Targeting pathogens and metal contaminants with naphthalimide derivatives

E.O thanks FCT/MEC (Portugal) for the individual contract, CEECIND/05280/2022. The financial support by the Bulgarian National Science Fund (BNSF) under grant \u2013 "Novel styryl and polymethine fluorophores as potential theranostic agents "contract KP-06-\u041C59/1 from 15.11.2021 is gratefully acknowledged by A.K. This work is also developed, funded, and acknowledged by A.K. as part of by European Union-NextGenerationEU, through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Republic of Bulgaria, project No BG-RRP-2.004\u20130002, "BiOrgaMCT. G.D. thanks to the European Regional Development Fund within the Operational Programme Science and Education for Smart Growth 2014\u20132020 under the Project Center of Excellence: National center of mechatronics and clean technologies - BG05M2OP001\u20131.001-0008 for the financial support. © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.