Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / The development of polymers with the ability to transport and release drugs and bioactives has been growing rapidly because of their unique properties in protecting and enhancing solubilization of drugs in physiological media. In this work, polyesters derived from β-cyclodextrin were developed in two different systems: The former consisted of cyclodextrin cross-linked with citric acid and subsequently functionalized with glutamic acid. The latter was obtained from β-cyclodextrin esterified with gluthamic acid. The polyesters were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Solid-state Cross-Polarization Magic Angle Spinning Carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (CP/MAS 13C–NMR) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) for the confirmation of the formation of polymers and the esterification of glutamic acid with β-cyclodextrin molecules. The formation of inclusion complex of the polymers in solution with orange methyl was evaluated to verify the activation of β-cyclodextrin cavities. The polymers were used as reducer and stabilizer in the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The characterization of the AgNPs was performed by UV-Vis spectroscopy, and bands between 350-500 nm evidenced of the obtainment of silver nanoparticles. Analyses by transmission electron microscopy revealed AgNPs with spherical morphology and diameter around ~ 5 to ~60 nm, corroborating with the results of UV-Vis. / O desenvolvimento de polímero com a capacidade de transportar e liberar fármacos e compostos bioativos vem crescendo rapidamente, devido suas propriedades únicas em proteger e aumentar a solubilização em meios fisiológicos. Neste trabalho, foram desenvolvidos poliésteres derivado de β-ciclodextrina em dois sistemas distintos. O primeiro sistema foi obtido a partir de β-ciclodextrina reticulado com ácido cítrico e posteriormente funcionalizado com ácido glutâmico. O segundo foi a partir de β-ciclodextrina esterificada com ácido glutâmico. Os poliésteres foram caracterizados por espectroscopia na região do infravermelho com transformada de Fourier (FTIR), ressonância magnética nuclear no estado sólido sob polarização cruzada e rotação com ângulo mágico (RMN 13C CP/MAS) e análise termogravimétrica (TG), para a confirmação da formação dos polímeros e a esterificação do ácido glutâmico com as moléculas de β-ciclodextrina. A formação de complexo de inclusão dos polímeros com o alaranjado de metila foi avaliada em solução, comprovando-se a ativação das cavidades de β-ciclodextrina. Os polímeros foram testados quanto a habilidade de promover a formação/estabilização de nanopartículas de prata (AgNPs) a partir de nitrato de prata em solução. A caracterização das AgNPs foi realizada por espectroscopia de UV-Vis, e as bandas observadas entre 350-500 nm são evidências da presença de nanopartículas de prata. As imagens de microscopia eletrônica de transmissão revelaram AgNPs de morfologia esférica com diâmetro em torno de ~5 a ~60 nm, corroborando com os resultados de UV-Vis. / São Cristóvão, SE

This dissertation describes the electrochemical synthesis of conducting polypyrrole (PPy), poly(N-methylpyrrole) (PNMPy), poly(3-methylpyrrole) (P3MPy), poly(pyrrole-2,6-dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin) P(Py-β-DMCD), poly(N-methylpyrrole-2,6-dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin) P(NMPy-β-DMCD) and poly(3-methylpyrrole-2,6-dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin) P(3MPy-β-DMCD) films by electrode potential cycling on a gold electrode in aqueous and nonaqueous (acetonitrile) electrolyte solutions containing lithium perchlorate. The resulting products were characterized by cyclic voltammetry, in situ UV-Vis spectroscopy, ex situ FT-IR spectroscopy, in situ surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and in situ resistance measurements. For electrosynthesis of polymers in the presence of cyclodextrin, a (1:1) (mole-mole) compounds (host-guest-complex) of β-DMCD with Py, NMPy and 3MPy, respectively; previously characterized with proton NMR spectroscopy was used as starting material. Different cyclic voltammetric behavior was observed for polymers in aqueous and nonaqueous solutions during electrosynthesis. The results show that in nonaqueous solutions the oxidation potential of Py, NMPy and 3MPy monomers increases in the presence of cyclodextrin. The same results were observed for P(Py-β-DMCD) and P(NMPy-β-DMCD) in aqueous solution. The slight shift of the oxidation peak for polymers in the presence of cyclodextrin (CD) compared to polymers in absence of CD may be a result of the hydrophobic monomer partly or entirely included in the CD hydrophobic interior cavity. In situ resistance measurements of the PPy and PNMPy show that films prepared in acetonitrile solution have less resistance than those synthesized in aqueous solutions. Meanwhile, the results show that the resistance of the polymer increased in the following order PPy < P3MPy < PNMPy and P(Py-β-DMCD) < P(3MPy-β-DMCD) < P(NMPy-β-DMCD). The FT-IR spectroscopy was used to identify the polymers and to find evidence for the presence of the CD in the material. The spectra suggests no CD incorporation in the P(Py-β-DMCD) and P(NMPy-β-DMCD) films. In situ UV-Vis spectroscopy and in situ SERS measurements for the study of the structure and properties of electronically conducting PPy, PNMPy, P3MPy, P(Py-β-DMCD), P(NMPy-β-DMCD) and P(3MPy-β-DMCD) were carried out in two different media. The in situ SERS spectra of polymers deposited on the roughened gold substrate with ORC (oxidation-reduction cycle) pre-treatment indicated both a marked increase in intensity and a better resolution. / Diese Dissertation beschreibt die elektrochemische Synthese von leitfähigem Polypyrrol (PPy), Poly-N-Methylpyrrol (PNMPy), Poly(3-Methylpyrrol) (P3MPy), Poly(Pyrrol-2,6-dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin) P(Py-β-DMCD), Poly(N-Methylpyrrol-2,6-dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin) P(NMPy-β-DMCD) und Poly(3-Methylpyrrol-2,6-dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin) P(3MPy-β-DMCD) auf einer Goldelektrode durch Potentialzyklen in wässrigen und nichtwässrigen (Acetonitril) Elektrolytlösungen mit Lithiumperchlorat als Leitsalz. Die erhaltenen Stoffe wurden mit zyklischer Voltammetrie, in situ UV-Vis-Spektroskopie, ex situ FT-IR Spektroskopie, in situ oberflächen verstärkter Ramanspektroskopie (SERS) und in situ Widerstandmessungen charakterisiert. Für die Elektrosynthese der Polymere in Gegenwart von Cyclodextrin wurden 1:1 (Molverhältnis) Verbindungen (Wirt-Gast-Komplex) von β-DMCD mit Py, NMPy und 3MPy resp., charakterisiert mit Proton-NMR-Spektroskopie, als Ausgangsmaterial eingesetzt. Die zyklischen Voltammogramme ergaben unterschiedliches Verhalten der Polymere in wässrigen und nichtwässrigen Lösungen während der Elektrosynthese. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass sich in nichtwässrigen Lösungen das Oxidationspotenzial von Py, NMPy und 3MPy-Monomeren bei Anwesenheit von Cyclodextrin erhöht. Dieselben Resultate ergaben sich für P(Py-β-DMCD) und P(NMPy-β-DMCD) in wässriger Lösung. Die leichte Verschiebung des Oxidationspeaks der Polymere bei Anwesenheit von Cyclodextrin (CD) verglichen mit den Polymeren bei Abwesenheit von CD könnte das Resultat der teilweise oder vollständig im hydrophoben Hohlraum der CD eingeschlossenen hydrophoben Monomere sein. In situ Leitfähigkeitsmessungen von PPy und PNMPy zeigen, dass Filme, die in Acetonitrillösungen hergestellt wurden besser leitfähig sind als die Filme, die in wässrigen Lösungen hergestellt wurden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass der Widerstand der Polymere in der folgenden Reihenfolge steigt: PPy < P3MPy < PNMPy and P(Py-β-DMCD) < P(3MPy-β-DMCD) < P(NMPy-β-DMCD). Die FT-IR-Spektroskopie wurde verwendet die Polymere zu identifizieren und die Anwesenheit der CD in das Material. Die Spektren schlägt vor, keine CD-Aufnahme in den P (Py-β-DMCD) und P (NMPy-β-DMCD) Filme. In situ UV-Vis- und in situ SERS-Messungen zur Untersuchung der Struktur und der Eigenschaften der elektronisch leitfähigen PPy, PNMPy, P3MPy, P(Py-β-DMCD), P(NMPy-β-DMCD) and P(3MPy-β-DMCD) wurden in 2 verschiedenen Medien durchgeführt. Die in situ SERS-Spektren der Polymere, abgeschieden auf aufgerauhter Goldoberfläche und Substrat durch ORC (Oxidations-Reduktions-Zyklus) –Vorbehandlung zeigten sowohl eine deutliche Erhöhung der Intensität als auch eine bessere Auflösung.

Chiral separation systems in capillary electrophoresis are in the scope of interest of many research groups all over the world. Therefore, the need to develop reliable theoretical models, which would help to explain phenomena connected with chiral separations or optimization of separation conditions, is obvious. In this thesis several mathematical models and approaches that can fulfill these requirements are presented. First part of the thesis deals with the determination of rate constants of interconversion of enantiomers by means of dynamic capillary electrophoresis. We focused on mixtures of chiral selectors and formulated a mathematical model, which enables to determine rate constants of interconversion in such systems. Mixtures of chiral selectors are very popular in separation practice due to their enhanced enantioselectivity. The theoretical model established in the thesis is able to explain the separation mechanisms of multi-chiral selector systems and to propose and verify possible ways of their optimization. In addition, the separation mechanism in systems with simultaneous cyclodextrin and borate complexation was revealed. Finally we present the complete mathematical model of electromigration in systems with complexation agents. The model is implemented into our simulation tool Simul 5...

Background: Cyclodextrin glucanotransferases (CGTases) catalyze the synthesis of cyclodextrins, cyclic oligosaccharides composed of glucose monomers that find applications in the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industries. An economic application of these industrially important enzymes requires their efficient production and recovery. In this study, the effect of Sec-type signal peptides on the recombinant expression of a CGTase derived from Bacillus sp. G825-6 was investigated in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) using a codon-adapted gene. In addition, a novel purification method for the CGTase using starch adsorption was developed. Results: Expression vectors encoding N-terminal PelB, DacD, and the native Bacillus sp. G825-6 CGTase signal peptides (SP) were constructed for the recombinant CGTase. With the DacD SP derived from E. coli, a 3.9- and 3.1-fold increase in total enzyme activity was obtained compared to using the PelB and the native CGTase SP, respectively. DacD enabled a 7.3-fold increase of activity in the extracellular fraction after induction for 24 h compared to the native CGTase SP. After induction for 48 h, 75% of the total activity was detected in the extracellular fraction. By a batch wise adsorption to starch, the extracellular produced CGTase could be purified to homogeneity with a yield of 46.5% and a specific activity of 1637 U/mg. Conclusions: The signal peptide DacD promoted the high-level heterologous extracellular expression of a recombinant CGTase from Bacillus sp. G825-6 with a pET20b(+) vector in E. coli BL21(DE3). A protocol based on starch adsorption enabled a fast and efficient purification of the recombinant enzyme.

Le but de ce travail était la préparation de dérivés cyclobutaniques du GABA optiquement purs et leur utilisation dans la préparation de γ/α-peptides pouvant adopter une structure tridimensionnelle bien définie. Pour cela, deux stratégies ont été développées. La première consistait en l’utilisation de la β-Cyclodextrine comme hôte supramoléculaire chirale lors de cyclizations photochimiques énantiosélectives. La tentative de cyclisation [2+2] intramoléculaire du N-allyl-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)acrylamide n’a conduit qu’à un δ-lactame issu d’une électrocyclisation 6π. L’électrocyclisation de la 1,3-dihydro-2H-azepin-2-one nous a permis d’obtenir le γ-latame bicyclique précurseur du (+)-cis-3,4CB-GABA avec un excès énantiomérique de 45%. La deuxième stratégie était basée sur une synthèse racémique du N-Boc-cis-3,4CB-GABA suivi d’une séparation des deux énantiomères par CLHP semi-préparative avec une colonne chirale. Les (-) et (+)-cis-3,4CB-GABA optiquement purs ont ainsi été obtenu à l’échelle du gramme. Ces deux énantiomères (-) et (+)-cis-3,4CB-GABA ont ensuite été utilisés pour la préparation de deux séries de peptides mixtes γ/α, diastéréoisomères [(S,S/R) et (R,R/R)] à courtes chaines contenant alternativement le cis-3,4CB-GABA et le D-Alanine. L'analyse des conformations des dipeptides des deux séries par Diffraction des Rayons X, n'a montré aucune interaction intramoléculaire mais plutôt un assemblage de liaisons d'hydrogène intermoléculaires entre les molécules du dipeptide. D'autre part, les études RMN 1D et 2D (en solution) ont montré que le tétrapeptide des séries (S,S/R) pourraient avoir une structure hélicoïdale 12/10, tandis que son analogue diastéréoisomères des séries (R,R/R), a montré, en solution, une nouvelle structure sous forme de ruban 7/9. / This work revolves around the synthesis of ennatiomerically pure cyclobutane derivatives of GABA, and their use in the preparation of hybrid γ/α-peptides that could adopt a well-defined three dimensional secondary structure. In this aim we developed two strategies. The first one employed native β-Cyclodextrin as a supramolecular chiral host to achieve enantiodifferentiating photochemical cyclizations. Attempting to perform an intramolecular [2+2] cyclization of N-allyl-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)acrylamide, we only obtained a δ-lactam resulting from a 6π electrocyclization, whereas the electrocyclization of 1,3-Dihydro‑2H‑azepin-2-one allowed access to a 45% enantiomerically enriched bicyclic γ-lactam precursor of (+)-cis-3,4CB-GABA. The second strategy was based on a racemic synthesis of N-Boc-cis-3,4CB-GABA followed by a separation of the two enantiomers using a semi-preparative HPLC fitted with a chiral column. This allowed access to optically pure (-) and (+)-cis-3,4CB-GABA, on a gram scale. Furthermore, the enantiomerically pure (-) and (+)-cis-3,4CB-GABA, were used to synthesize, and fully characterize two series [the (S,S/R) and the (R,R/R)] of short diasteriomeric hybrid γ/α-peptides composed of alternating cis-3,4CB-GABA and D-Alanine. Analysis of the conformational behavior of the dipeptides from both series by X-Ray diffraction on a single crystal, showed no intramolecular interactions but rather an array of intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the dipeptide molecules. On the other hand, a series of 1D and 2D NMR experiments showed that the tetrapeptide of the (S,S/R)-series could attain a 12/10 helical structuration, whereas its diasteriomeric analog of the (R,R/R)-series, displayed evidence of an unprecedented 7/9 folding pattern in solution.

Au cours de la dernière décennie, quelques (rares) exemples de copolymères à blocs présentant des liens supramoléculaires entre les blocs constitutifs ont été décrits. En raison du caractère réversible de l’association des blocs macromoléculaires, de tels polymères sont d’un grand intérêt pour le développement de matériaux nanostructurés, ayant des propriétés auto-cicatrisantes ou à processabilité améliorée. L’objectif principal de cette thèse est d’élaborer de nouvelles architectures supramoléculaires, en combinant la polymérisation RAFT et l’association spécifique par liaisons H des groupements thymine et diaminopyridine. La stratégie employée a consisté dans un premier temps en la synthèse d’agents de transfert et d’un amorceur radicalaire fonctionnalisés par des unités complémentaires thymine et diaminopyridine. Ces précurseurs ont permis de générer, par polymérisation RAFT, des polymères α- ou α,ω-fonctionnalisés de manière quantitative par ces motifs à liaisons H. L’auto-assemblage des blocs polymères ainsi obtenus a été mis en évidence par RMN 1H, AFM et par des mesures rhéologiques. Cette démarche a été adaptée dans un second temps à l’élaboration de copolymères greffés supramoléculaires hydrophiles, basés sur le complexe d’inclusion β-cyclodextrine/adamantane. / Over the past decade, some (rare) examples of block copolymers with supramolecular links between the building blocks have been described. Because the association between macromolecular blocks is a reversible process, such polymers are of great interest in the field of nanostructured materials, self-healing materials, or processing aid. The main goal of this work is to develop new supramolecular architectures, by a combination of RAFT polymerization and H-bonding. In a first step, several chain transfer agents and a radical initiator possessing complementary thymine or diaminopyridine H-bonding moeties were synthesized. These precursors were used to generate a panel of polymers α- or α,ω-functionalized with these H-bonding stickers in a quantitative manner. The self-assembly of the resulting polymer blocks was highlighted by 1H NMR, AFM and rheological measurements. This approach was subsequently adapted to the development of hydrophilic supramolecular comb-shaped polymers, based on the β-cyclodextrin/adamantane host/guest complexation.

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ピリジン配位子を持つメチル化シクロデキストリン二量体と水溶性鉄ポルフィリンから構成される超分子ヘムタンパク質モデル化合物"hemoCD"を用いて、過酸化水素などのヒドロペルオキシドとの反応から、ペルオキシダーゼなどの酸化酵素における反応中間体および酸化活性種の捕捉とそれら反応性について検討を行った。 / 博士(工学) / Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering / 同志社大学 / Doshisha University

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