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A blocked diketo form of avobenzone: Photostability, photosensitizing properties and triplet quenching by a triazine-derived UVB-filter

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Paris, Cecilia, Lhiaubet‐Vallet, Virginie, Jiménez, Oscar, Trullas, Carles, Miranda, Miguel Ángel·2009·Photochemistry and Photobiology

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Novel sunscreens are required providing active protection in the UVA and UVB regions. On the other hand, there is an increasing concern about the photosafety of UV filters, as some of them are not sufficiently photostable. Avobenzone is one of the most frequently employed sunscreen ingredients, but it has been reported to partially decompose after irradiation. In the present work, photophysical and photochemical studies on a methylated avobenzone‐derivative have shown that the diketo form is responsible for photodegradation. A transient absorption was observed at 380 nm after laser flash photolysis excitation at 308 nm. It was assigned to the triplet excited state of the diketo form, as inferred from quenching by oxygen and β‐carotene. This transient also interacted with key building blocks of biomolecules by triplet–triplet energy transfer (in the case of thymidine) or electron transfer processes (for 2′‐deoxyguanosine, tryptophan and tyrosine). Irradiation of the avobenzone derivative in the presence of a triazine UV‐B filter (E‐35852) diminished the undesirable effects of the compound by an efficient quenching of the triplet excited state. Thus, sunscreen formulations including triplet quenchers could provide effective protection from the potential phototoxic and photoallergic effects derived from poor photostability of avobenzone.

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  • A methylated derivative of avobenzone blocking keto-enol conversion plus a triazine triplet quencher reduces undesirable effects by quenching the triplet excited state.

    “For instance, Paris et al. (2019) prepared a methylated derivative of avobenzone (11) in order to block the conversion between keto-enol forms, and a new triazine triplet quencher molecule was added, reducing the undesirable effects of the UV filter by successful quenching the triplet excited state of UV filter [39].”

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Authors
Paris, C., Lhiaubet‐Vallet, V., Jiménez, O., Trullas, C., & Miranda, M. Á.
Affiliations
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
Venue
Photochemistry and Photobiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-01
Volume
85
Issue
1
Pages
178-184
ISSN
  • 0031-8655 (ISSN-L)
  • 1751-1097
OpenAlex
W2089303504
Cited by
112
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FWCI
4.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Photochemistry and Photobiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Skin Protection and Aging
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Physical and Theoretical Chemistry › Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
Keywords
avobenzone, photostability, photodegradation, triplet state, triplet quenching, sunscreen ingredients, photosensitization, triplet-triplet energy transfer, electron transfer, thymidine, 2'-deoxyguanosine, tryptophan, tyrosine, phototoxicity, photoallergy, transient absorption spectroscopy
MeSH terms
Ketoses, Methylation, Propiophenones, Ultraviolet Rays, Molecular Structure, Photosensitizing Agents, Singlet Oxygen, Chalcones, Photochemical Processes

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