Amartya Sanyal

Mr. Amartya Sanyal

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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14 April 2026 in Dyes and Pigments
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APArjun Veliyil Prakash
Arjun Veliyil Prakash
ASAmartya Sanyal
Amartya Sanyal
IHIryna Hovor
Iryna Hovor
GGGary Gellerman
Gary Gellerman
LPLeonid D. Patsenker
Leonid D. Patsenker

4 December 2025 in Molecules
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CDChen Damti
Chen Damti
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ASAmartya Sanyal
Amartya Sanyal
OSOlga Semenova
Olga Semenova
APArjun Veliyil Prakash
Arjun Veliyil Prakash
GGGary Gellerman
Gary Gellerman
Amphotericin: B (AmpB)-resistant Candida (C.) species, such as C. parapsilosis, are among the most common causes of invasive fungal infections, posing significant challenges in hospital settings. Although AmpB is considered the first-line treatment owing to its broad-spectrum fungicidal activity, its use is hampered by severe side effects and the emergence of acquired resistance, particularly in C. parapsilosis, which exhibits reduced susceptibility to polyene, azole, and echinocandin-based antifungal drugs. Here, we present findings on photodynamic therapy (PDT) that targets the opportunistic fungal pathogens C. parapsilosis and C. albicans via the use of photosensitizers from the iodocyanine and newly developed iodinated Methylene blue families. These compounds contain heavy iodine atoms that increase the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), the agents responsible for oxidative cellular damage, via the heavy-atom effect, which promotes intersystem crossing (ISC) and triplet-state formation. A strong antifungal effect was observed against AmpB-resistant C. parapsilosis, indicating a correlation between the quantum yield of ROS generation and the photosensitizing efficacy under near-infrared (NIR) light irradiation. The combination of efficient cellular uptake and enhanced ROS generation positions iodinated photosensitizers as promising candidates for the treatment of drug-resistant Candida strains.