A user-friendly herbicide derived from photo-responsive supramolecular vesicles

Paraquat is a widely used herbicide that is highly toxic to humans upon acute ingestion or chronic exposure. Here, the authors generate a photosensitive formulation that releases paraquat upon exposure to UV light or sunlight, which shows an improved safety profile in zebrafish and mouse models, whi...

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Autores principales: Cheng Gao, Qiaoxian Huang, Qingping Lan, Yu Feng, Fan Tang, Maggie P. M. Hoi, Jianxiang Zhang, Simon M. Y. Lee, Ruibing Wang
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/fb7bf2c4ac2b4171892c9837cb2238b3
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Sumario:Paraquat is a widely used herbicide that is highly toxic to humans upon acute ingestion or chronic exposure. Here, the authors generate a photosensitive formulation that releases paraquat upon exposure to UV light or sunlight, which shows an improved safety profile in zebrafish and mouse models, while maintaining substantial herbicidal activity.