nÃo hà / Este trabalho descreve a composiÃÃo quÃmica das espÃcies marinha Palythoa caribaeorum e Protopalythoa variabilis, coletadas no municÃpio de Paracuru-CE. O fracionamento cromatogrÃfico do extrato hexÃnico de P. caribaeorum, resultou no isolamento de quatro esterÃides tetracÃclico de esqueleto ergostano: 24(R)-ergost-5-en-3-ol (P-1); 5,8-epidioxi-24(R)-ergost-6-en-3-ol (P-2); 24(R)-ergost-5-en-3,7-diol (P-4) e 24(R)-7-hidroperoxi-ergost-5-en-3-ol (P-7), um derivado do glicerol, 1-O-hexadecilglicerol (P-3) e quatro ceramidas: N-(2S,3R,4E,8E,1,3-dihidroxi-4,8-octadecadieno)hexadecanamida (P-5); N-(2S,3R,4E,1,3-dihidroxi-4-octadeceno)-hexadecanamida (P-6), N-[2S,3R,4E,8E,1-(2â-metilamino-etanosulfonila)-3-hidroxi-4,8-octadecaÂdieno]hexadecanamida (P-8) e N-[2S,3R,4E,1-(2â-metilaminoetano-sulfonila)-3-hidroxi-4-octadeceno]hexadecanamida (P-9). Do fracionamento cromatogrÃfico do extrato etanÃlico, foi possÃvel isolar o esterÃide 24(R)-ergost-7-en-3,56-triol (P-10) e o nucleosÃdeo 2-metil-timidina (P-11). Do estudo quÃmico do extrato hexÃnico de P. variabilis obteve-se os mesmos constituintes quÃmicos isolados de P. caribaeorum (P-1, P-2, P-3 e P-4) e as quatro ceramidas (P-5, P-6, P-8 e P-9). AlÃm destes compostos foi isolado um Ãster de cadeia alifÃtica, hexadecanoato de nonila (P-12) e o esterÃide Ãcido 24(R)-B-norergostan-3-5-diol-6-carboxÃlico (P-13). O potencial citotÃxico e antifÃngico das ceramidas foi avaliado, entretanto, estas nÃo apresentaram atividade. Os compostos foram isolados atravÃs de cromatografia de adsorÃÃo em gel de sÃlica e cromatografia lÃquida de alta eficiÃncia. As estruturas dos compostos obtidos foram elucidadas utilizando tÃcnicas espectroscÃpicas e espectromÃtricas, tais como: espectrometria de massa acoplada a cromatografia gasosa (CG/EM); espectrometria de massa de alta resoluÃÃo (EMAR); espectroscopia na regiÃo do infravermelho (IV) e RessonÃncia MagnÃtica Nuclear (RMN 1H, 13C e 15N) atravÃs de sequÃncias de pulsos uni e bidimensionais e comparaÃÃo com dados de RMN na literatura. / This work describes the chemical composition of the marine species Palythoa caribaeorum and Protopalythoa variabilis, both collected at Paracuru beach, state of CearÃ. The cromatographic fractionation of the hexane extract from P. caribaeorum resulted in the isolation of four tetracyclic sterols possessing the ergostan skeleton: 24(R)-ergost-5-en-3b-ol (P-1); 5 a,8a-epidioxy-24(R)-ergost-6-en-3b-ol (P-2); 24(R)- ergost-5-en-3b,7a-diol (P-4) and 24(R)-7a-hydroperoxy-ergost-5-en-3b-ol (P-7), a glycerol derivative, 1-O-hexadecylglycerol (P-3) and four ceramides: N- (2S,3R,4E,8E,1,3-dihydroxy-4,8-octadecadienyl)hexadecanamide (P-5); N- (2S,3R,4E,1,3-dihydroxy-4-octadecenyl)hexadecanamide (P-6); N-[2S,3R,4E,8E,1-(2â- methylamino-ethanosulfonyl)-3-hydroxy-4,8-octadecaenyl]hexadecanamide (P-8) and N-[2S,3R,4E,1-(2â-methylaminoethano-sulfonyl)-3-hydroxy-4-octadecenyl]hexadecanamide (P-9). The cromatographic fractionation of the ethanol extract permited the isolation of a steroid, 24(R)-ergost-7-en-3b,5a,6b-triol (P-10) and a nucleoside 2- methyltimidine (P-11). Column chromatography of the hexane extract of P. variabilis led to the isolation of nonyl hexadecanoate (P-12), the sterol 24(R)-B-norergostan-3b- 5b-diol-6b-carboxylic acid (P-13) and the same chemical constituents previously isolated from P. caribaeorum (P-1, P-2, P-3 e P-4) including the four ceramides (P-5, P-6, P-8 e P-9). The citotoxic and antifungal properties of all ceramides were evaluated, nevertheless none of them showed any activity. All compounds were isolated through adsorption column cromatography over silica gel followed by high performance liquid chromatography. The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated using spectrometric techniques, such as: GC/MS, HRESIMS, IR and NMR (1H, 13C and 15N) through 1D and 2D pulse sequences and, whenever the case, comparison with literature data

Os sais derivados de alcalóides da Cinchona têm sido muito utilizados como catalisadores de transferência de fase, em reações assimétricas. No entanto, sua performance como agentes de discriminação quiral tem sido pouco explorada. Com o objetivo de melhor compreender as bases moleculares que comandam o reconhecimento quiral dos isômeros ópticos de compostos carbonílicos e carboxílicos, quando em mistura com a quinina ou com sais de alcalóides da Cinchona, foi realizada uma série de experimentos, utilizando a técnica da RMN de 1H. A atribuição dos deslocamentos químicos aos solvatos de cada enantiômero foi feita pelo registro do espectro de RMN de 1H de misturas dos agentes de discriminação quiral com amostras enantiopuras ou enantiomericamente enriquecidas dos substratos. A estabilidade relativa dos solvatos foi estimada utilizando-se modelos moleculares, nos quais foi possível identificar a existência de interações do tipo π-π e de ligações de hidrogênio. As conclusões baseadas nos experimentos de RMN de 1H foram concordantes com as resultantes da análise dos modelos moleculares, construídos para cada par substrato/agente de discriminação quiral / Salts of Cinchone alcaloids are common chiral catalysts for asymmetric phase-transfer reactions. However, studies on their performance as chiral discriminating are still scarce. In order to investigate the molecular basis of chiral recognition for such compounds, the 1H NMR spectra of admixtures of quinine or Cinchone alkaloids salts with carbonyl and carboxyl derivatives were recorded and analyzed. The relative stabilities of the solvated complexes were estimated on the basis of preferential π-π and hydrogen bonding interactions between substrates and the chiral discriminating agent. Conclusions based on results of the 1H NMR experiments were in line with those arising from the analysis of molecular models for the substrate/chiral discriminating agent pairs

Submitted by Celso Magalhaes (celsomagalhaes@ufrrj.br) on 2017-06-20T12:18:52Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Juarez Vicente.pdf: 4177115 bytes, checksum: 7c081fec8011e87e4bca3d5c9ea310ed (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-20T12:18:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Juarez Vicente.pdf: 4177115 bytes, checksum: 7c081fec8011e87e4bca3d5c9ea310ed (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-01-28 / The omega-3 (?-3) is a class of essential fatty acids, of major importance for the metabolism of various functions of the body, highlight for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, immunological and anti - inflammatory, colon cancer, promotes developing brain and retina. The fatty acids of the series ?-3 and ?-6 are precursors of polyunsaturated long chain fatty acids as arachidonic (AA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), the latter considered the most important for developing neonatal and together with the AA are the main components of brain fatty acids (Silva et al., 2007). Microencapsulation employing the formation of simple emulsions is a strategy that aims to maintain the stability of omega-3 and permanence of their functional activities upon exposure to the same harsh conditions as oxidative processes. Biopolymers such as proteins and carbohydrates (natural) are components that assist in maintaining the physical and morphological stability of these emulsions employed for microencapsulation. Likewise, to give the product improvements in the rheological, nutritional and functional properties. Thus, this thesis aims to study the formation of micro-emulsions physically and morphologically stable and their behavior rheological properties of heat and oxidative stability of omega-3 in polymeric systems formed with ovalbumin (natural surfactant) and their interactions with natural polysaccharides (pectin and xanthan gum), compared to a standard system with synthetic surfactant (Tween 80) in the microencapsulation of omega-3 of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.) oil. With this work we aim to also study the behavior of oxidative Sacha Inchi oil and its inclusion as a component in other foods in microencapsulated form. / O ?mega-3 (?-3) ? uma classe de ?cidos graxos essenciais, de reconhecida import?ncia para o metabolismo de diversas funcionalidades do organismo, destacam-se a preven??o de doen?as cardiovasculares, imunol?gicas e anti-inflamat?rias, c?ncer de c?lon, favorece o desenvolvimento cerebral e da retina. Os ?cidos graxos das s?ries ?-3 e ?-6 s?o precursores dos ?cidos graxos poli-insaturados de cadeia longa, como araquid?nico (AA), eicosapentaenoico (EPA) e docosahexaen?ico (DHA), este ?ltimo considerado o mais importante para o desenvolvimento neonatal e junto com o AA s?o os principais componentes dos ?cidos graxos cerebrais. A microencapsula??o empregando a forma??o de emuls?es simples ? uma estrat?gia que objetiva manter a estabilidade do ?mega-3 e a perman?ncia de suas atividades funcionais frente ? exposi??o do mesmo a condi??es adversas como processos oxidativos. Os biopol?meros como prote?nas e carboidratos (naturais) s?o componentes que auxiliam na manuten??o da estabilidade f?sica e morfol?gica destas emuls?es empregadas para microencapsula??o. Da mesma forma, conferem ao produto melhorias nas propriedades reol?gicas, nutricionais e funcionais. Com isso, objetiva-se nesta tese estudar a forma??o de micro-emuls?es f?sica e morfologicamente est?veis e seus comportamentos reol?gicos, propriedades calorim?tricas e estabilidade oxidativa do ?mega-3 nos sistemas polim?ricos formados com Ovalbumina (surfactante natural) e suas intera??es com polissacar?deos naturais (Pectina e Goma Xantana), comparado a um sistema padr?o com surfactante sint?tico (Tween 80) na microencapsula??o do ?mega-3 do ?leo de Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.). Com esse trabalho objetiva-se tamb?m o estudo do comportamento oxidativo do ?leo de Sacha Inchi e sua inser??o como componente em outros alimentos na forma microencapsulada.

Neste trabalho prepararam-se ésteres de ácidos graxos por esterificação do ácido oléico e transesterificação do óleo de soja e do triéster oléico via catálise enzimática. Determinou-se a composição dos produtos obtidos por RMN 1H e CG-FID. Os padrões dos ésteres do ácido oléico via esterificação ácida foram preparados empregando ácido sulfúrico, os padrões dos ésteres do óleo de soja por transesterificação básica com hidróxido de sódio e o padrão do triéster oléico foi sintetizado utilizando ácido p-tolueno sulfônico como catalisador. A melhor enzima para essas reações foi determinada através de reações de esterificação do ácido oléico e transesterificação do óleo de soja com etanol na ausência de co-solventes, sendo que foi selecionada a lipase de Candida antarctica. A mesma enzima foi empregada nas esterificações enzimáticas do ácido oléico com diversos alcoóis (metanol, etanol, n-propanol e n-butanol), na transesterificação enzimática do óleo de soja e do triéster oléico com etanol. Em ambos os estudos, foram avaliados os fatores que influenciam as reações: quantidade de enzima; tempo de reação; água adicionada ao álcool e reuso do biocatalisador. Na esterificação enzimática do ácido oléico, o uso do etanol forneceu o melhor rendimento (96,5%) com 5,0% (m/m) de enzima em 24 horas de reação. Quando uma quantidade de 4,0% de água foi adicionada ao álcool, a reação utilizando metanol mostrou maior eficiência (98,5%) e os rendimentos com os outros alcoóis não foram alterados significativamente (acima de 90%). Também foi possível utilizar a enzima por até 10 ciclos sem perda de rendimento, com exceção do metanol, onde ocorreu um decréscimo acentuado de rendimentos nos ciclos seguintes. Na transesterificação enzimática do óleo de soja, os mesmos fatores foram avaliados e com 5,0% de enzima, após 24 horas, foi obtido um rendimento de 84,1% e com a adição de água o rendimento não foi significativamente alterado (83%). Na transesterificação, os métodos de quantificação por RMN 1H e CG-FID foram comparados sendo que uma maior diferença foi observada para as reações com baixos rendimentos por RMN 1H, porém em altos rendimentos a diferença entre os dois métodos não foi significativa. Monoglicerídeos e diglicerídeos foram quantificados por CG-FID e por RMN 1H onde foi possível calcular a razão dos produtos formados através de uma equação desenvolvida, sendo que a diferença entre esses tipos de análises foi pequena, de apenas 1,4%. A transesterificação enzimática do triéster oléico foi obtida em bom rendimento (90,4%) e uma pequena quantidade de mono- e diglicerídeos foi produzida. Em todas as reações de transesterificação, o glicerol não foi detectado após a lavagem dos produtos. A metodologia empregando a lipase de Candida antarctica mostrou-se eficiente para a produção de biodiesel a partir do óleo de soja e do ácido oléico com diferentes tipos de alcoóis. / In this work, it was prepared esters of the fatty acid by esterification of the oleic acid and transesterification of the soy oil through enzymatic catalysis. It was determined the composition of the products obtained by 1H NMR and GC-FID. The standards of esters of the oleic acid by acid esterification was prepared employing sulfuric acid, the standards of esters of the soy oil by alkaline transesterification with sodium hydroxide and the standard of the oleic triester was synthesized employing p-toluene sulfonic acid as catalyst. The best enzyme for those reactions was determined through reactions of esterification of the oleic acid and transesterification of the soy oil with ethanol and free co-solvents, and lipase from Candida antarctica was selected. The same enzyme was employed in the enzymatic esterifications of the oleic acid with various alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol), in the enzymatic transesterification of soy oil and the oleic triester with ethanol. In both studies, was assessed the factors that influence the reactions: amount of catalyst, reaction time, water added in the alcohol and the turnover of biocatalyst. In the enzymatic esterification of the oleic acid, the ethanol showed the better yield (96,5%) with 5,0% (m/m) of enzyme at 24 hours of reaction. When 4,0% of water was added to the alcohol, the methanol showed the high efficiency (98,5%) and the yield with another alcohols were not affected. It was also possible to use the enzyme for 10 cycles without lose yield, except for the methanol. In the enzymatic transesterification of the soy oil, the same factors were assessed using 5,0% of enzyme, after 24 hours, a yield of 84,1% was obtained and with the water addition the yield was not modified (83%). On the transesterification, 1H NMR and GC-FID were compared and a great difference was observed for low yields, but on high yields, the difference between methods was small. Monoglycerides and diglycerides were quantified by GC-FID and detected by 1H NMR, it was possible to calculate the ratio between them on the products formed through an equation developed and the difference for this type of analysis was small, only 1.4% . The enzymatic transesterification of the oleic triester was obtained with good yield (90,4%) and a small amount of the monoglycerides and diglycerides was produced. In all the transesterifications reactions, glycerol was not detected after washing mixture of products. The methodology employing Candida antarctica lipase was efficient for biodiesel production by soybean oil and oleic acid with different alcohols.

Malaria is a serious mosquito-borne disease affecting the majority of Earth's southern hemisphere. While consistent efforts to curb malaria spread throughout 20th and early 21st century were largely successful, the recent rise in resistance to antimalarial treatments resulted in an increasing incidence rate and stalling mortality rate. This trend clearly signifies the need for the development of novel antimalarial agents able to circumvent current drug-resistance mechanisms. In 2014, in collaboration with Prof. Maria Belen Cassera from the University of Georgia, our group found that compound 1a (1R,3S-MMV008138), discovered from the publicly available Malaria Box, targets an essential biosynthetic pathway (MEP pathway) of malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Analogs of 1a synthesized in our laboratory were found effective against multi-resistant Dd2 strain of P. falciparum which, together with an absence of MEP pathway in humans, suggests that potent analogs of 1a may be safe and efficient antimalarial drug candidates. The initial bioassay studies determined that only one of four possible MMV008138 stereoisomers satisfactorily inhibits the target PfIspD enzyme. Thus a secure determination of stereochemistry in 1a analogs was of utmost importance to the structure-activity relationship studies performed in our group. The second chapter of this work discusses the validation of the previously known empirical stereoassignment method based on analysis of relative shift of 13C NMR resonances between cis and trans diastereomers and compares it to a new method based on 3JHH coupling constants developed in our laboratory. We demonstrate that the new method relying on the analysis of 1H-1H coupling is reliable over large samples of experimental data and suitable even when only a single diastereomer is produced in the synthetic process. Importantly, the origin of 3JHH coupling constants is well understood, unlike the source of relative differences in 13C NMR shifts observed in the older method. The empirical observations for both stereoassignment methods are supported by extensive density-functional theory calculations, which validate the new 1H-1H coupling-based assignment but do not provide a conclusive explanation for the origin of the 13C NMR-based method. In the third chapter, we discuss the replacement of the carboxylic acid moiety in 1a by alternative functional groups promising improved toxicity and bioavailability profile. The total synthesis of tetrazole (trans-23a) and phosphonic acid ((±)-62a) derivatives of 1a is discussed in detail. The tetrazole analog 23a was previously synthesized in the Carlier group as a diastereomeric mixture of cis and trans isomers (dr = 3:7), and it was tested for growth inhibition of multi-resistant P. falciparum with promising results. Later, the synthesis was revisited to obtain a stereochemically pure sample of trans-23a, which was expected to show improved potency compared to the original sample. Furthermore, the synthesis of pure trans-23a confirmed the accuracy of the previous assignment of cis and trans diastereomers in the mixture. Unfortunately, neither analog showed an improvement in potency relative to 1a. / Doctor of Philosophy / The most severe form of malaria disease is caused by the parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, which gives rise to over 200 million infections and more than 400 thousand deaths every year, the majority of which affect young children. In recent years, the effectiveness of clinically used antimalarial medicines decreased due to an increase in drug-resistant strains of P. falciparum. Therefore, there is an urgent need for new antimalarial agents that could bypass the emerging resistance. A promising candidate for a new antimalarial drug is a molecule named MMV008138. This molecule exists in four distinct forms called stereoisomers. Stereoisomers are molecules with the same chemical formula, but the atoms in each molecule are positioned differently. Only one of MMV008138's four stereoisomers (1a) was effective in killing the P. falciparum. The second chapter of this work discusses a new method for identifying stereoisomers in molecules like MMV008138. We demonstrate that the new method is both reliable and simpler than the previously used procedures. The third chapter of this dissertation discusses the preparation of two new compounds based on the structure of 1a that contain modifications promising improved biological activity. Unfortunately, neither of these two molecules was able to kill the P. falciparum efficiently.

Yes / The single enantiomer (1S,2S)-2-benzyl-2,3-dihydro-2-(1H-inden-2-yl)-1H-inden-1-ol (2), has recently been synthesized and isolated from its corresponding diastereoisomer (1). The molecular and crystal structures of this novel compound have been fully analyzed. The relative and absolute configurations have been determined by using a combination of analytical tools including X-ray crystallography, X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD) analysis and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. / Wellcome Trust

Ce travail s'intéresse à la fonctionnalisation de nanoparticules de silice par des organosilanes,<br />en milieu hydroalcoolique et en milieu aqueux, ainsi qu'à la nature des liens formés avec la<br />surface.<br />Une étude bibliographique est consacrée à la nature chimique de la surface de la silice et la<br />réactivité des organosilanes.<br />Le chapitre II est consacré à l'étude par RMN 29Si en solution de la réactivité des précurseurs<br />triméthylétoxysilane (TMES), diméthyldiéthoxysilane (DMDES), méthyltriéthoxysilane<br />(MTES) et mercaptopropyltriéthoxysilane (SHPTES). Une séquence performante, le 29Si-1H<br />DEPT, a été adaptée à ces systèmes.<br />Le chapitre III traite du coeur de la problématique; à savoir, la modification chimique de la<br />surface des silices par les organoalcoxysilanes. Après avoir mis en évidence le caractère<br />covalent de la liaison formée, l'influence de nombreux paramètres expérimentaux sur le<br />greffage ainsi que les propriétés hydrophobes des particules a été étudiée.

<p> <p>&nbsp / </p> </p> <p align="left">Retinoblastoma binding protein 6 (RBBP6) is a 250 kDa human splicing-associated protein that is also known to interact with tumour suppressor proteins p53 and pRb and to mediate ubiquitination of p53 via its interaction with Hdm2. RBBP6 is highly up regulated in oesophageal cancer, and has been shown to be a promising target for immunotherapy against the disease. RBBP6 is also known to play a role in mRNA splicing, cell cycle control and apoptosis.</p>

Des élastomères chargés sont préparés par polymérisation radicalaire. Les colloïdes employés sont monodisperses et sphériques, leur surface est fonctionnalisée par des silanes créant soit de liaisons covalentes soit n'engageant aucune liaison avec le réseau 3D de polymère. Nous avons montré que l'état de dispersion obtenu était identique pour les deux types d'interaction par diffusion neutronique aux petits angles et imagerie cryo-TEM. Les réseaux ainsi formés ont été étudiés par RMN 1H, mesure du gonflement à l'équilibre pour déterminer le type et la force des interactions. Nous avons ainsi montré l'existence de liaisons covalentes ou hydrogène en fonction du système. La RMN nous a permis de montrer également l'existence de polymère vitreux même au-delà de la transition vitreuse du polymère. Ce polymère vitreux se situe autour des particules de silice. Il montre un caractère fortement dépendant de l'interaction polymère/matrice et de la distance entre particule. Les propriétés viscoélastiques de ces élastomères renforcés aux petites déformations sont fortement dépendantes de l'existence et de la taille de cette couche vitreuse en surface. Nous montrons également un comportement étonnant en fréquence des systèmes non covalent qui nous est maintenant demandé de résoudre. Aux grandes déformations nous montrons qu'il existe deux types de non linéarité, la première associée à la couche vitreuse et la deuxième associée à une rupture de liaisons faible en surface.

Woodchucks are the preferred animal model to study chronic viral hepatitis and the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which occurs as a result of infection with woodchuck hepatitis virus. Significant elevations in the phosphomonoester peak in 31P-MRS spectrum correlated to the presence of HCC. Ex vivo 31P-NMR determined that HCC tissue had significantly elevated concentrations of PC compared to uninfected control tissues, confirming that PME is specific to the tumour’s growth. Finally, a recombinant vaccinia virus was constructed to stimulate the immune systems of infected woodchucks against cells expressing core antigens. Despite reductions in surface antigen expression and viral load, elevations in serum GGT and the PME in 31P-MRS indicated that there was tumour growth in treated woodchucks. In conclusion, the PME peak represents a potential biomarker of cancerous growth when used in conjunction with serological tests to detect HCC in the liver due to chronic hepatitis virus infection. / May 2009