Publications

Azaphthalocyanine group

2026

Kozlikova M, Angelia MA, Machacek M, Dumoulin F, de la Escosura A, Goslinski T, Halaskova M, Huang JD, Ke MR, Makhseed S, Mlynarczyk D, Ng D, Torres T, Wong R, Zimcik P, Novakova V, Identifying Structural Factors Governing the Photodynamic Activity of Phthalocyanines, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2026, accepted.

2025

Lapesova J, Demuth J, Novakova V, Ludvikova L, Slanina T, Zimcik P, Enhanced Quenching in an AzaphthalocyanineFerrocene Supramolecular Dyad upon Charge-Transfer Complex Formation, Inorganic Chemistry, 2025, 64, 25077-25088.
Beranova M, Grossova P, Demuth J, Kostelansky F, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Miletin M, Strain promoted click labeling of oligonucleotides on solid-phase support, Methods, 2025, 244, 46-54
Demuth J, Bednarik S, Machan R, Mocak I, Malinsky T, Dahab MAE, Holcak J, Miletin M, Labuta J, Novakova V, Zimcik P, J-dimers of phthalocyanine analogues: structural characterization and their use for determination of association constants between ligands and central cation, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2025, 12, 1590 - 1608

2024

Saarinen S, Khan R, Patrian M, Fuenzalida-Werner JP, Costa RD, Zimcik P, Novakova V, Ruoko TP, Tkachenko NV, Anaya-Plaza E, Kostiainen MA, Elucidating the Supramolecular Interaction of Positively Supercharged Fluorescent Protein with Anionic Phthalocyanines, Advanced Biology, 2024
Bednarik S, Demuth J, Kernal J, Miletin M, Zimcik P, Novakova V, Tuning Electron-Accepting Properties of Phthalocyanines for Charge Transfer Processes, Inorganic Chemistry, 2024, 63, 19, 8799–8806.
Demuth J, Kaushik R, Kozlikova M, Rando C, Machacek M, Novakova V, Sindelar V, Zimcik P, BODIPY-Cucurbituril Complexes: Supramolecular Approach toward Improvement of Photodynamic Activity, Materials Advances, 2024, 5, 3915 - 3920.
Alfred MA, Lang K, Kirakci K, Stuzhin PA, Zimcik P, Labuta J, Novakova V, Subphthalocyanines as fluorescence sensors for metal cations, Dalton Transactions, 2024, 53, 2635 - 2644.
Al-Hamdan NS, Hussain A, Kozlikova M, Alfred MA, Machacek M, Ganesan A, Zimcik P, Makhseed S, Enhanced photodynamic activity of asymmetric non-ionic Zn(II) phthalocyanine amphiphiles: Effect of molecular design on In vitro activity, Dyes and Pigments, 2024, 221, 111809.

2023

Kostelanský F, Nováková V, Zimčík P, Miletín M, Havlínová Z, Libra A, Flídr P, Deriváty akridinu jako sloučeniny interkalující se do DNA a jejich použití, CZ Patent 309844. 2023.
Kostelanský F, Nováková V, Zimčík P, Miletín M, Havlínová Z, Libra A, Flídr P, Použití derivátů akridinu jako sloučenin interkalujících se do DNA, CZ Patent 309849. 2023.
Rychikhina ED, Ivanova S, Novakova V, Stuzhin P, Silicon(IV) complexes of octaaryl substituted porphyrazines and corrolazines: Influence of the macrocycle contraction on spectral-luminescence, acid-base and redox properties, Dalton Transactions, 2023, 52, 6831-6840.
Kociscakova L, Rando C, Kozlikova M, Machacek M, Novakova V, Šindelář V, Zimcik P, Monomerization of Phthalocyanines in Water via Their Supramolecular Interactions with Cucurbiturils, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2023, 88, 2, 988–1002.
Kolarova M, Zimcik P, Ivanova S, Miletin M, Novakova V, Synthesis of peripherally substituted aza-analogues of Si(IV) phthalocyanines by complexation method, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2023, 27, 445–451.
Kaushik R, Nehra N, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Near-Infrared Probes for Biothiols (Cysteine, Homocysteine, and Glutathione): A Comprehensive Review, ACS Omega, 2023, 8, 1, 98–126.

2022

Novakova V, Consequences of isosteric replacement of benzene for pyrazine in phthalocyanines, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2022, 26 (12), 765 - 782.
Kostelansky F, Miletin M, Havlinova Z, Szotakova B, Libra A, Kucera R, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Thermal stabilisation of the short DNA duplexes by acridine-4-carboxamide derivatives, Nucleic Acids Research, 2022, 50, 18, 10212-10229.
Halaskova M, Kostelansky F, Demuth J, Hlbocanova I, Miletin M, Zimcik P, Machacek M, Novakova V, Amphiphilic Cationic Phthalocyanines for Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer, ChemPlusChem, 2022, 87, e202200133.
Demuth J, Kantor M, Kucera R, Miletin M, Novakova V, Comparison of Quenching Efficiencies in Long Triple-Labeled and Double-Labeled TaqMan Oligodeoxynucleotide Probes, Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2022, 33, 5, 788–794.
Kolarova M, Mulaku A, Miletín M, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Magnesium phthalocyanines and tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines: the influence of a solvent and a delivery system on a dissociation of central metal in acidic media, Pharmaceuticals, 2022, 15 (4), 409.
Lazovskiy DA, Skvortsov I, Novakova V, Stuzhin PA, Phosphorus(V) Tetrapyrazinocorrolazines Bearing Axial Aryloxy Groups as pH-sensitive Fluorophores and Photosensitizers, Dalton Transactions, 2022, 51, 5687–5698.
Ivanova SS, Salnikov DS, Knorr G, Ledovich O, Sliznev V, Kubát P, Novakova V, Stuzhin PA, Water-soluble Sulfonated Phosphorus(v) Corrolazines and Porphyrazines: Effect of Macrocycle Contraction and Pyrazine Ring Fusion on Spectral, Acid-base and Photophysical Properties, Dalton Transactions, 2022, 2022, 51, 1364–1377.

2021

Demuth J, Gallego L, Kozlikova M, Machacek M, Kucera R, Torres T, Martinez-Diaz MV, Novakova V, Subphthalocyanines as efficient photosensitizers with nanomolar photodynamic activity against cancer cells, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2021, 64, 23, 17436–17447.
Krzemien W, Rohlickova M, Machacek M, Novakova V, Piskorz J and Zimcik P, Tuning Photodynamic Properties of BODIPY Dyes, Porphyrins’ Little Sisters, Molecules, 2021, 26 (14), 4194.
Halaskova M, Rahali A, Almeida-Marrero V, Machacek M, Kucera R, Jamoussi B, Torres T, Novakova V, de la Escosura A, Zimcik P, Peripherally crowded cationic phthalocyanines as efficient photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2021, 12, 3, 502–507.
Kučera R, Sčensná A, Miletín M, Zimčík P, The chromatographic behaviour of new double‐labelled oligodeoxynucleotide probes containing azaphthalocyanine dye as a quencher with respect to evaluation of their purity, Biomedical Chromatography, 2021, doi: 10.1002/bmc.5033

2020

Kollar J, Machacek M, Halaskova M, Lenco J, Kucera R, Demuth J, Rohlickova M, Hasonova K, Miletin M, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Cationic Versus Anionic Phthalocyanines for Photodynamic Therapy: What a Difference the Charge Makes, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2020, 63, 7616-7632.
Skvortsov I, Zimcik P, Stuzhin P, Novakova V, pH-sensitive subphthalocyanines and subazaphthalocyanines, Dalton Transactions, 2020, 49, 11090-11098. Highlighted on Front Cover.
Husain A, Ganesan A, Machacek M, Cerveny L, Kubát P, Ghazal B, Zimcik P, Makhseed S, Dually Directional Glycosylated Phthalocyanines as Extracellular Red-Emitting Fluorescent Probes, Dalton Transactions, 2020, 49, 9605-9617.
Demuth J, Miletin M, Machan M, Kantor M, Zimcik P, Novakova V, Synthesis and J-Dimer Formation of Tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines with Different Functional Groups for Potential Biomolecular Probe Applications, ChemPlusChem, 2020, 85, 527-537.
Demuth J, Miletin M, Kucera R, Ruzicka A, Havlinova Z, Libra A, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Self-assembly of azaphthalocyanine-oligodeoxynucleotide conjugates into J-dimers: towards biomolecular logic gates, Organic Chemistry Frontiers , 2020, 7, 445-456. Highlighted on Front Cover

2019

Lochman L, Machacek M, Miletin M, Uhlířová Š, Lang K, Kirakci K, Zimcik P, Novakova V, Red-Emitting Fluorescence Sensors for Metal Cations: The Role of Counteranions and Sensing of SCN− in Biological Materials, ACS Sensors, 2019, 4, 6, 1552-1559.
Kociscakova L, Senipek MI, Zimcik P, Novakova V, Non-peripherally alkylamino-substituted phthalocyanines: Synthesis, spectral, photophysical and acid-base properties, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2019, 23, 427–436.
Karlikova M, Cermakova V, Demuth J, Valer V, Miletin M, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Magnesium tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines: tuning of the pKa of red-fluorescent pH indicators, Dalton Transactions, 2019, 48, 6162-6173. Highlighted as a Hot paper, free to access until 23^rd August 2019
Kollar J, Machacek M, Jancarova A, Kubat P, Kucera R, Miletin M, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Effect of bovine serum albumin on the photodynamic activity of sulfonated tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine, Dyes and Pigments, 2019, 162, 358-366.

2018

Lebedeva (Yablokova) IA, Ivanova SS, Novakova V, Zhabanov YA, Stuzhin PA, Perfluorinated Porphyrazines. 3. Synthesis, Spectral-Luminescence and Electrochemical Properties of Perfluorinated Octaphenyl¬porphyrazinatozinc(II), Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 2018, 214, 86-93.
Borisov SM, Pommer R, Svec J, Peters S, Novakova V, Klimant I, New red-emitting Schiff base chelates: promising dyes for sensing and imaging of temperature and oxygen via phosphorescence decay time, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2018, 6, 8999-9009.
Machacek M, Carter K, Kostelansky F, Miranda D, Seffouh A, Ortega J, Simunek T, Zimcik P, Lovell J, Binding of an amphiphilic phthalocyanine to pre-formed liposomes confers light-triggered cargo release, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2018, 6, 7298-7305.
Liebold M, Sharikow E, Seikel E, Trombach L, Harms K, Zimcik P, Novakova V, Tonner R, Sundermeyer J, Experimental and Computational Study of Isomerically Pure Soluble Azaphthalocyanines and Azasubphthalocyanines of Varying Number of Aza Units, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2018, 16, 6586-6599.
Miletin M, Zimcik P, Novakova V, Photodynamic properties of aza-analogues of phthalocyanines, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 2018, 17, 1749-1766.
Demuth J, Kucera R, Kopecky K, Havlinova Z, Libra A, Novakova V, Miletin M, Zimcik P, Efficient synthesis of wide‐range absorbing azaphthalocyanine dark quencher and its application to dual‐labeled oligonucleotide probes for quantitative real‐time PCR, Chemistry - A European Journal, 2018, 24: 9658-9666.
Novakova V, Donzello MP, Ercolani C, Zimcik P, Stuzhin PA, Tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines and Their Metal Derivatives. Part II: Electronic Structure, Electrochemical, Spectral, Photophysical and Other Application Related Properties, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018, 361: 1-73.
Nawrot D, Kolenič M, Kuneš J, Kostelansky F, Miletin M, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Transalkylation of alkyl aryl sulfides with alkylating agents, Tetrahedron, 2018, 74, 5: 594-599.

2017

Novakova V, Małachwiej B, Šebl R, Miletin M, Zimcik P, Tetra(pyrazino[2,3-b]pyrazino)porphyrazines: Synthesis, absorption, photophysical and electrochemical properties of strongly electron-deficient macrocycles, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2017, 21: 302–310.
Ghazal B, Machacek M, Shalaby MA, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Makhseed S, Phthalocyanines and Tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines with Two Cationic Donuts: High Photodynamic Activity as a Result of Rigid Spatial Arrangement of Peripheral Substituents, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2017, 60 (14): 6060–6076. Highlighted on Front Cover.
Zimcik P, Malkova A, Hruba L, Miletin M, Novakova V, Bulky 2,6-diphenylphenylsulfanyl substituents efficiently inhibit aggregation in phthalocyanines and tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines and control their photophysical and electrochemical properties, Dyes and Pigments, 2017, 136: 715-723.
Cidlina A, Miletin M, Fathi-Rasekh M, Nemykin V, Zimcik P, Novakova V, OFF-ON-OFF Red-Emitting Fluorescent Indicators for a Narrow pH Window, Chemistry - A European Journal, 2017, 23, 8: 1795-1804. Highlighted as Hot paper and selected for Front Cover and Cover Profile.
Lochman L, Zimcik P, Klimant I, Novakova V, Borisov SM, Red-emitting CO₂ sensors with tunable dynamic range based on pH-sensitive azaphthalocyanine indicators, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2017, 246: 1100-1107.
Necedova MM, Martinicka A, Magdolen P, Novakova V, Zahradnik P, Phthalocyanine-triphenylamine dyads: Synthesis, electrochemical, spectral and DFT study, Dyes and Pigments, 2017, 141: 448-456.

2016

Machacek M, Demuth J, Cermak P, Vavreckova M, Hruba L, Jedlickova A, Kubat P, Simunek T, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Tetra(3,4-pyrido)porphyrazines caught in the cationic cage: toward nanomolar active photosensitizers, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2016, 59 (20): 9443–9456. Open Access, ACS Author Choice
Cidlina A, Svec J, Ludvová L, Kuneš J, Zimcik P, Novakova V, Predominant effect of connecting atom and position of substituents on azomethine nitrogens’ basicity in phthalocyanines, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2016, 20: 1122-1133.
Machacek M, Kollár J, Miletin M, Kučera R, Kubát P, Simunek T, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Anionic hexadeca-carboxylate tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine: synthesis and in vitro photodynamic studies of a water-soluble, non-aggregating photosensitizer, RSC Advances, 2016, 6: 10064-10077.
Lochman L, Svec J, Roh J, Kirakci K, Lang K., Zimcik P, Novakova V, Metal cation recognition in water by a tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine-based tweezer receptor, Chemistry - A European Journal, 2016, 22: 2417-2426.
Donzello MP, Ercolani C, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Stuzhin PA, Tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines and Their Metal Derivatives. Part I: Synthesis and Basic Structural Information, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2016, 309: 107-179.

2015

Cidlina A, Pausimova Z, Miletin M, Zimcik P, Novakova V, The effect of substituents at alkylsulfanyl/arylsulfanyl non-peripherally substituted phthalocyanines: spectral and photophysical properties, basicity and photostability, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2015, 19: 1095–1106.
Miletín M, Kopecký K, Nováková V, Zimčík P, Cidlina A, Švec J, Použití derivátů pyrazinu a jejich isosterů jako sloučenin vážících se do malého žlábku DNA. CZ Patent 305332, 2015.
Nečedová M, Magdolen P, Novakova V, Cigáň M, Vlčková S, Zahradník P, Fülöpová A, Synthesis of thiazole-annelated phthalocyanines and their photophysical, electrochemical and theoretical study, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2015; 2015 (32): 7053-7068.
Novakova V, Lásková M, Vavřičková H, Zimcik P, Phenol Substituted Tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines: pH dependent fluorescence in basic media, Chemistry - A European Journal, 2015, 21 (41): 14382–14392. Highlighted on Back Cover. Highlighted in Synfacts (Swager TM, Engelhart JU, Synfacts 2015, 11, 1157)
Makhseed S, Ghazal B, Abdelmoniem AM, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Photophysical and theoretical studies of peripherally halogenated octaphenoxyphthalocyanines, RSC Advances, 2015; 5: 58854-58864.
Novakova V, Reimerova P, Svec J, Suchan D, Miletin M, Rhoda HM, Nemykin VN, Zimcik P, Systematic investigation of phthalocyanines, naphthalocyanines, and their aza-analogues. Effect of the isosteric aza-replacement in the core, Dalton Transactions, 2015; 44: 13220-13233.
Lochman L, Svec J, Roh J, Novakova V, The role of the size of aza-crown recognition moiety in azaphthalocyanine fluorescence sensors for alkali and alkaline earth metal cations, Dyes and Pigments, 2015; 121: 178-187.
Vachova L, Machacek M., Kučera R, Demuth J, Cermak P, Kopecky K, Miletin M, Jedlickova A, Simunek T, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Heteroatom-substituted tetra(3,4-pyrido)porphyrazines: a stride toward near-infrared-absorbing macrocycles, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2015; 13: 5608-5612.
Cidlina A, Novakova V, Miletin M, Zimcik P, Peripheral substitution as a tool for tuning electron-accepting properties of phthalocyanine analogs in intramolecular charge transfer, Dalton Transactions, 2015; 44: 6961-6971.
Machacek M, Cidlina A, Novakova V, Svec J, Rudolf E, Miletin M, Kucera R, Simunek T, Zimcik P, Far-Red-Absorbing Cationic Phthalocyanine Photosensitizers: Synthesis and Evaluation of the Photodynamic Anticancer Activity and the Mode of Cell Death Induction, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2015; 58 (4): 1736–1749. Recognized as highly cited paper.
Svec J, Zimcik P, Novakova L, Rakitin OA, Amelichev SA, Stuzhin PA, Novakova V, 1,2,5-Chalcogenadiazole-Annulated Tripyrazinoporphyrazines: Synthesis, Spectral Characteristics and Influence of the Heavy Atom Effect on their Photophysical Properties, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2015; 2015(3): 596-604.

2014

Novakova V, Miletin M, Filandrová T, Lenčo J, Růžička A, Zimcik P, The Role of Steric Hindrance in the Newman-Kwart Rearrangement and in the Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Arylsulfanyl Tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2014; 79(5): 2082-2093.
Novakova V, Hladík P, Filandrová T, Zajícová I, Krepsová V, Miletin M, Lenčo J, Zimcik P, Structural factors influencing the intramolecular charge transfer and photoinduced electron transfer in tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014; 16(11): 5440-5446.

2013

Makhseed S, Machacek M, Alfadly W, Tuhl A, Vinodh M, Simunek T, Novakova V, Kubat P, Rudolf E, Zimcik P, Water soluble non-aggregating phthalocyanine and in vitro studies for photodynamic therapy, Chemical Communications, 2013; 49(95): 11149-11151. Highlighted on Front Cover.
Novakova V, Lochman L, Zajícová I, Kopecky K, Miletin M, Lang K, Kirakci K, Zimcik P, Azaphthalocyanines: Red Fluorescent probes for Cations, Chemistry - A European Journal, 2013; 19 (16): 5025-5028. Highlighted on Front Cover.
Suchánek J, Lang K, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Zelinger Z, Kubát P, Photophysical Properties of CdSe Quantum Dot Self-Assemblies with Zinc Phthalocyanines and Azaphthalocyanines, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 2013; 12: 743-750.

2012

Vachova L, Novakova V, Kopecky K, Miletin M, Zimcik P, Effect of intramolecular charge transfer on fluorescence and singlet oxygen production of phthalocyanine analogues, Dalton Transactions, 2012; 41 (38): 11651-11656.
Novakova V, Uslu Kobak RZ, Kucera R, Kopecky K, Miletin M, Krepsova V, Ivincova J, Zimcik P, The effect of number of carbohydrate moieties on the azaphthalocyanine properties, Dalton Transactions, 2012; 41 (35): 10596-10604.
Tuhl A, Makhseed S, Zimcik P, Al-Awadi, Novakova V, Samuel J, Heavy metal effects on physicochemical properties of non-aggregated azaphthalocyanine derivatives, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2012; 16 (7-8): 817-825.
Makhseed S, Tuhl A, Samuel J, Zimcik P, Al-Awadia N, Novakova V. New highly soluble phenoxy-substituted phthalocyanine and azaphthalocyanine derivatives: Synthesis, photochemical and photophysical studies and atypical aggregation behavior. Dyes and Pigments, 2012; 95 (2): 351-357.
Zimčík P. Azaftalocyaniny - od syntéz přes fotochemické a fotofyzikální vlastnosti k aplikacím. Chemické Listy. 2012; 106(4): 275-282.
Zimcik P, Novakova V, Kopecky K, Miletin M, Uslu Kobak RZ, Svandrlikova E, Váchová L, Lang K. Magnesium Azaphthalocyanines: An Emerging Family of Excellent Red-Emitting Fluorophores. Inorganic Chemistry. 2012; 51 (7): 4215–4223.
Novakova V, Roh J, Gela P, Kuneš J, Zimcik P. Azaphthalocyanines with fused triazolo rings: formation of sterically stressed constitutional isomers. Chemical Communications. 2012; 48(36): 4326-4328.

2011

Novakova V, Miletin M, Kopecky K, Zimcik P. Red-Emitting Dyes with Photophysical and Photochemical Properties Controlled by pH. Chemistry – A European Journal. 2011; 17(50): 14273-14282.
Novakova V, Miletin M, Kopecky K, Franzova S, Zimcik P. Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Alkyloxy/Aryloxy-azaphthalocyanines Based on a Transetherification Reaction. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2011; (29): 5879-5886.
Novakova V, Kopecky K, Miletin M, Ivincova J, Zimcik P. Photodynamically active phthalocyanine building blocks for click chemistry. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines. 2011; 15: 1062-1069.
Kopecky K, Satinsky D, Novakova V, Miletin M, Svoboda A, Zimcik P. Synthesis of mono-, di-, tri- and tetracarboxy azaphthalocyanines as potential dark quenchers. Dyes and Pigments. 2011; 91(2): 112-119.
Kopecky K, Novakova V, Miletin M, Plistilova L, Berka P, Zimcik P. Synthesis and properties of azaphthalocyanines with 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrazino[2,3-b]pyrazine moiety. Macroheterocycles. 2011; 4(3): 171-176.
Kopecky K, Novakova V, Miletin M, Kucera R, Zimcik P. Synthesis of new azaphthalocyanine dark quencher and evaluation of its quenching efficiency with different fluorophores. Tetrahedron. 2011; 67(33): 5956-5963.

2010

Zimcik P, Miletin M, Radilova H, Novakova V, Kopecky K, Svec J, Rudolf E. Synthesis, Properties and In Vitro Photodynamic Activity of Water-soluble Azaphthalocyanines and Azanaphthalocyanines. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 2010; 86(1): 168-175.
Novakova V, Zimcik P, Miletin M, Vujtech P, Franzova S. The synthesis, photochemical and photophysical properties of zinc aryloxy- and alkyloxy azaphthalocyanines. Dyes and Pigments. 2010; 87(2): 173-179.
Novakova V, Zimcik P, Miletin M, Vachova L, Kopecky K, Lang K, Chabera P, Polivka T. Ultrafast intramolecular charge transfer in tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines controls the quantum yields of fluorescence and singlet oxygen. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2010; 12(11): 2555-2563.
Novakova V, Zimcik P, Miletin M, Kopecky K, Musil Z. Tetra[6,7]quinoxalinoporphyrazines: The effect of additional benzene ring on photophysical and photochemical properties. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2010; 2010: 732-739.
Novakova V, Zimcik P, Miletin M, Kopecky K, Ivincová J. A phthalocyanine-mestranol conjugate for photodynamic therapy prepared via click chemistry. Tetrahedron Letters. 2010; 51(7): 1016-1018.
Novakova V, Mørkved EH, Miletin M, Zimcik P. Influence of protonation of peripheral substituents on photophysical and photochemical properties of tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines. 2010; 14(7): 582-591.
Kopecky K, Novakova V, Miletin M, Kucera R, Zimcik P. Solid-Phase Synthesis of Azaphthalocyanine-Oligonucleotide Conjugates and Their Evaluation As New Dark Quenchers of Fluorescence. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 2010; 21(10): 1872-1879.

2009

Zimcik P, Miletin M, Novakova V, Kopecky K, Nejedla M, Stara V, Sedlackova K. Effective monofunctional azaphthalocyanine photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 2009; 62: 425-433.
Zimcik P, Miletin M, Novakova V, Kopecky K, Dvorakova Z. Tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines with different number of peripheral pyridyl rings. Synthesis, photophysical and photochemical properties. Dyes and Pigments. 2009; 81: 35-39.
Zimcik P, Miletin M, Photodynamic Therapy. In Dyes and Pigments: New Research, Lang, A. R., Ed. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.: New York, 2009; pp 1-62.
Mørkved EH, Andreassen T, Novakova V, Zimcik P. Zinc azaphthalocyanines with thiophen-2-yl, 5-methylthiophen-2-yl and pyridin-3-yl peripheral substituents. Additive substituent contributions to singlet oxygen production. Dyes and Pigments. 2009; 82: 276-285.
Miletín M, Zimčík P, Kopecký K, Musil Z, Nováková V, Haluza R, Bunček M Nefluoreskující deriváty ftalocyaninů a azaftalocyaninů jako zhášeče fluorescence. CZ Patent 300906, 2009.

2008

Zimcik P, Novakova V, Miletin M, Kopecky K. Azaphthalocyanines containing pyrazine rings with focus on the alkylheteroatom, aryl and heteroaryl substitution and properties important in photodynamic therapy. Macroheterocycles. 2008; 1(1): 21-29.
Zimcik P, Mørkved EH, Andreassen T, Lenco J, Novakova V. Syntheses of octasubstituted zinc azaphthalocyanines with thiophene or thiophene combined with sulfanyl, amino or imido substituents: Influence of the substituents on photochemical and photophysical properties. Polyhedron. 2008; 27(5): 1368-1374.
Zimcik P, Miletin M, Musil Z, Kopecky K, Slajsova D. The synthesis and characterization of novel unsymmetrical azaphthalocyanines containing one carboxylic group. Dyes and Pigments. 2008; 77(2): 281-287.
Novakova V, Zimcik P, Kopecky K, Miletin M, Kuneš J, Lang K. Self-assembled azaphthalocyanine dimers with higher fluorescence and singlet oxygen quantum yields than the corresponding monomers. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2008; (19): 3260-3263.
Kopecky K, Zimcik P, Novakova V, Miletin M, Musil Z, Stribna J. The synthesis and characterization of metal-free, unsymmetrical azaphthalocyanines with hydroxy groups and their complex formation with pyridine. Dyes and Pigments. 2008; 78(3): 231-238.

2007

Zimcik P, Miletin M, Kopecky K, Musil Z, Berka P, Horakova V, Kucerova H, Zbytovska J, Brault D. Influence of aggregation on interaction of lipophilic, water-insoluble azaphthalocyanines with DOPC vesicles. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 2007; 83(6): 1497-1504.
Petrik P, Zimcik P, Kopecky K, Musil Z, Miletin M, Loukotova V. Protonation and deprotonation of nitrogens in tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine macrocycles. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines. 2007; 11(7): 487-495.
Musil Z, Zimcik P, Miletin M, Kopecky K, Petrik P, Lenco J. Influence of electron-withdrawing and electron-donating substituents on photophysical properties of azaphthalocyanines. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-Chemistry. 2007; 186(2-3): 316-322.
Musil Z, Zimcik P, Miletin M, Kopecky K, Lenco J.Synthesis, separation and UV/Vis spectroscopy of pyrazino-quinoxalino-porphyrazine macrocycles. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2007; (27): 4535-4542.
Mørkved EH, Afseth NK, Zimcik P. Azaphthalocyanines with extended conjugation through heteroaryl and aryl substituents. Photochemical and photophysical properties. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines. 2007; 11(2): 130-138.

2006

Zimcik P, Miletin M, Musil Z, Kopecky K, Kubza L, Brault D. Cationic azaphthalocyanines bearing aliphatic tertiary amino substituents - Synthesis, singlet oxygen production and spectroscopic studies. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-Chemistry. 2006; 183(1-2): 59-69.
Musil Z, Zimcik P, Miletin M, Kopecky K, Link M, Petrik P, Schwarz J. Synthesis and singlet oxygen production of azaphthalo-cyanines bearing functional derivatives of carboxylic acid. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines. 2006; 10(2): 122-131.
Kostka M, Zimcik P, Miletin M, Klemera P, Kopecky K, Musil Z. Comparison of aggregation properties and photodynamic activity of phthalocyanines and azaphthalocyanines. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-Chemistry. 2006; 178(1): 16-25.

2004

Zimčík P, Miletín M. Fotodynamická terapie jako nová perspektivní metoda léčby nádorových onemocnění. I. Historie, základni princip. Čes. slov. Farm. 2004; 53(5): 219-24.
Zimčík P, Miletín M. Fotodynamická terapie jako nová perspektivní metoda léčby nádorových onemocnění--II. Přehled fotosenzitizérů. Čes. slov. Farm. 2004; 53(6): 271-9.
Zimcik P, Miletin M, Kostka M, Schwarz J, Musil Z, Kopecky K. Synthesis and comparison of photodynamic activity of alkylheteroatom substituted azaphthalocyanines. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-Chemistry. 2004; 163(1-2): 21-28.

2003

Zimcik P, Miletin M, Ponec J, Kostka M, Fiedler Z. Synthesis and studies on photodynamic activity of new water-soluble azaphthalocyanines. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-Chemistry. 2003; 155(1-3): 127-131.