This work focuses on wood extractives in effluents from the CTMP plant at Skoghall Mill. Pulp and paper industry effluents contain mostly natural compounds which are part of the trees. They are toxic to aquatic life but harmless in nature, as they are present in low concentrations. Processing tons of wood, such as in a pulp mill, strongly increases the concentrations of the toxic compounds (Ali, M. and Sreekrishnan, T., 2001) which have to be treated before transferring to the aquatic environment.Extractives can be found in different forms, as micelles soluble in water, unprocessed in fibers or absorbed on the surface of fibers. It is important to know in which forms extractives are mostly present in the effluent, so that they can be treated more efficiently. It is desired to have extractives absorbed on the fibers and fibrils present in the waste water, so they can be separated from the water and treated separately, e.g. burned for energy recovery. Dissolved extractives complicate the oxygen transfer in an aerated biological treatment step with their surface active properties (Sandberg, 2012).The aim of this study is quantification of extractives on the fibers suspended in the waste water and extractives dissolved in the water. The distribution between the two forms is an important input when designing future effluent treatment. Wood extractives itself are a wide group with different compounds. This work focuses on the main groups present in waste water: resin acids, free and esterified fatty acids and, free and esterified sterols. These groups are analyzed in different process waters and waste water before the waste water treatment plant. The measured concentrations of extractives were as expected, higher in process and effluent waters, lower in white water. Most of the extract was dissolved in the water and unfortunately fiber samples contained very low concentration from the total extract in the samples.

The research described in this thesis contributes to the development of new strategies facilitating advanced understanding of the fundamental principles governing selective recognition of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) at a molecular level for the rational optimization of biomimetic materials. The nature of non-covalent interactions involved in the templating process of molecularly imprinted polymers based on the self-assembly approach were investigated with a variety of analytical techniques addressing molecular level interactions. For this purpose, the concerted application of IR and 1H-NMR spectroscopy enabled studying the complexation of the template molecules 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, quercetin, and o-, m-, and p-nitrophenol with a variety of functional monomers in the pre-polymerization solution by systematically varying the ratio of the involved components. In aqueous and non protic porogenic solvents, information on the interaction types, thermodynamics, and complex stoichiometry was applied toward predicting the optimum imprinting building blocks and ratios. Molecular dynamics simulations of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and its interactions with the functional monomer 4-vinylpyridine in aqueous and aprotic explicit solvent allowed demonstrating the fundamental potential of computer MD simulations for predicting optimized pre-polymerization ratios and the involved interaction types. The obtained results clearly demonstrate that the application of rapid IR/NMR pre-screening methods in combination with molecular modeling strategies is a promising strategy towards optimized imprinting protocols in lieu of the conventionally applied labor intensive and time-consuming trial-and-error approach. Furthermore, HPLC characterization of the produced MIPs compared to control polymers enabled a systematic approach to imprinting based on advanced understanding of the factors governing the formation of high-affinity binding sites during the polymerization. In addition, the importance of the combination of size, shape, and molecular functionalities for the selective recognition properties of MIPs was investigated. MIPs for the mycotoxins deoxynivalenol and zearalenone and for the antioxidant quercetin were applied as separation materials for advanced sample preparation in beverage analysis. The obtained results demonstrated the potential of MIPs for rapid one-step sample clean-up and pre-concentration from beverages such as wine and beer.

Mass spectrometry (MS) is a power analytical tool which is capable of analyzing biomolecules in great detail, both structurally and quantitatively. With regards to glycans, special considerations regarding sample preparation are necessary in order to achieve reproducible identification and relative quantification of these analytes. A workflow for isolation at the glycopeptide level and subsequent detection at the glycan level with phenylhydrazine, demonstrated that monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) containing a specific amino acid mutation were able to express approximately an additional 50% of the α2,6 disialylated glycan compared to their non-mutant analogues. In a second experiment using mAbs, an azide modified glycan (Ac4ManAz) was introduced both metabolically and enzymatically during mAb production. This glycan is a precursor in the sialic acid pathway and the azide moiety allows for specific chemistry post-production including the potential for highly specific enrichment. The results of this workflow demonstrated that [100 μM] of Ac4ManAz precursor added to the cell media was necessary for metabolic expression. More complex samples however, may contain multiple sites of glycosylation. To conserve the site of attachment, these molecules are often studied at the glycopeptide level, and require enrichment of glycopeptides to improve the lower signal intensity observed in the presence of co-eluting peptides. Carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCH) as well as amine-functionalized magnetic-nanoparticles (MNP) were developed as novel materials for this purpose. CMCH is naturally occurring, and therefore is cost-effective and readily available. In a 12 protein mixture CMCH demonstrated the bulk enrichment of glycopeptides yielding an approximately 20% higher enrichment of sialylated species as compared to a commercially available glycopeptide kit through the use of tandem mass tags for relative quantification. In the same approach, amine functionalized MNP were produced and used to enrich glycopeptides from tryptic digests. This approach was fast (about 10 mins) and quantitatively demonstrated improved retention for sialylated species. Examples of these techniques and their applications are reported in this work. / October 2015

This thesis describes bioanalytical methods for measuring melatonin and some anti-infective drugs in biological fluids. Solid-phase extraction (SPE) or protein precipitation was used for enrichment and purification of the analytes and Liquid Chromatography (LC) was used to analyze the samples. Developed methods were validated according to international guidelines. Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland with a robust circadian rhythm. Bioanalytical methods for determination of melatonin in plasma and saliva have been developed which were used for monitoring melatonin levels in volunteers and patients suffering from sleep related diseases. Eflornithine (DFMO) is a chiral drug used for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis. A bioanalytical method for determination of the DFMO enantiomers in plasma, after precolumn derivatization with o-phtalaldehyde and N-acetyl-L-cystein has been developed. The method has been used to study the L- and D-DFMO pharmacokinetics, in order to investigate the possible development of an oral treatment of DFMO. A method for simultaneous determination of three antiretroviral drugs i.e. Lamivudine (3TC), Zidovudine (AZT) and Nevirapine (NVP) in dried blood spots (DBS) was developed. The method was used for drug determination in two subjects after receiving standard antiretroviral treatment. The method seemed well suitable for the determination of 3TC and NVP and in some extent for AZT. Lumefantrine (LF) is one of the active components in a new fixed drug combination recommended by the WHO as a replacement to older drugs that has lost their effect. A method for the determination of LF in DBS was developed. The method is suitable for monitoring of drug treatment in rural settings. Tafenoquine is a new promising antimalarial drug under development. A method for the determination of Tafenoquine in plasma and in DBS is described. The method may be useful in future clinical studies in laboratory environment as well as in rural settings. / Felaktigt tryckt som Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology 703

The ochratoxins, metabolites of certain Aspergillus and Penicillium species are the first group of mycotoxins discovered subsequent to the epoch-making discovery of the aflatoxins. Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a very important mycotoxin owing to its frequent occurrence in nature, its established role in Danish porcine nephropathy and in poultry mycotoxicoses and its implicated role in Balkan endemic nephropathy and urinary system tumors among population groups in North Africa. Chapters 2 and 3 highlight the importance of OTA and the research currently being done on mycotoxins. These efforts are focused on the molecular genetics of toxinogenic fungi; the mechanism of their action; species differences in metabolism and pharmacokinetics; quantification of mycotoxins; risk assessments on the exposure of man and animals to mycotoxins and regulations for the control of mycotoxin contamination. Methods developed to analyse OTA in different matrices by using reversed phase high performance-liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection and tandem liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry techniques are described in Chapter 10. Amino propyl solid phase extraction columns were used for the first time in cleanup steps of ochratoxin analysis. These techniques and methods were applied to the first survey on the levels of OTA in coffee on the South African retail market (Chapter 5). The results suggest that the levels of OT A in the coffee on the South African market are somewhat higher than the levels of OTA in coffees on the European market. The possibility to biologically produce different halogen-ochratoxins by supplementing the growth medium of Aspergillus ochraceus with halogen salts was investigated. Bromoochratoxin A was produced for the first time in this way. Supplementation of inoculated wheat with potassium iodide and -fluoride resulted in the poisoning of the yeast and no iodoor fluoro-ochratoxin B was produced. It was found that Aspergillus ochraceus produced OTA in higher yields at elevated levels of potassium chloride. This finding has important commercial applications in the production ofOTA (Chapter 4). The ochratoxins are hydrolyzed in vivo by carboxypeptidase A. The hydrolysis of the ochratoxins and analogues by carboxypeptidase A was measured in vitro in a structurefunction relation study by employing mass spectrometric techniques. The kinetic data of the ochratoxins were compared to the values of a number of synthesized structural analogues. It was found that the halogen containing analogues had lower turnovers than their des-halo analogues. There were no substantial differences in the kinetic data between the different halogen containing analogues (Chapter 8). The toxicokinetics of OTA in vervet monkeys were determined for the first time. The clearance of OTA from the plasma suggested a two-compartment model and the elimination half-life was determined to be 19-21 days. The half-life of OTA in humans was determined by allometric calculations to be 46 days. We came to the conclusion that the long term consumption of OT A contaminated foods will lead to potentially hazardous levels of the toxin in the body (Chapter 9). This hypothesis can be substantiated by the incidence of OTA in the blood of various population groups. Possible ways to decontaminate OT A contaminated foods by degrading the compound biologically with yeast; moulds or lipases to non-toxic compounds were investigated. Eight moulds, 323 yeasts and 23 lipases were screened for ochratoxin degradation. A lipase from Aspergillus niger is the first lipase that was proven to degrade OTA (Chapter 7). Four yeasts were found to degrade OT A of which one, Trichosporon mucoides degraded OTA substantially within 48 hours in a growing culture (Chapter 6). In addition to this first report of yeasts which have the ability to degrade OTA, the fungi Cochliobolus sativus, Penicillium islandicum and Metarhizium anispoliae also proved to degrade OT A. OT A was degraded in all instances to the non-toxic ochratoxin a and the amino acid phenylalanine. / Thesis (PhD (Chemistry))--Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2000

The ochratoxins, metabolites of certain Aspergillus and Penicillium species are the first group of mycotoxins discovered subsequent to the epoch-making discovery of the aflatoxins. Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a very important mycotoxin owing to its frequent occurrence in nature, its established role in Danish porcine nephropathy and in poultry mycotoxicoses and its implicated role in Balkan endemic nephropathy and urinary system tumors among population groups in North Africa. Chapters 2 and 3 highlight the importance of OTA and the research currently being done on mycotoxins. These efforts are focused on the molecular genetics of toxinogenic fungi; the mechanism of their action; species differences in metabolism and pharmacokinetics; quantification of mycotoxins; risk assessments on the exposure of man and animals to mycotoxins and regulations for the control of mycotoxin contamination. Methods developed to analyse OTA in different matrices by using reversed phase high performance-liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection and tandem liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry techniques are described in Chapter 10. Amino propyl solid phase extraction columns were used for the first time in cleanup steps of ochratoxin analysis. These techniques and methods were applied to the first survey on the levels of OTA in coffee on the South African retail market (Chapter 5). The results suggest that the levels of OT A in the coffee on the South African market are somewhat higher than the levels of OTA in coffees on the European market. The possibility to biologically produce different halogen-ochratoxins by supplementing the growth medium of Aspergillus ochraceus with halogen salts was investigated. Bromoochratoxin A was produced for the first time in this way. Supplementation of inoculated wheat with potassium iodide and -fluoride resulted in the poisoning of the yeast and no iodoor fluoro-ochratoxin B was produced. It was found that Aspergillus ochraceus produced OTA in higher yields at elevated levels of potassium chloride. This finding has important commercial applications in the production ofOTA (Chapter 4). The ochratoxins are hydrolyzed in vivo by carboxypeptidase A. The hydrolysis of the ochratoxins and analogues by carboxypeptidase A was measured in vitro in a structurefunction relation study by employing mass spectrometric techniques. The kinetic data of the ochratoxins were compared to the values of a number of synthesized structural analogues. It was found that the halogen containing analogues had lower turnovers than their des-halo analogues. There were no substantial differences in the kinetic data between the different halogen containing analogues (Chapter 8). The toxicokinetics of OTA in vervet monkeys were determined for the first time. The clearance of OTA from the plasma suggested a two-compartment model and the elimination half-life was determined to be 19-21 days. The half-life of OTA in humans was determined by allometric calculations to be 46 days. We came to the conclusion that the long term consumption of OT A contaminated foods will lead to potentially hazardous levels of the toxin in the body (Chapter 9). This hypothesis can be substantiated by the incidence of OTA in the blood of various population groups. Possible ways to decontaminate OT A contaminated foods by degrading the compound biologically with yeast; moulds or lipases to non-toxic compounds were investigated. Eight moulds, 323 yeasts and 23 lipases were screened for ochratoxin degradation. A lipase from Aspergillus niger is the first lipase that was proven to degrade OTA (Chapter 7). Four yeasts were found to degrade OT A of which one, Trichosporon mucoides degraded OTA substantially within 48 hours in a growing culture (Chapter 6). In addition to this first report of yeasts which have the ability to degrade OTA, the fungi Cochliobolus sativus, Penicillium islandicum and Metarhizium anispoliae also proved to degrade OT A. OT A was degraded in all instances to the non-toxic ochratoxin a and the amino acid phenylalanine. / Thesis (PhD (Chemistry))--Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2000

Atlikta mokslinių literatūros šaltinių apžvalga. Tiriamųjų medžiagų identifikavimui ir kiekybinei analizei pritaikyta ir validuota efektyvioji skysčių chromatografija. Antidepresantų mišinys išskirtas iš kraujo plazmos kietos fazės ekstrakcijos metodu. KFE metodas optimizuotas keičiant eliuentą ir eliuento pH. Atliktas optimizacijos sąlygų palyginimas. Nustatyti 3 organiniai tirpikliai, kuriais efektyviausiai eliuuojamos sorbente sulaikytos tiriamosios medžiagos bei gauti statistiškai patikimi rezultatai (p>0,05) : 2 proc. etano rūgšties tirpalas 100 proc. metanolyje, 2 proc. etano rūgšties tirpalas 80 proc. metanolyje ir 2 proc. metano rūgšties tirpalas 100 proc. metanolyje. / In this thesis was performed research of scientific literature. Applied and validated high performance liquid chromatography for identification and quantification of target compounds. Antidepressant mixture extracted from blood plasma samples using LLE and SPE methods. SPE method was optimized by changing the elutor and its pH. Three organic solvents were determined, which best elute target compounds from sorbent and show statistical confidence (p>0,05): 2 proc. acetic acid in 100 proc. methanol solution, 2 proc. acetic acid in 80 proc. methanol solution and 2 proc. formic acid in 100 proc. methanol solution.

The behaviour and impact of pharmaceuticals in the environment are still poorly understood. Pharmaceuticals are widely used and continually released into the environment causing increasing concerns about their impact on the environment beyond the intended human or veterinary use. Prescribed pharmaceuticals, typically, enter the environment either through excretion after human use or disposal of surplus medication. Sewage treatment plants do not completely remove pharmaceuticals and their metabolites and these have been detected in sewage treatment plant effluent and receiving waters. Land application of treated sewage effluent is widely practiced in New Zealand as an alternative to surface water discharge. Methods were developed to determine selected pharmaceuticals in environmental matrices such as sewage effluent, sewage solids, soil, and soil water. From these, pharmaceutical removal efficiencies were determined for three common sewage treatment processes; activated sludge, composting and land application of sewage effluent. The impacts of some common pharmaceuticals on soil microbial communities, together with the effect of prolonged exposure to sewage effluent on these communities were examined. Additionally, toxicity of sewage effluent, and toxicity mechanisms of specific pharmaceuticals were investigated using luminescent micro-organisms and lettuce seedlings. Pharmaceuticals were successfully detected in sewage effluent, sewage solids, compost, soil and soil water. The sewage treatment processes investigated, including land application, were able to remove or reduce pharmaceutical concentrations in sewage. In case of land application, volcanic soils were more efficient than sandy soils in pharmaceutical removal while irrigation rate and level of sewage pre-treatment also showed some effect on removal efficiency. Pharmaceuticals were not acutely toxic at environmental levels currently detected. Exposure of microbial communities to unnaturally high levels of pharmaceuticals did demonstrate that most pharmaceuticals were potentially able to induce stress in the microbial community although microbes were able to metabolise some of these pharmaceuticals. Twelve years of effluent irrigation resulted in microbial adaptation to aspirin, acetaminophen and tetracycline, indicating that these pharmaceuticals had an effect on microbial community. Presently, land application of treated sewage waste may be a suitable treatment for additional pharmaceutical removal provided that land application schemes are designed appropriately, and pharmaceutical accumulation in the soil is occasionally monitored. It would be prudent to recognise the potential risk that could be caused by chronic exposure to pharmaceuticals such that continued vigilance may lead to future indications of chronic effects at an early stage.

Ce mémoire reporte dans une première partie les études menées sur des polymères à empreintes moléculaires (MIP) en extraction solide-liquide (SPE). La nature des interactions polymère-analyte, l’influence de la composition de la matrice de l’échantillon et la sélectivité des MIPs sont étudiés.La première application concerne l’extraction de molécules ciblées dans un extrait de plante. Deux MIPs respectivement préparés à partir de l’acide méthacrylique (MAA) et l’acide itaconique (IA) et avec respectivement la catharanthine et la vindoline comme molécule empreinte ont montré leur sélectivité sur des solutions standards puis sur un extrait de plante. Des expériences de réactivité croisée réalisées sur des molécules analogues à la molécule empreinte (alcaloïdes dimères) montrent la spécificité de reconnaissance des analytes par les MIPs. Le MIP-catharanthine est caractérisé par les isothermes de Scatchard et sa capacité est évaluée en SPE à partir de l’extrait de Catharanthus roseus. Un MIP préparé à partir de MAA avec la vinorelbine comme molécule empreinte a été appliqué à des matrices aqueuses salines pour l’extraction de la vinflunine et de son métabolite dans du plasma bovin et de l’urine. Des rendements d’extraction élevés ont été atteints grâce à une étude de l’impact des sels et au choix de solvants de lavage adaptés à la matrice. Une deuxième partie montre la simplicité d’utilisation et la sensibilité de la détection conductimétrique sans contact à couplage capacitif (C4D) lors de l’analyse du contre-ion et du principe actif dans des composés pharmaceutiques en électrophorèse capillaire (EC). La technique de la double injection a permis l’analyse simultanée des cations et des anions. La méthode EC-C4D développée est appliquée aux alcaloïdes Vinca et à différents médicaments avec des contre-ions anioniques ou cationiques. / This thesis reports in a first part results obtained with molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) during solid liquid extraction. Polymer-analyte interactions, composition of the sample matrix and selectivity of MIPs have been studied.The first application concerned the extraction of molecules in a plant extract. Two MIPs respectively prepared from the methacrylic acid (MAA) and itaconic acid ( IA) and with respectively catharanthine and vindoline as template showed their selectivity on standard solutions then on a plant extract. Experiments of cross reactivity performed with analogue of the template (dimers alkaloids) have proved the specificity of analytes recognition by the MIPs. The MIP-catharanthine is characterized by Scatchard isotherms and its capacity was estimated from the extract of Catharanthus roseus. A MIP prepared from MAA with the vinorelbine as template was applied in salt aqueous matrices for the extraction of vinflunine and its metabolite in bovine plasma and urine. High extraction recoveries were reached with a study of the impact of salts and the choice of washing solvents adapted to the matrix. The second part showed the simplicity of use and the sensibility of capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (C4D) for the analysis of counter-ion and active principle in pharmaceutical compounds in capillary electrophoresis (CE). The technique of double injection allowed the simultaneous analysis of cations and anions. The developed method EC-C4D was applied to Vinca alkaloids and various medicines with anionic or cationic counter-ions.

In this work a method using solid phase extraction (SPE) and gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC/MS) for determination of pyrimethanil, flumetralin and krexosim-methyl from water was developed. Different commercial sorvents were evaluated (C18, ENVI-Carb, Florisil, silica and ENVI-Carb/LC-NH2) at concentration level of 2.5 μg L-1 (three replicates). The best results were obtained using C18, with recovery values of 102.3, 79.0 and 89.0 % for pyrimethanil, flumetralin and kresoxim-methyl, respectively. Therefore, the validation of the method was carried out with C18 sorvent. Recovery experiments were carried out (seven replicates), at three fortification levels (0.5, 2.5 and 5.0 μg L-1), resulting in recoveries in a range of 62.6 to 104.6 % and relative standard deviations between 5.1 and 15.5 %. Detection and quantification limits ranged from 0.002 to 0.005 μg L-1 and from 0.007 to 0.147 μg L-1, respectively, for the different pesticides studied. The developed method was linear over the range assayed, 0.05-4.0 μg mL-1, with correlation coefficients above of 0.99. Next, peat was tested for solid-phase extraction of these pesticides from water. Recovery experiments were carried out (three replicates) at fortification level of 2.5 μg L-1, resulting in recoveries of 41.1, 95.9 and 88.3 % for pyrimethanil, flumetralin and kresoxim-methyl, respectively. Results have shown that the peat material can be successfully applied for analysis of flumetralin and kresoxim-methyl in water. The procedure developed was applied to the determination of these pesticides in drinking water sample. No pesticide residues, at concentrations above the limit of detection, were found in the sample. / A contaminação da água preocupa devido a sua grande importância para as formas de vida, em especial a humana, gerando a necessidade de um controle na contaminação das águas potável, de irrigação, de superfície, subterrâneas ou de efluentes industriais. Justifica-se assim a importância na determinação de resíduos de pesticidas em água. Neste trabalho foi desenvolvido e validado um método analítico utilizando a técnica de extração em fase sólida (EFS), com a avaliação da eficiência de diferentes sorventes para extração de resíduos dos pesticidas pirimetanil, flumetralina e cresoxim-metílico de água e análise por cromatografia a gás acoplada a espectrometria de massas (CG/EM). Foram avaliados os sorventes comerciais: C18, ENVI-Carb (carbono grafitinizado), Florisil, sílica e ENVI-Carb/LC-NH2 (resina polimérica do aminopropil), para o nível de fortificação de 2,5 μg L-1 em triplicata. A fase C18 apresentou os melhores valores de recuperação para pirimetanil, flumetralina e cresoxim-metílico, com os valores 102,3; 79,0 e 89,0 %, respectivamente. A validação do método foi realizada com o sorvente comercial C18. O estudo da recuperação dos pesticidas, em uma série de sete replicatas, mostrou valores de recuperação que variaram entre 62,6 e 104,6 % para os níveis de fortificação de 0,5, 2,5 e 5,0 μg L-1, com desvio padrão relativo entre 5,1 e 15,5 %, limite de detecção entre 0,002 e 0,044 μg L-1 e limite de quantificação entre 0,007 e 0,147 μg L-1. A curva analítica foi feita no extrato da matriz com os seguintes valores de concentração dos pesticidas: 0,05; 0,1; 0,2; 0,5; 1,0; 2,0; 3,0; 4,0 μg mL-1 e apresentou r acima de 0,99. Em seguida, foi avaliada a turfa como sorvente para o nível de fortificação de 2,5 μg L-1 em triplicata. Os valores de recuperação para pirimetanil, flumetralina e cresoxim-metílico foram de 41,1; 95,9 e 88,3 %, respectivamente, sendo, portanto uma alternativa viável e de baixo custo para a extração dos pesticidas flumetralina e cresoxim-metílico de água. O método foi aplicado em amostra de água potável, utilizando como sorventes C18 e turfa, sendo que não foram detectados resíduos de pesticidas considerando os limites de detecção do método.