In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden cDNAs, kodierend für bisher unbekannte stärkeabbauende Enzyme, aus Kartoffel isoliert und funktionell analysiert. Die Isolation der cDNAs erfolgte mit Hilfe eines Systems, welches sich der funktionellen Expression von cDNA-Bibliotheken in E. coli bediente. Die mit diesem System zur Expression gebrachten cDNA-Bibliotheken wurden im Rahmen dieser Arbeit hergestellt. Zum einen handelte es sich um eine blattspezifische Phagen-cDNA-Bibliothek (Proben wurden während des Tag/Nacht Übergangs genommen), zum anderen um eine knollenspezifische cDNA-Bibliothek aus kaltgelagerten Knollen. Nach der Überführung der Phagen-Bibliotheken in Plasmid-Bibliotheken wurden diese funktionell in dem E. coli Stamm KV832 exprimiert. Der Stamm KV832 wurde aufgrund seiner Fähigkeit, lineare Glucane zu akkumulieren, ausgewählt. Werden Glucan akkumulierende KV832 Kolonien mit Jod bedampft, so zeigen diese eine typische Blaufärbung. Nach der Expression der Plasmid-Bibliotheken in KV832 wurden solche Kolonien weiter untersucht, welche in ihrer Färbung von den blauen Kolonien abwichen. Mittels eines zweiten E. coli Stamms, PGM −, welcher ebenfalls in der Lage ist, lineare Glucane zu akkumulieren, wurden die Ergebnisse für KV832 bestätigt. Die funktionelle Expression der Bibliotheken führte zur Isolation einer Reihe von unbekannten cDNAs. Zwei dieser cDNAs wurden im Rahmen dieser Arbeit weiterführend untersucht. Zum einen handelte es sich um eine cDNA, die für eine bis dahin unbekannte β-Amylase aus Kartoffel kodierte und deren Homolog aus Arabidopsis (CT-BMY) im Laufe dieser Arbeit von Lao et al. (1999) veröffentlicht wurde, zum anderen um eine cDNA, die für ein unbekanntes Enzym kodierte (DSD10). Das Arabidopsis Homolog zu DSD10 wurde im Zuge der Arabidopsis Genominitiative Ende 2000 publiziert. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit konnte gezeigt werden, dass die isolierte β-Amylase cDNA für eine funktionelle β-Amylase kodiert und dieses Enzym in der Lage ist, neben löslicher auch rohe Stärke anzugreifen. Lokalisationsexperimente zeigten, dass das Enzym in isolierte Erbsenchloroplasten importiert wurde und dass die 100 N-terminalen Aminosäuren für den Import in die Plastiden ausreichten. Die β-Amylase wurde als PCT-BMYI bezeichnet. Die »antisense«-Inhibierung von PCT-BMYI führte zu einem Hochstärke-Phänotyp der Blätter, sowie zu einem Anstieg der Trockenmasse. Der Hochstärke-Phänotyp ist auf eine Reduktion der Stärkemobilisierung und die daraus folgende Akkumulation der Stärke während der Vegetationsperiode zurückzuführen. Damit konnte erstmals die physiologische Bedeutung einer β-Amylase für den Abbau der transitorischen Stärke gezeigt werden. Kein Einfluss zeigte die »antisense« Inhibierung von PCT-BMYI auf den kälteinduzierten Abbau der Speicherstärke in Knollen. Es konnte auch kein Unterschied im Keimverhalten oder der Entwicklung der neuen Pflanze beobachtet werden. Ein Teil der Ergebnisse zu PCT-BMYI wurde bereits publiziert (Scheidig et al., 2002). Die isolierten cDNAs dsd10, sgeI (die Volllängen cDNA zu dsd10) und das Arabidopsis Homolog asgeI kodieren für Enzyme, welche α-Amylase-Aktivität besitzen, aber keine Homologie zu bekannten α-Amylasen aufweisen. Ein mögliches Glucoamylase Motiv erwies sich für die Aktivität des Proteins als essentiell. Lokalisationsexperimente deuteten auf den Import des SGEI Proteins in isolierte Erbsenchloroplasten hin. Die »antisense«-Inhibierung von sgeI führte in den entsprechenden Linien zu einem Hochstärke-Phänotyp in Blättern, einem Anstieg der Trockenmasse in Blättern, sowie zu größeren Stärkekörnern in einer der untersuchten Linien. Ein nicht erwarteter Effekt zeigte sich in Blättern der entsprechenden Linien, welche für längere Zeit dunkel gehalten wurden. Die Blätter der untransformierten Kontrolle waren abgestorben, wohingegen die Blätter der SGEI »antisense« Linien grün und vital erschienen. Die α- und β-Amylase-Aktivität war in Blättern der SGEI »antisense« Linien reduziert, weshalb eine genaue Zuordnung der Funktion von SGEI nicht möglich war. Die vorliegenden Ergebnisse zu den SGEI »antisense« Linien deuten aber darauf hin, dass der beobachtete Hochstärke-Phänotyp nicht alleine auf die Reduktion der β-Amylase-Aktivität zurückzuführen ist. Ein Einfluss von SGEI auf den kälteinduzierten Abbau der Speicherstärke konnte nicht beobachtet werden. Es konnte auch hier kein Unterschied im Keimverhalten oder der Entwicklung der neuen Pflanze beobachtet werden. / In the presented work, previously unidentified starch metabolic genes from potato were isolated and functionally characterized. Gene isolation proceeded using a cDNA library system that allows the functional expression of potato genes in E. coli. The generated libraries included 1) a phage vector-based, leaf-specific cDNA library generated from mRNA isolated during the day/night transition and 2) a phage vector-based, tuber-specific cDNA library generated from mRNA isolated from potato tubers after cold storage. After in vivo mass Excision of the phage library, the resulting plasmid libraries were functionally expressed in E. coli strain, KV832. This strain was selected for its ability to accumulate linear glucans. Reaction with iodine vapour in glucan-producing KV832 colonies results in a characteristic blue hue. The expression library was thus screened for colonies in which the blue hue was diminished, a potential indicator of the expression of starch degrading enzymes. Library clones from the selected colonies were reconfirmed in PGM−, an alternative E. coli that also accumulates linear glucans. The above expression and screening program allowed isolation of a series of previously uncharacterized cDNA clones. Two such clones were investigated in depth in the remainder of the presented work. The first of these cDNA clones comprised a gene for a hitherto unidentified β-amylase function. The second encoded a functional truncation of a previously unknown enzyme, and was designated DSD10. The full length version of this gene was isolated and designated sgeI. Homologs of both full-length genes have since been identified in Arabidopsis: the former was published as CT-BMY by Lao et al. (1999), while the latter was published in the course of the Arabidopsis Genome Initiative at the end of 2000. Demonstrated in the course of this work is that the first of these isolated amylase cDNAs encodes a functional β-amylase enzyme that hydrolyses raw as well as soluble starch. Enzyme localization experiments showed that the 100 N-terminal amino acids are sufficient to effect import into isolated pea chloroplasts, which is supportive of plastid-targeted localization in potato. This novel β-amylase was designated as PCT-BMYI. Whole-plant antisense inhibition of PCT-BMYI in the potato plant resulted in a high-starch phenotype in the leaf, as well as to an increase in leaf dry weight. The high-starch phenotype was caused by a reduction in starch mobilization and the resulting accumulation of starch during the vegetative phase. This represents the first demonstration of the physiological role of a β-amylase in the metabolism of transitory starch deposits. In contrast to its role in the leaf, antisense inhibition of PCT-BMY1 resulted in no observable alteration in cold-induced metabolism of storage starch in the potato tuber. Additionally, inhibition of PCT-BMY1 resulted in no observable alteration in tuber sprouting, nor in the development of the potato plants. A portion of the results regarding PCT-BMYI have been published (Scheidig et al., 2002). The second isolated gene, sgeI, and its Arabidopsis homolog, asgeI, encode enzymes with α-amylase activity, but neither show homology to known α-amylases. A putative glucoamylase motif, however, was found to be essential for activity of the sgeI gene product, SGEI. As was the case for PCT-BMY1, localization experiments demonstrated import of SGEI into isolated pea chloroplasts, again suggesting plastid localization in potato. Antisense inhibition of sgeI in potato lead to a high-starch phenotype in the leaf and an increase in the leaf dry weight, but also to an increase in starch granule size in one of the studied potato lines. Longer term storage of such lines in the absence of light resulted in an unexpected phenomenon. While the wild type control leaves withered and died within days, the sgeI antisense lines appeared green and healthy for over two weeks. The reason for this may be the metabolism of the stored, hyper-accumulated starch, both due to and despite the initial antisense suppression of sgeI. The exact roll of SGEI in these experiments was complicated by the observed simultaneous suppression of both α- und β-amylase activity in the sgeI antisense lines. The clear quantitative differences in the observed high-starch phenotypes of the sgeI and PCT-BMY1 lines, however, suggest that these phenotypic differences were not due to suppression of β-amylase activity alone. SGEI suppression resulted in no observed differences in sprouting, development of potato plants, or in the metabolism of storage starch in the potato tuber.

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O gene A1 da alfa amilase foi isolado de uma biblioteca genômica em lambda EMBL3, feita com DNA do díptero primitivo Anopheles merus (Díptera, Nematocera, Culicoidea). Ele foi parcialmente seqüenciado, caracterizado pelo padrão da clivagem das enzimas restritivas e clonado no plasmídeo pIBI24 por Pernasetti (1991 ). No presente trabalho relata-se sua expressão em: bactéria (Escherichia coli AD494), células de inseto ( Spodoptera frugiperda) e em levedura (Pichia pastoris), tendo-se observado que somente nas células de Spodoptera frugiperda a enzima é expressa com atividade. A expressão extracelular do gene A1 foi ensaiada em E.coli AD494 usando o vetor pRSETc. Para este fim a seqüência do gene contendo seu próprio peptídeo sinal, foi inserida em fase de leitura (\"frame\") nesse vetor. A expressão sem peptídeo sinal foi executada usando o vetor pAE2, uma construção derivada- do pRSETc. Numa outra construção, o gene A1 foi inserido em fase de leitura após a seqüência do promotor e do peptídeo sinal do gene A2 (alfa amilase de Bacillus stearothermophilus) utilizando-se o vetor pIBI24-Bst. As células de E.coli AD494 transformadas com estes construções expressaram a enzima sem atividade. A amilase A1 não foi secretada nem com seu peptídeo sinal nem com o da amilase A2. A expressão do gene A1 em levedura (Pichia pastoris) foi feita usando o vetor pPic9, que permite a expressão tanto intracelular quanto a secreção da proteína. O gene foi amplificado por PCR usando \"primers forward\" com o intuito de obter o gene com ou sem peptídeo sinal. O gene contendo o peptídeo sinal foi construído com diferentes seqüências tipo Kozak precedendo o códon ATG. Para a expressão extracelular usou-se o peptídeo sinal do fator alfa do pPic9. Os resultados mostraram que a enzima é expressa mas que permanece dentro da célula sem atividade. As mesmas construções do gene A1 feitas para Pichia foram inseridas em Baculovírus para transfectar células de Spodoptera frugiperda. Neste sistema a amilase foi expressa com atividade principalmente no sobrenadante das culturas transformadas com construções usando o gene contendo o seu próprio peptídeo sinal assim com o peptídeo sinal da amilase de Zabrotes subfasciatus. O gene da alfa amilase de Bacillus stearothermophilus foi expresso no sistema Baculovírus-Spodoptera e na levedura Pichia, usando o gene contendo o peptídeo sinal da amilase de Z. subfasciatu. A proteína foi secretada e tinha atividade em ambos os sistemas. / The alpha amylase A1 gene was isolated trom a genomic library of lambda EMBL3 made with DNA from the primitve Díptera Anopheles merus (Díptera, Nematocera, Cuclicoidea). This gene was partialy sequenced, characterized by standard restriction enzyme cleavage, and cloned into the pIBI24 plasmid by Pernasetti (1991). Here we present the expression of this gene in: bacteria (Escherichia coli AD494), insect cell (Spodoptera frugiperda) and yeast (Pichia pastoris). It was shown that only in Spodoptera frugiperda cells the protein display enzymatic activity. The presence of the A1 product in the extracelullar culture media was tested in Escherichia coli AD494 using the vector pRSETc. To this end, the gene sequence containing its own signal peptide was inserted in frame into the vector. Expression without a signal peptide was conducted using the pAE2 vector, a construct derived from pRSETc. In another construct, the A1 gene was inserted in frame after the promoter sequence and the signal peptide of the A2 gene (alpha amylase Bacillus stearothermophilus) using the pIBI24-Bst vector. Although the E.coli AD494 cells transformed with these constructs expressed the enzyme, no enzyme activity was detected. A1 was not secreted, either with its own signal peptide or with that of amylase A2. Expression of the A1 gene in yeast (Pichia pastoris) was conducted using the pPic9 vector, wich allows intracellular expression or secretion of this protein. The gene was amplified by PCR with forward primers, so as to amplyfy the gene sequence with or without the signal peptide. The gene containing the signal peptide was constructed with different Kozak sequences preceeding the ATG codon. For extracellular expression, the signal peptide of the pPic9 alpha factor was used. The results showed that the enzyme is expressed , but remained within the cell and do not display activity. The same constructs of the A1 gene made for P. pastoris were inserted in Baculovirus to infect Spodopera frugiperda cells. In this system, the amylase was successfully expressed and display enzymatic activity, mainly in the extracellular supernatant, using constructs of the gene with own signal peptide or with the signal peptide for amylase of Zabrotes subfasciatus. The gene A2 was expressed in the Baculovirus/Spodoptera system and the yeast P. pastoris using constructs containing the signal peptide of alpha amylase of Z. subfasciatus, the protein was secreted with activity.

Inibidores de alfa amilase de feijão (Phaseolus vulgaris) foram caracterizados. O inibidor da variedade Jalo apresentou peso molecular de 50kDa (por filtração em gel), ponto isoelétrico de 4,75 e 9,6% de carboidratos. O inibidor da variedade Argentino apresentou peso molecular de 48kDa, ponto isoelétrico de 4,90 e 7,6% de carboidratos. Ambos inibidores apresentaram pH ótimo de interação com alfa amilase pancreática de porco de 5,0 e, a pH 6,9, a complexação com a mesma enzima se deu na proporção de 1:1. Esses resultados, mais a composição de aminoácidos, indicaram que as características desses inibidores são semelhantes às de outros já purificados de diferentes variedades de feijão. As principais diferenças entre o IA do Jalo e do Argentino, foram observadas através de termogramas, do teor de carboidratos e dos ensaios imunológicos. Além disso, são sintetizados entre 20 e 30 dias após a floração, sendo que o processo ocorre simultaneamente ao da síntese das proteínas de reserva do grão. Inibidores purificados das variedades Jalo, Argentino e Rico 23, em diferentes fases do desenvolvimento, indicaram ausência de grandes alterações estruturais durante esse processo. / α-amylase inhibitors of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) were characterized. The amylase inhibitor from Jalo had molecular weight of 50 kDa (by gel filtration), an isoeletric point of 4.75 and a carbohydrate content of 9.6%. Argentino presented molecular weight of 48 kDa, an isoeletric point of 4.90 and a carbohydrate content of 7.6%. The optimum pH for inhibition of porcine pancreatic α-amylase for both inhibitors was about 5.0 and they formed 1:1 stoichiometric complex. These results and the amino acid composition indicated that these inhibitors have characteristics similar to others already purified from beans. They were synthesized between 20 and 30 days after anthesis and this process occurred simultaneously to the storage proteins synthesis. Purified inhibitors from seeds in different phases of development indicated lack of great structural changes during this process.

La restriction des apports alimentaires est une méthode couramment utilisée pour perdre du poids dans les sports à catégories de poids. La réduction des apports caloriques se traduit par une activation des systèmes physiologiques du stress, au niveau central et périphérique, visant à préserver l’homéostasie énergétique. Néanmoins, l’influence sur les paramètres physiologiques, psychologiques et physiques reste controversée et ne permet pas de définir clairement un impact négatif de la restriction alimentaire sur la santé et le niveau de performance. L’objectif de ce travail était d’évaluer l’influence d’une restriction alimentaire sur les indicateurs psychophysiologiques du stress, ainsi que le niveau de performance chez des haltérophiles de haut niveau. Nos résultats ont montré que la restriction alimentaire ne modifiait pas le niveau de performance en haltérophilie, mais induisait une altération des paramètres psychologiques. La période de restriction alimentaire se traduisait par une dissociation de l’activité des systèmes physiologiques du stress, ainsi qu’une modification des réponses hormonales à une compétition simulée d’haltérophilie. Il reste à définir les répercussions à long terme de l’altération des paramètres psychophysiologiques sur la santé et la capacité de performance du sportif. Il serait également intéressant d'étudier l'influence de la restriction alimentaire sur le microbiote intestinal et les répercussions éventuelles sur l'axe intestin-cerveau. / Restricting dietary intake is a widespread method for losing weight in weight categories sports. Reduction of calorie intake results in an activation of the physiological stress systems, both at central and peripheral levels, aiming at preserving energy homeostasis. Nevertheless, the influence on physiological, psychological and physical parameters remains controversial and do not allows to clearly defining a negative impact of dietary restriction on health and performance level. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of a dietary restriction period on the psychophysiological indicators of stress, as well as the level of performance in high-level weightlifters. Our results showed that dietary restriction did not modify weightlifting performance level, but resulted in an alteration of the psychological parameters. The dietary restriction period resulted in a dissociation of the activity of the physiological stress systems, as well as a modification of the hormonal responses to a simulated weightlifting competition. It remains to define the long-term impacts of the alteration of psychophysiological parameters on the athlete’s health and performance capacity. It would also be interesting to evaluate the influence of dietary restriction on intestinal microbiota and the possible influence on the gut-brain axis.

Brown rice is a food ingredient which has high nutritious values. During germination, some nutritious and functional components are increased such as lysine, vitamin E, B1, B6, magnesium, calcium, iron… and especially γ – amino butyric acid. Enzyme activity will also change during the germination of the grains. The α – amylase activity of ungerminated grains is very low, only 34.91 UI/g. This is because the enzyme is hibernating and not activated. During germination, enzyme activity will increase. Submerge the Anhdao brown glutinous rice for 6 hours at 30oC in solutions with different pH values (2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0). The results show that at pH 3.0 the activity of α – amylase enzyme reaches the highest value of 82.93 UI/g. After the submersion, incubate the germinated brown rice in unentirely anaerobic condition at different temperature of 25, 30, 35, 37oC. The result showed that at 35oC after 24 hours of incubation, the α – amylase activity reaches the highest value of 89.82 UI/g. Examine the dynamic of changes of α – amylase activity against time at 35oC, we can see that in the first 28 hours the α – amylase activity increased significantly. Highest α – amylase activity reaches 97.10 UI/g after 28 hours of incubation. In reality, people usually use enzyme from germinated grains for many food manufacturing industries. α – amylase activity increases during incubation, which can bring promising prospects for processing sugar syrup and prebiotics food from germinated rice. / Gạo lứt là một nguyên liệu thực phẩm có giá trị dinh dưỡng cao. Trong quá trình nảy mầm các thành phần dinh dưỡng và chức năng của hạt gạo lứt được tăng lên ví dụ như lysine, các vitamin E, B1, B6, magie, canxi, sắt… và đặc biệt là γ – amino butyric acid. Hoạt tính của hệ enzyme sẽ thay đổi trong suốt quá trình nảy mầm của hạt gạo. Hoạt tính enzyme α – amylase của hạt gạo chưa nảy mầm là rất thấp, chỉ đạt 34,91UI/g, do enzyme của hạt đang ở trạng thái ngủ chưa được kích hoạt. Trong quá trình nảy mầm thì hoạt tính của α – amylase tăng lên. Tiến hành ngâm gạo lứt giống nếp Anh Đào trong 6 tiếng, ở 30oC trong nước ngâm có pH khác nhau (pH 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0). Kết quả cho thấy, ở pH 3.0 hoạt độ enzyme α – amylase cao nhất đạt 82,93 UI/g. Sau quá trình ngâm, tiến hành ủ nẩy mầm gạo lứt yếm khí không hoàn toàn ở những nhiệt độ khác nhau 25, 30, 35, 37oC, kết quả ở 35oC sau 24 giờ ủ hoạt độ enzyme α – amylase đạt cao nhất là 89,82 UI/g. Khảo sát động học sự thay đổi của hoạt độ enzyme α – amylase theo thời gian ở nhiệt độ ủ 35oC, kết quả cho thấy,trong 28 giờ đầu hoạt độ của α – amylase tăng mạnh. Hoạt độ α – amylase cao nhất đạt 97,10 UI/g sau 28 giờ ủ. Trong thực tế người ta đã sử dụng enzyme từ hạt nảy mầm cho rất nhiều ngành sản xuất thực phẩm. Hoạt độ của α-amylase sau quá trình ủ mầm tăng lên, có thể đem lại triển vọng sử dụng để chế biến dịch đường và các sản phẩm có tính prebiotic từ gạo lứt nảy mầm.

Digestion of starch in humans starts in the mouth and progresses to the small intestine. Structures from salivary and pancreatic amylases hydrolysis can impact subsequent steps of digestion at the mucosa of the small intestine. However, structures of the starch digestion products along the gut from the mouth to the small intestines – products that impact glucose homeostasis are not well understood. This thesis focuses on the luminal step of starch digestion, i.e. impact of salivary and pancreatic amylase on the structure of hydrolysis products obtained from cooked starches from different botanical sources. Normal corn (NCS), wheat (NWS) and potato (NPS) starches were cooked at 1:0.7 (T0.7) or 1:2 (T2) starch:water ratios. Cooked starches were subjected to salivary amylase at conditions mimicking oral digestion. The composition of the hydrolysates was characterised by gel-permeation chromatography. Extent of hydrolysis was lower at T0.7 compared to T2, but the amount of carbohydrates in different fractions and the molecular weight profiles within each treatment were not different between starches from different botanical sources. However, debranching of the hydrolysates revealed structural differences in extent of amylose hydrolysis and amount and profile of lower molecular weight fractions between different starches. Cooked starches were also subjected to salivary and pancreatic amylases hydrolysis. Extent of 20 min hydrolysis was lower at T0.7 compared to T2 for all the starches. Oligosaccharide composition of 120 min hydrolysates differed in amounts of DP 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 between processing treatments and starches. NCS (T2) was treated with saliva from six participants at equal activity. Salivary amylase activities ranged from 470 x 103 to 118 x 103 U/mL among the participants. While saliva from participant 2 (high amylase activity) greatly reduced the high molecular weight fraction, saliva from participant 6 (low amylase activity) more extensively hydrolysed the starch to small molecular weight fractions of oligosaccharides. These results show that different starch hydrolysates are produced during oral digestion by saliva from different individuals and are also different based on cooking condition or botanical source of starch. Further research is therefore needed to understand how these hydrolysate structures, impact glucose homeostasis.

Le veau nouveau-né possède un rumen peu développé et non fonctionnel. Au cours des premiers mois, les fonctions digestives s’établissent, avec l’implantation du microbiote composé majoritairement de bactéries, archées et protozoaires. Les objectifs de ce travail étaient doubles : i) caractériser et comprendre la séquence d’implantation taxonomique des microorganismes du rumen chez le veau par des techniques de biologie moléculaire et de dénombrement, ainsi que la séquence de mise en place des paramètres fermentaires (AGV et ammoniac) et des activités principales enzymatiques chez le veau en périodes pré- et post-sevrage, ii) étudier l’effet de l’addition de levures vivantes sur la mise en place de cet écosystème ruminal en périodes pré- et post-sevrage. D’une part, nos travaux ont permis de confirmer qu’à la naissance, le rumen chez le veau, est dépourvu de micro-organismes, d’AGV, d’activité xylanasique et amylasique, avec un pH proche de la neutralité et un Eh fortement positif. La colonisation du rumen se fait dès la naissance, pendant les 15 premiers jours de la vie de l’animal par un microbiote complexe prédominé par les bactéries (phyla Proteobacteria et Bacteroidetes) et comprenant aussi des archées (majoritairement Methanobrevibacter). En même temps, le Eh devient fortement négatif. Ces communautés entraînent la production de produits fermentaires grâce à leurs activités enzymatiques. Entre 15 jours et le sevrage, avec l’ingestion d’aliments solides, la composition du microbiote du rumen évolue pour se rapprocher de celle de ruminants adultes, sans atteindre pour autant la maturité en termes de densités et abondances relatives. A cette période, le phylum Bacteroidetes est majoritaire, avec le genre Prevotella. Après le sevrage de légers changements apparaissent sur certains paramètres fermentaires comme les AGV sans doute en raison d’une évolution du microbiote qui devient moins diversifié et plus adapté à la dégradation d’aliments solides. L’apparition, à partir de 90 jours, des protozoaires ciliés dans le rumen semble conditionnée par la présence d’animaux adultes à proximité. A 4 mois d’âge, l’écosystème ruminal tend à devenir proche de celui observé chez les animaux adultes en matière de paramètres fermentaires, activités enzymatiques et composition taxonomique du microbiote. D’autre part, nos travaux ont permis de conclure que, avant sevrage, une supplémentation en levures vivantes (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) diminue l’ingestion de concentrés, conduit à une apparition plus précoce de la communauté des protozoaires et une plus grande densité d’archées, mais a peu d'effets sur la densité et la diversité de la communauté bactérienne, à l'exception de variations d’abondances de quelques taxa mineurs. L’apport de levures entraîne une diminution de la protéolyse, une augmentation de la proportion d'acétate ruminal et une diminution de la proportion de propionate. Au cours de la période post-sevrage, les veaux supplémentés en levures consomment plus de foin et la densité en archées est plus importante alors qu’une réduction de la diversité et de la densité de la communauté bactérienne est observée, mais accompagnée d’une augmentation de l’abondance relative des bactéries dégradant l’amidon, les pectines, les protéines et majoritairement les parois cellulaires en fonction des substrats présents dans le rumen. Ces changements sont probablement à relier aux augmentations de l'activité xylanasique et de la proportion d'acétate. L’ensemble des résultats acquis dans ce travail de thèse a permis d’apporter un certain nombre de connaissances et une meilleure compréhension de la mise en place de l’écosystème ruminal chez le veau de race laitière en périodes pré- et post-sevrage, ainsi que quelques pistes pour orienter ou améliorer cette implantation pour une meilleure maîtrise de l’élevage des veaux d’élevage. / The newborn calf has a little and non-fonctional rumen. During the first months of life, digestive functions establish, in relationship with the colonization by a microbiota mainly composed of bacteria, archaea and protozoa. This study had two objectves: i) characterize and understand the sequence of establishment of ruminal microbiota in calves by molecular biology and counting techniques abd describe the appearance of fermentation parameters (VFA and ammonia) and enzyme activities during the pre- and post-weaning periods, ii) define the effect of yeast supplementation on the establishment of the ruminal ecosystem in pre-and post-weaning periods. On the one hand, our work confirmed that at birth, calf rumen is devoid of micro-organisms, AGV, xylanase and amylase activities, with a pH close to neutrality and a strongly positive Eh. From 2 to 15 days of age, the rumen is colonized by a complex microbiota dominated by bacteria (Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes phyla) and also containing archaea (with mainly the Methanobrevibacter genus), and Eh becomes strongly negative. These communities result in the production of fermentation products due to their enzymatic activities. Between 15 days and weaning, with the ingestion of solid food, the composition of rumen microbiota changes to become closer to that of adult ruminants without reaching maturity in term of densities and relative abundances. At this time, the phylum Bacteroidetes is predominant with the Prevotella genus. After weaning, slight differences occurs on some fermentative parameters such as VFA, probably related to a change in the microbiota that becomes less diversified and more adapted to the degradation of solid food. From 90 days, the establishment of ciliated protozoa in the calf rumen seems conditioned by the proximity with adult animals. From 4 months of age, considering fermentation, enzymatic and taxonomic composition of the microbiota, the ruminal ecosystem tends to be similar to that observed in adult animals. On the other hand, our work showed that during the pre-weaning period, the supplementation with live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) results in a lower concentrate intake, an earlier establishment of ciliated protozoa and a higher archaeal community density, but poorly affects the density and diversity of the bacterial community, with the exception of changes in abundances of some minors taxa. Yeast supplementation reduces proteolysis, increases the proportion of acetate and decreases that of propionate. During the post-weaning period, yeast supplemented calves consumed more hay, had a higher archaeal density, but a lower diversity and density of the bacterial community with an increased relative abundance of fiber, protein, starch, pectine degrading bacteria compared to control according to the substrates present in the rumen. These changes are probably related to increases of the xylanolytic activity and the proportion of acetate. Taken together, results obtained in his thesis have improved knowledge and understanding of the establishment of the ruminal ecosystem in the dairy calf in pre- and post-weaning periods, and carried some possibilities to orientate or improve the ruminal establishment for better control of calves rearing.

Résumé : Chez lorge, la dégradation des polysaccarides des parois cellulaires et de lamidon est de première importance dans le contexte de sa valorisation brassicole. La présente recherche doctorale a été entreprise dans le but didentifier des marqueurs de sélection utilisables lors de lamélioration génétique de lorge de printemps pour ses qualités brassicoles. Des gènes candidats ont dabord été choisis sur base de leur expression dans les tissus de la graine en germination. Leur position cartographique a été déterminée et située par rapport à des marqueurs QTL connus de la qualité brassicole. Exploitant des variétés cultivées de qualités contrastées, une recherche de polymorphismes nucléotidiques au niveau de ces gènes a été réalisée. Tous les gènes savèrent polymorphes, certaines des variations de séquence conduisant à des modifications de la structure primaire de la protéine encodée. Plusieurs caractères technologiques ont été retenus et définis chez les variétés étudiées, en exploitant les données de la littérature : la teneur en extrait, la viscosité, la teneur en β-glucanes du mout, latténuation finale apparente et le pouvoir diastasique. Plusieurs caractères biochimiques ont été étudiés chez ces mêmes variétés et ont ciblé quatre activités enzymatiques impliquées dans la dégradation des polysaccharides pariétaux et de réserve. Le pouvoir discriminant et la simplicité du test dactivité amylase, ainsi que sa relation avec des critères technologiques importants, en font un test prometteur en vue de faciliter la sélection variétale. La relation entre les sites polymorphes de lADN et les caractères technologiques et biochimiques identifient une soixantaine de sites dont les polymorphismes semblent associés à au moins lun des caractères. Sur tous les sites polymorphes, treize sites sont choisis pour leur potentiel en tant que marqueurs de sélection. Ils distinguent en effet un allèle favorable et un allèle défavorable pour plus dun critère brassicole. Ces treize sites sont localisés sur des gènes de (1-3,1-4)-β-glucanase, un gène de (1-3)-β-glucanase, un gène de (1-4)-β-xylan endohydrolase et un gène dα-amylase. La mise en évidence de ces allèles peut être réalisée par des tests PCR simples (« allèles spécifiques ») et relativement peu coûteux, dont six ont été mis au point au terme de la recherche./ Summary: In barley, the degradation of cell wall polysaccharides and starch is of utmost importance for its malting quality. The aim of this thesis is the identification of selection markers useful in the breeding of spring Barley cultivars for improved malting quality. Candidate genes were first chosen based on their expression profile in tissues of germinating seeds. Their mapping positions were determined and compared with known QTLs for malting quality. Varieties with contrasted malting qualities were searched for DNA polymorphisms for each of these genes. All genes proved to be polymorphic, some of the sequence variations leading to changes in the primary structure of the encoded protein. Technological traits were chosen and used to characterize the varieties based on literature data: extract yield, viscosity, β-glucan content of the wort, final apparent attenuation and diastatic power. Biochemical traits were also investigated on the same varieties and focused on four enzyme activities implicated in cell wall polysaccharides and starch degradation. The Discriminant power and ease of the amylase test, as well as its relation with technological traits, make it a promising selection test in breeding programs. The relationship between the DNA polymorphisms and biochemical and technological traits reveals around sixty polymorphisms displaying apparent relationships with at least one trait. Thirteen out of them were chosen for their potential as selection markers. They are located on (1-3,1-4)-β-glucanase genes, on one (1-3)-β-glucanase gene, on one (1-4)-β-xylan endohydrolase gene and on one α-amylase gene. Detection of these alleles can be achieved by simple and inexpensive PCR tests ( allele specific), and six assay protocols have been set up at the completion of this research.

Subjects participating in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations regularly report anxiety and stress related reactions. This may result in impaired data quality and premature termination of scans. Moreover, cognitive functions and neural substrates can be altered by stress. While prior studies investigated pre–post scan differences in stress reactions only, the present study provides an in-depth analysis of mood changes and hormonal fluctuations during the time course of a typical fMRI session. Thirty-nine subjects participated in the study. Subjective mood, salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) and cortisol were assessed at six time points during the lab visit. Associations between hormonal data and neural correlates of a visual detection task were observed using a region of interest approach applied to the thalamic region. Mood and hormonal levels changed significantly during the experiment. Subjects were most nervous immediately after entering the scanner. SAA was significantly elevated after MRI preparation. A subgroup of n = 5 (12.8%) subjects showed pronounced cortisol responses exceeding 2.5 nmol/l. Preliminary fMRI data revealed an association between sAA levels and left thalamic activity during the first half of the experiment that disappeared during the second half. No significant correlation between cortisol and thalamic activity was observed. Results indicate that an fMRI experiment may elicit subjective and neuroendocrine stress reactions that can influence functional activation patterns.