Cette thèse issue d'une collaboration entre l'Université Lyon 1 et Sanofi Pasteur (SP) porte sur l'étude du procédé de dépolymérisation et d'activation d'un polyoside capsulaire. Cette réaction est la première étape du couplage d'un vaccin (Menactra®) antiméningococcique conjugué (polyoside du méningocoque de groupe C conjugué à l'anatoxine diphtérique). L'objectif de ce travail, réalisé dans le cadre d'un programme d'amélioration de la conformité et de la robustesse des procédés de SP, est la compréhension du mécanisme et l'optimisation des paramètres clés de cette réaction. Le procédé de couplage de ce vaccin tel qu'il est décrit par SP comporte 3 étapes clés : la dépolymérisation/activation du polyoside par le peroxyde d'hydrogène, la dérivatisation par un "linker" et le greffage à la protéine. Si les 2 dernières étapes sont des réactions chimiques bien connues, la première qui permet, à la fois de réduire la masse molaire du polyoside et de générer des groupements réducteurs, est plus obscure. Une stratégie a été élaborée afin de comprendre cette réaction. Dans un premier temps, l'étude poussée du procédé a permis d'identifier les paramètres impactant la cinétique de dépolymérisation et l'activité réductrice. Ensuite, l'analyse structurale, par diverses techniques, du polyoside dépolymérisé a confirmé l'activation. Enfin, la caractérisation de modifications chimiques de macromolécules étant relativement complexe, de plus petits modèles (monomère, tétramère) ont été utilisés et ont permis d'établir un mécanisme réactionnel de la dépolymérisation du polyoside. A partir de ces résultats, plusieurs solutions ont été proposées à l'industriel pour améliorer le rendement et/ou la robustesse du procédé / This PhD work, initiated by Sanofi Pasteur in collaboration with the University of Lyon 1, concerns the study of the Menactra® vaccine, a glycoconjugate vaccine produced by covalently coupling Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, W135, Y capsular polysaccharides to diphtheria toxoid. The objective was to better understand the chemistry involved in the conjugation process of the vaccine, in order to improve the process robustness and the overall conjugated yields with particular emphasis on the serogroup C. The conjugation process can be divided into 3 key steps: depolymerization/activation by hydrogen peroxide, derivatization, and conjugation. While the 2 last steps of the process are well known in bioconjugation chemistry, the exact mechanism of the first step, which serves 2 purposes, first to reduce the polysaccharide molecular weight and second, to generate the reducing groups on the polysaccharide chain, is poorly understood. An overall strategy for the characterization of the serogroup C polysaccharide depolymerization process was successfully applied to understand this reaction. We first provided a process description of this step, identified and optimized the key process parameters. Then, the structural comparison of the polysaccharide before and after the depolymerization obtained with specified analytical methods gave important information on the mechanism. Finally, well defined sialic and tetrasialic acids were reacted with H2O2 to complete the elucidation of this complex mechanism. From these results, several solutions were proposed to the industrial to improve the yield and the robustness

This diploma thesis deals with use of lactic acid esters for preparation of lactides and PLA. In the theoretical part, it has been processed literature review focus on manufacturing technologies and properties of lactic acid and its esters (especially ethyl ester and lactides). In the experimental part, it has been designed and realized functional laboratory apparatus for preparation of cyclic dimer of lactic acid – lactides. On this apparatus, there were carried out principal laboratory experiments leading to optimization of lactides yields using various catalysts.

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[pt] Metal Organic Frameworks(MOFs) são compostos de coordenação que possuem íons ou clusters metálicos ligados a espécies orgânicas, formando uma rede porosa, cristalina e de elevada área superficial. Essas características despertaram interesse no desenvolvimento de materiais oriundos de MOFs e, possivelmente, utilizá-los como catalisadores na produção de combustíveis líquidos. Nesta pesquisa, a síntese do Co-MOF-71 foi realizada pelo método solvotérmico, misturando ácido tereftálico, obtido a partir da despolimerização por hidrólise alcalina do polietileno tereftalato (PET) reciclável, e nitrato de cobalto hexahidratado, em solução de N,N-dimetilformamida, etanol e água. Após reação a temperatura de 110, 130 e 150 graus C, o material foi caracterizado quanto a sua resistência térmica, através da análise termogravimétrica, a cristalinidade, na análise de difração de raios X, e, de forma qualitativa, a composição elementar, avaliada na análise de microscopia eletrônica de varredura com energia dispersiva. O planejamento de experimentos de Box-Behnken foi elaborado, variando-se três fatores (temperatura, concentração de ácido tereftálico e quantidade de cobalto), totalizando quinze reações. A Co-MOF-71 foi calcinada em atmosfera inerte de N2 a 500 graus C para gerar uma matriz carbônica contendo cobalto, da qual a área superficial específica foi medida por adsorção-dessorção de N2, aplicando-se o método de Brunauer-Emmett-Teller. Um modelo polinomial de segunda ordem foi aplicado, com sua respectiva análise de variância (ANOVA) e os efeitos das variáveis de entrada foram classificados, constatando que a temperatura não exerceu influência significativa na faixa aplicada. Em seguida, o modelo foi atualizado, atingindo coeficiente de determinação (R2) de 87,39 por cento, revelando o teor de ácido tereftálico como o efeito mais expressivo. Além disso, a superfície de resposta confirmou que o cenário de maior área superficial é alcançado ao adicionar excesso de ligante orgânico no sistema, consistente com o melhor resultado experimental (82 m2.g-1). / [en] MOFs (Metal-organic frameworks) are special compounds that can be an interesting alternative for heterogeneous catalysis, due their singularities like a porous and crystalline structure with high specific area. This work proposes an environmentally favorable production route of Co-MOF-71 derived material, starting with the depolymerization of PET from plastic waste to obtain terephthalic acid, which is the source of ligand BDC (1,4-benzenodicarboxylate). The synthesis of Co-MOF-71 was performed by solvothermal method and, optimizing the research, Box-Behnken design were developed with three independent variables: amount of terephthalic acid, cobalt content, and temperature. The samples were characterized by XRD, TGA, and SEM analysis before and after calcination at 500 degrees C. Finally, the specific surface area was measured by N2 adsorption-desorption, and a second-order polynomial model was suggested, with its respective analysis of variance (ANOVA), indicating that temperature has no significant influence in the applied range. Then, the model was updated, reaching the coefficient of determination (R2 ) of 87.39 percent and presenting the terephthalic acid content as the most relevant effect. Additionally, the response surface confirmed the scenario of higher surface area with excess BDC in the system, consistent with the best experimental result (82 m2 / g).

La lignine est un des polymères naturels les plus abondants et le seul constituant de la biomasse basé sur des unités aromatiques et, à ce titre, représente une ressource renouvelable prometteuse pour la production durable de molécules organiques plus complexes. Les travaux de cette thèse portent sur le développement de matériaux catalytiques capables de transformer sélectivement la lignine en molécules fonctionnelles de base, hautement oxygénées, et l'étude de leur mise en oeuvre en condition alcaline oxydante en utilisant le peroxyde d'hydrogène comme donneur d'oxygène. Différentes familles de matériaux hybrides de type SBA-15 à base de titane, Au/titane, Ag/titane et Fe(TAML) ont tout d'abord été synthétisées et entièrement caractérisées. Des études catalytiques comparatives ont ensuite été réalisées afin d'évaluer leurs performances en termes de degré de dépolymérisation et distribution de produits. Le catalyseur présentant le plus fort potentiel, le matériau TiO2 supporté sur SBA-15, a ensuite été soumis à des études de réactivité plus poussées afin d'optimiser les différents paramètres réactionnels (température, temps de réaction et quantité d'oxydant) permettant d'atteindre en présence d'un excès d'oxydant jusqu'à 90 %pds de conversion de la lignine et à 80°C un rendement en bio-huile de 50%pds constituée principalement d'acides carboxyliques et molécules aromatiques potentiellement valorisables / Lignin is one of the most abundant natural polymers and the only biomass constituent based on aromatic units and as such represents a promising renewable resource for the sustainable production of complex organic molecules. This dissertation reports on the development of catalytic materials capable of selectively transform lignin into basic functional molecules with high oxygen content and the study of their performance under alkaline oxidative conditions, using hydrogen peroxide as oxygen donner. Different families of hybrid materials based on the SBA-15 scaffold were first synthesized by incorporation of titanium, Au/titanium, Ag/titanium and Fe-TAML and completely characterized. Comparative catalytic studies were then accomplished in order to evaluate their performance in terms of degree of depolymerization and product distribution. The catalyst with the highest potential, the TiO2 based SBA-15 material, was then submitted to further reactivity studies in order to optimize the different reaction parameters (temperature, reaction time and quantity of oxidant). In the presence of an excess of oxidant, conversions up to 90 wt. % were obtained, whereas a temperature of 80 °C allowed to obtain a yield in bio-oil of 50 wt. %, which is mainly composed of carboxylic acids and aromatic molecules with potential to be further valorized

L’entreprise SEPROSYS est une société spécialisée dans le développement de solutions d'extraction et de séparation de molécules. Au cours de l’année 2011, l’entreprise a développé un procédé innovant de séparation et de purification fractionnée de biomolécules issues de macroalgues marines. Ce travail de thèse a pour objectif de trouver des applications aux fractions extraites selon le procédé d’extraction et de purification de la société SEPROSYS, et en particulier la fraction des polysaccharides sulfatés, dans deux domaines distincts : en pharmaceutique pour leur activité anti-coagulante et en cosmétique pour leur activité anti-âge. La première partie de nos travaux se penche sur le potentiel des polysaccharides sulfatés de macroalgues comme anti-coagulants. Pour cela, des extraits aqueux de différentes macroalgues brunes, rouges et vertes ont été préparés et leur activité anti-coagulante a été mesurée. Les algues présentant le meilleur potentiel ont ensuite été traitées au moyen du procédé SEPROSYS® afin de purifier leurs polysaccharides sulfatés et d’étudier leur activité anti-coagulante. De plus, l’objectif de ce travail consiste également à mieux comprendre la relation structure-fonction de l'activité anticoagulante d'ulvanes. A cette fin, des ulvanes issus d’Ulva sp. de pureté élevée ont été produits par le procédé SEPROSYS®, soumis à des modifications chimique (hypersulfatation) et physique (dépolymérisation) et leur activité anticoagulante a été étudiée. La deuxième partie de nos travaux concerne l’évaluation du potentiel de ces macroalgues comme agents actifs utilisables en dermo-cosmétique, en particulier pour leur activité anti-âge. Dans ce but, différentes fractions de macroalgues brunes, rouges et vertes ont été testées sur des lignées cellulaires de fibroblastes dermiques humains et leur effet sur la production de collagène par ces fibroblastes a été étudié. Enfin, le potentiel d’ulvanes extraits d’Uva sp. par le procédé de l’entreprise SEPROSYS pour stimuler la biosynthèse de collagène et d’acide hyaluronique par ces mêmes fibroblastes a été déterminé. / SEPROSYS is a company specialized in the development of solutions for the extraction and separation of molecules. In 2011, the company has developed an innovative process of fractionated separation and purification of biomolecules from macroalgae. The purpose of this thesis work is to find applications for the purified fractions from the SEPROSYS® process and in particular the sulfated polysaccharides, for two distinct biological activities : as pharmaceutical for their anti-coagulant activity and as dermo-cosmetics for their anti-aging activity. The first part of our work focus on the potential of sulfated polysaccharides from macroalgae as anti-coagulant agents. To this end, aqueous extracts from brown, red and green macroalgae were prepared and their anti-coagulant activity was measured. The best macroalgae were then processed with the SEPROSYS procedure in order to purify the sulfated polysaccharides and study their activity. Furthermore, one of the objectives of this work was to acquire a better understanding of the structure/anti-coagulant function relationship of ulvans. Ulvans of high purity were extracted from Ulva sp. with the SEPROSYS® process, submitted to chemical (hypersulfatation) and physical (depolymerization) modifications and their anti-coagulant activity was measured. The second part of our work relates to the potential of the macroalgae as active agents to be used in dermo-cosmetics, and, in particular, for their anti-aging activity. Different brown, red and green macroalgae fractions were thus tested on normal human dermal fibroblasts cell lines and their effects on the collagen production were measured. Furthermore, the capacity of different molecular weight ulvans extracted from Ulva sp. to stimulate the collagen and hyaluronan biosynthesis was studied. To this end, we developed an efficient depolymerization procedure using ion exchange resins.

Some Epidemic models with fractional derivatives were proved to be well-defined, well-posed and more accurate [34, 51, 116], compared to models with the conventional derivative. An Ebola epidemic model with non-linear transmission is fully analyzed. The model is expressed with the conventional time derivative with a new parameter included, which happens to be fractional (that derivative is called the 􀀀derivative). We proved that the model is well-de ned and well-posed. Moreover, conditions for boundedness and dissipativity of the trajectories are established. Exploiting the generalized Routh-Hurwitz Criteria, existence and stability analysis of equilibrium points for the Ebola model are performed to show that they are strongly dependent on the non-linear transmission. In particular, conditions for existence and stability of a unique endemic equilibrium to the Ebola system are given. Numerical simulations are provided for particular expressions of the non-linear transmission, with model's parameters taking di erent values. The resulting simulations are in concordance with the usual threshold behavior. The results obtained here may be signi cant for the ght and prevention against Ebola haemorrhagic fever that has so far exterminated hundreds of families and is still a ecting many people in West-Africa and other parts of the world. The full comprehension and handling of the phenomenon of shattering, sometime happening during the process of polymer chain degradation [129, 142], remains unsolved when using the traditional evolution equations describing the degradation. This traditional model has been proved to be very hard to handle as it involves evolution of two intertwined quantities. Moreover, the explicit form of its solution is, in general, impossible to obtain. We explore the possibility of generalizing evolution equation modeling the polymer chain degradation and analyze the model with the conventional time derivative with a new parameter. We consider the general case where the breakup rate depends on the size of the chain breaking up. In the process, the alternative version of Sumudu integral transform is used to provide an explicit form of the general solution representing the evolution of polymer sizes distribution. In particular, we show that this evolution exhibits existence of complex periodic properties due to the presence of cosine and sine functions governing the solutions. Numerical simulations are performed for some particular cases and prove that the system describing the polymer chain degradation contains complex and simple harmonic poles whose e ects are given by these functions or a combination of them. This result may be crucial in the ongoing research to better handle and explain the phenomenon of shattering. Lastly, it has become a conjecture that power series like Mittag-Le er functions and their variants naturally govern solutions to most of generalized fractional evolution models such as kinetic, di usion or relaxation equations. The question is to say whether or not this is always true! Whence, three generalized evolution equations with an additional fractional parameter are solved analytically with conventional techniques. These are processes related to stationary state system, relaxation and di usion. In the analysis, we exploit the Sumudu transform to show that investigation on the stationary state system leads to results of invariability. However, unlike other models, the generalized di usion and relaxation models are proven not to be governed by Mittag-Le er functions or any of their variants, but rather by a parameterized exponential function, new in the literature, more accurate and easier to handle. Graphical representations are performed and also show how that parameter, called ; can be used to control the stationarity of such generalized models. / Mathematical Sciences / Ph. D. (Applied Mathematics)

L’angiogénèse tumorale correspond à la formation de nouveaux vaisseaux sanguins afin d’alimenter la tumeur et d’amplifier son développement. Cette étape constitue un facteur pronostique défavorable pour les patients et son inhibition représente un fort intérêt thérapeutique. Parmi les acteurs participant à l’angiogénèse tumorale, on retrouve l’enzyme de dégradation héparanase au sein du microenvironnement tumoral de nombreux cancers. Ces travaux de thèse ont pour objectif de développer des inhibiteurs spécifiques de l’héparanase à partir de polysaccharides sulfatés pour le traitement de l’angiogénèse tumorale. La première partie de ces travaux a été consacrée à l’élaboration de polysaccharides sulfatés de bas poids moléculaires issus de sources animales (Héparine, Chrondroïtine sulfate), algales (Fucoïdanes, Carraghénane-λ-ι-κ) ou bactérienne (Dextran sulfate). Nous avons utilisé pour cela un procédé de dépolymérisation radicalaire assisté par ultrasons, développé en 2013 au laboratoire, que nous avons associé à un procédé de modification chimique appelé glycol-split. Les composés produits ont été évalués pour leurs activités d’inhibition de l’héparanase et de la coagulation sanguine. Ce criblage a notamment permis l’identification d’un dérivé de bas poids moléculaire issu de Carraghénane-λ possédant une forte inhibition de l’héparanase pour une faible inhibition de la coagulation. La deuxième partie de ces travaux s’est ensuite concentrée sur l’évaluation du potentiel anti-angiogénique des inhibiteurs de l’héparanase. Dans ce but, nous avons dans un premier temps évalué le rôle de l’hypoxie et/ou le manque de nutriments sur la production d’héparanase par des cellules de cancers mammaires. Dans ces conditions de stress, nous avons observé que la lignée MCF-7 excrétait une forte quantité d’héparanase. L’analyse en Matrigel 3D du réseau angiogénique formé par des cellules microvasculaires HskMEC, en présence du surnageant de MCF-7 riche en héparanase, a montré une forte stimulation de l’angiogénèse. Les mêmes tests réalisés en présence des inhibiteurs de l’héparanase ont montré une inhibition de l’angiogénèse qui semblait corrélée avec l’inhibition de l’héparanase. / Tumor angiogenesis is defined by the spouting of new blood vessels from preexisting ones in order to sustain and amplify the tumor development. This crucial step is associated with poor prognosis for patients and it’s inhibition is therefore considered as a primising way to treat cancer. Among several actors participating in the angiogenesis process, the degradative enzyme heparanase is active in the tumor microenvironment of many cancers. The work presented in this thesis aim to develop specific heparanase inhibitors using sulfated polysaccharides for the treatment of tumor angiogenesis. The first part of this work is dedicated to the conception of low molecular weights sulfated polysaccharides obtainable from animal source (Héparine, Chondroïtine sulfate), algal source (Fucoidan, Carrageenan-λ-ι-κ) and bacterial source (dextran sulfate). To do so, we used a depolymeriation process based on free radicals associated to ultrasonic waves developed in 2013 in the laboratory. This depolymerization method was then coupled with a chemical process called glycol-split. The produced compounds were evaluated for their capacity to inhibit heparanase and blood coagulation. This screening phase lead to the identification of a low molecular weight compound produced from λ-carrageenan endowed with a strong heparanase inhibition power and a low impact on the blood coagulation. The second part of this work was then focused on the evaluation of the anti-angiogenic properties of our best heparanase inhibitors. To do so, we first evaluated the role of hypoxia and lack of nutrients on the heparanase production from breast cancer cell lines. In these higly stressful conditions, we observed that the MCF-7 cell line secreted a huge amount of heparanase. 3D Matrigel angiogenesis network formation using Hsk-MEC microvascular cells in the presence of MCF-7 heparanase rich supernatant showed a strong angiogenesis stimulation. Same tests realized in the presence of heparanase inhibitors showed an angiogenesis inhibition power that seemed correlated with heparanase inhibition.

Le microenvironnement des cellules tumorales présente plusieurs particularités comme l'hypoxie, l'acidification du milieu extracellulaire et l'hypersécrétion d'enzymes hydrolytiques. Ces hydrolases, comme la cathepsine D et l'héparanase, interviennent dans les étapes de la progression tumorale et notamment l'angiogenèse. Cette thèse s'intègre dans un projet dont la finalité est de concevoir un nano-objet moléculaire enzymo-sensible qui réagirait d'une manière spécifique aux enzymes hypersécrétées dans le microenvironnement tumoral pour assurer de façon simultanée, une fonction de détection et de ciblage des tumeurs. La première partie de nos travaux a été consacrée à la conception et à la validation d'un lien peptidique intégrable dans l'objet moléculaire, sensible aux formes de la cathepsine D actives du microenvironnement tumoral de cancers mammaires. Cet objectif a été réalisé suite à l'étude cinétique de l'hydrolyse de 5 peptides par la cathepsine D mature et la pro-cathepsine D dans les conditions de pH du microenvironnement tumoral. Nous avons également étudié l'effet de l'hypoxie et de l'acidification du milieu extracellulaire sur la sécrétion des formes actives de la cathepsine D par la lignée tumorale de cancer mammaire MCF-7. Dans une deuxième partie, nous avons travaillé sur l'élaboration d'héparines de bas poids moléculaire pouvant assurer la fonction thérapeutique de l'objet moléculaire grâce à leur activité anti-angiogénique. Nous avons mis au point une méthode innovante pour la dépolymérisation de l'héparine qui consiste en une hydrolyse radicalaire par le péroxyde d'hydrogène assistée par les ultrasons. Cette technique permet la production d'oligosaccharides d'héparines caractérisées par des poids moléculaires et des degrés de sulfatation contrôlés. En fonction des conditions de dépolymérisation par cette technique, les héparines de bas poids moléculaires produites peuvent être utilisées comme anticoagulant ou anti-angiogénique. / Tumor microenvironment is characterized by several particularities such as hypoxia, extracellular media acidification and the hyper-secretion of hydrolytic enzymes. These hydrolases, such as cathepsin D and heparanase, are involved in many steps of tumor progression like angiogenesis. This thesis is a part of a project that aims to develop a "smart" molecular nano-object that specifically reacts to hyper-secreted enzymes in the tumor microenvironment for the simultaneous detection and targeting of tumor. The first part of our work concerned the design and the validation of a peptide that is sensitive to active forms of cathepsin D which is a protease, unregulated in many tumors microenvironment such as breast cancers. This objective has been achieved following the kinetic study of the hydrolysis of 5 peptides by mature cathepsin D and procathepsin D in the pH conditions of the tumor microenvironment. On the other hand, we studied the effect of hypoxia and the acidification of the extracellular medium on the secretion of active forms of cathepsin D by the breast cancer cell line MCF-7. In a second part, we worked on the development of low molecular weight heparins that may provide therapeutic function of the molecular object through their anti-angiogenic activity. We have developed an innovative method for the depolymerization of heparin that consists on a radical hydrogen peroxide hydrolysis assisted by ultrasound. This technique allows the production of heparins oligosaccharides characterized by controlled molecular weight and degree of sulfatation. Depending on the depolymerization conditions by this technique, the produced low molecular weight heparins can be used as an anticoagulant or anti-angiogenic.