, Petropoulos V, Kabacinski P, Montorsi F, Uboldi L, et al.
Nat Commun
. 2024 Sep;
15(1):7912.
PMID: 39256436
No abstract available.
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Petropoulos V, Martinez-Fernandez L, Uboldi L, Maiuri M, Cerullo G, Balanikas E, et al.
Chem Sci
. 2024 Aug;
15(30):12098-12107.
PMID: 39092131
Using as showcase the DNA dinucleotide 5'-dTpdG-3', in which the thymine (T) is located at the 5' end with respect to the guanine (G), we study the photoinduced electronic relaxation...
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Jaiswal V, Aranda Ruiz D, Petropoulos V, Kabacinski P, Montorsi F, Uboldi L, et al.
Nat Commun
. 2024 Jun;
15(1):4900.
PMID: 38851775
Excitation energy transfer (EET) is a key photoinduced process in biological chromophoric assemblies. Here we investigate the factors which can drive EET into efficient ultrafast sub-ps regimes. We demonstrate how...
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Shahu A, Petropoulos V, Saridakis E, Petrakis V, Ioannidis N, Mitrikas G, et al.
J Am Chem Soc
. 2024 May;
146(23):15659-15665.
PMID: 38819953
Molecular aggregation is a powerful tool for tuning advanced materials' photophysical and electronic properties. Here we present a novel potential for the aqueous-solvated aggregated state of boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) to...
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Petropoulos V, Rukin P, Quintela F, Russo M, Moretti L, Moore A, et al.
J Phys Chem Lett
. 2024 Apr;
15(16):4461-4467.
PMID: 38630018
Internal conversion (IC) is a common radiationless transition in polyatomic molecules. Theory predicts that molecular vibrations assist IC between excited states, and ultrafast experiments can provide insight into their structure-function...
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Petropoulos V, Mavridi-Printezi A, Menichetti A, Mordini D, Kabacinski P, Gianneschi N, et al.
J Phys Chem Lett
. 2024 Mar;
15(13):3639-3645.
PMID: 38530860
Eumelanins play a crucial role as photoprotective agents for living organisms, yet the nature of the stationary and transient species involved in the light absorption and deactivation processes remains controversial....
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Aleotti F, Petropoulos V, Van Overeem H, Pettini M, Mancinelli M, Pecorari D, et al.
J Phys Chem A
. 2023 Dec;
127(49):10435-10449.
PMID: 38051114
In this work, we show how the structural features of photoactive azobenzene derivatives can influence the photoexcited state behavior and the yield of the trans/cis photoisomerization process. By combining high-resolution...
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Petropoulos V, Uboldi L, Maiuri M, Cerullo G, Martinez-Fernandez L, Balanikas E, et al.
J Phys Chem Lett
. 2023 Nov;
14(45):10219-10224.
PMID: 37931204
The DNA polarity, ., the order in which nucleobases are connected together via the phosphodiester backbone, is crucial for several biological processes. But, so far, there has not been experimental...