1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) metabolomics was used to determine the response of earthworm exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in contact and soil tests. Eisenia fetida is recommended for toxicology testing, but to date this species has not frequently been used in environmental metabolomic studies. The metabolic profile of E. fetida was characterized with the goal of using this species in metabolomic studies. Testing several individual solvents for earthworm tissue extraction indicated that D2O buffer extracted the highest concentration of the widest variety of earthworm metabolites. Sample preparation methods were evaluated to reduce variability and achieve reproducible control groups for use in metabolomic studies. 96h depuration and intact lyophilization of earthworms before homogenization resulted in the least variation between sample extracts. This sample preparation method was used to compare E. fetida and two other earthworm species (Lumbricus rubellus and Lumbricus terrestris) and E. fetida had the most reproducible 1H NMR spectra. E. fetida was then used to identify the metabolic response after exposure to several concentrations of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) naphthalene, phenanthrene and pyrene, individually and in mixtures. With exposure to individual PAHs in contact tests, earthworm responses were both PAH- and concentration- dependent. In earthworms exposed to PAH mixtures in contact tests, an increase in amino acids was measured. Furthermore, an increase in specific amino acids and a decrease in maltose were identified as potential indicators of sub-lethal phenanthrene exposure in soil. Lastly, the relationship between earthworm response and contaminant bioavailability in soil was tested. Contaminant bioavailability is typically assessed using indirect methods [e.g., ‘soft’ extraction techniques like hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin (HPCD) extraction]. However, it was found that the directly measured response of earthworm exposure to sub-lethal concentrations of phenanthrene in soil is related to both the total and bioavailable phenanthrene. This suggests there is potential for the use of 1H NMR metabolomics for the assessment of contaminant bioavailability. This thesis has demonstrated that E. fetida are suitable for metabolomic studies and has indicated that 1H NMR metabolomics may have potential for measuring and monitoring earthworm exposure to sub-lethal concentrations of PAHs.

1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) metabolomics was used to determine the response of earthworm exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in contact and soil tests. Eisenia fetida is recommended for toxicology testing, but to date this species has not frequently been used in environmental metabolomic studies. The metabolic profile of E. fetida was characterized with the goal of using this species in metabolomic studies. Testing several individual solvents for earthworm tissue extraction indicated that D2O buffer extracted the highest concentration of the widest variety of earthworm metabolites. Sample preparation methods were evaluated to reduce variability and achieve reproducible control groups for use in metabolomic studies. 96h depuration and intact lyophilization of earthworms before homogenization resulted in the least variation between sample extracts. This sample preparation method was used to compare E. fetida and two other earthworm species (Lumbricus rubellus and Lumbricus terrestris) and E. fetida had the most reproducible 1H NMR spectra. E. fetida was then used to identify the metabolic response after exposure to several concentrations of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) naphthalene, phenanthrene and pyrene, individually and in mixtures. With exposure to individual PAHs in contact tests, earthworm responses were both PAH- and concentration- dependent. In earthworms exposed to PAH mixtures in contact tests, an increase in amino acids was measured. Furthermore, an increase in specific amino acids and a decrease in maltose were identified as potential indicators of sub-lethal phenanthrene exposure in soil. Lastly, the relationship between earthworm response and contaminant bioavailability in soil was tested. Contaminant bioavailability is typically assessed using indirect methods [e.g., ‘soft’ extraction techniques like hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin (HPCD) extraction]. However, it was found that the directly measured response of earthworm exposure to sub-lethal concentrations of phenanthrene in soil is related to both the total and bioavailable phenanthrene. This suggests there is potential for the use of 1H NMR metabolomics for the assessment of contaminant bioavailability. This thesis has demonstrated that E. fetida are suitable for metabolomic studies and has indicated that 1H NMR metabolomics may have potential for measuring and monitoring earthworm exposure to sub-lethal concentrations of PAHs.

Completely inorganic nanoscale clusters play an essential role in many aspects of inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, and geochemistry. The underlying dynamic behavior of these species in solution defines how and why they make successful thin film precursors as well as exist naturally in the environment. There have been a limited number of previous solution studies involving inorganic nanoscale clusters due to the lack of spectroscopic handles and availability of analytical techniques. This dissertation outlines the available and appropriate characterization techniques needed for identifying and studying inorganic nanoscale species and then uses proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H-NMR) and Diffusion Ordered Spectroscopy (DOSY) to fully characterize the Ga13-xInx(µ3-OH)6(µ-OH)18(H2O)24(NO3)15 (0 ≤ x ≤ 6) cluster series in solution. This research lays a foundation for a multitude of future studies on the dynamic behavior of these species that was previously unachievable. This dissertation includes previously published and unpublished co-authored material.

Copper is one of the most vital trace elements in ruminant nutrition. It is required for several metabolic activities and it is also an essential component of several physiologically important metalloenzymes. Thus copper deficiency in ruminants results in distinctive pathologies, and hence in significant economic losses to farmers. Copper deficiency results from very low copper in diet (primary copper deficiency) and interference with Cu absorption in the animal due to Mo and S in food or water (secondary copper deficiency). The molybdenum-induced copper deficiency that affects ruminants can be attributed to the formation of thiomolybdates (TMs)from molybdate and sulfide in the rumen. The TMs formed then react irreversibly with copper to form insoluble Cu-TM complex which ultimately end up being excreted, thus reducing copper bioavailability to the ruminant. <p>In this study, an attempt has been made to use computer simulations to model speciation of copper in rumen fluid in the presence of TMs with the aim of understanding the extent to which TMs affects the levels of copper in the rumen. <p>This was done by initially refining the computer model of copper speciation with respect to low molecular mass (LMM) ligands in bovine rumen with the aim of correcting the discrepancy that was observed during experimental validation of the computer model in a previous study. To this end, mass balance equations which describes the distribution of Cu(II) amongst the different ligands were encoded into a spreadsheet to calculate equilibrium concentration of all species. Formation constants obtained from literature as well as those obtained from studies in our group were used as input values in the spreadsheet. Results show that at average ruminal pH, the metal would be present mostly as carbonate and phosphate complexes. The results obtained from the computer model in the present study were validated using 1H NMR experiments on simulated rumen fluid as well as actual rumen fluid containing Cu(II); using acetic acid chemical shift as the probe for monitoring the speciation pattern. Excellent agreement was observed between the computer model and experimental results. Discrepancy was however observed upon introduction of copper lysine as copper source into the model. Incorporation of a mixed ligand complex of Cu(II), acetate and lysine into the computer model gave an excellent agreement between the computer model and experimental results. <p>The study was extended to include glycine, histidine, methionine and EDTA complexes as the copper source in both rumen saliva (McDougalls solution) and rumen fluid. Results show that only the histidine and EDTA complexes persist to any significant extent, in spite of the large number of competing ligands present in these matrices.<p>In this study, success has also been achieved in the integration of the slow (kinetically controlled) formation of TMs and copper-tetrathiomolybdate (TM4) complexation into the previously developed model for the rapidly equilibrating copper-ligand speciation. To simulate the formation of the TMs and Cu-TM4 complex with respect to time, the differential equations representing rate expressions for each chemical species were solved to obtain an analytical solution using the Laplace transform method. The analytical solutions obtained were encoded in a spreadsheet and calculated as function of time to obtain time dependent concentrations of TMs and Cu-TM4 complex. This was then integrated with previously developed model for the rapidly equilibrating copper-ligand speciation in the rumen. The kinetic data used in the simulation of the formation thiomolybdates was obtained fron literature wheras that for Cu-TM4 complexation was obtained from our lab using Cu(II) - Ion Selective Electrode. The results show that that in the presence of TM4 the, Cu(II) bound to low molecular ligands in the rumen is drastically reduced confirming the effect TM4 on Cu(II) observed in several in vitro studies.<p>The study shows that in thiomolybdate contaminated rumen environment, the bioavailability of copper is considerably reduced. Though metal bioavailabilities are hard to predict this approach could help better our understanding of this process.

Copper is one of the most vital trace elements in ruminant nutrition. It is required for several metabolic activities and it is also an essential component of several physiologically important metalloenzymes. Thus copper deficiency in ruminants results in distinctive pathologies, and hence in significant economic losses to farmers. Copper deficiency results from very low copper in diet (primary copper deficiency) and interference with Cu absorption in the animal due to Mo and S in food or water (secondary copper deficiency). The molybdenum-induced copper deficiency that affects ruminants can be attributed to the formation of thiomolybdates (TMs)from molybdate and sulfide in the rumen. The TMs formed then react irreversibly with copper to form insoluble Cu-TM complex which ultimately end up being excreted, thus reducing copper bioavailability to the ruminant. <p>In this study, an attempt has been made to use computer simulations to model speciation of copper in rumen fluid in the presence of TMs with the aim of understanding the extent to which TMs affects the levels of copper in the rumen. <p>This was done by initially refining the computer model of copper speciation with respect to low molecular mass (LMM) ligands in bovine rumen with the aim of correcting the discrepancy that was observed during experimental validation of the computer model in a previous study. To this end, mass balance equations which describes the distribution of Cu(II) amongst the different ligands were encoded into a spreadsheet to calculate equilibrium concentration of all species. Formation constants obtained from literature as well as those obtained from studies in our group were used as input values in the spreadsheet. Results show that at average ruminal pH, the metal would be present mostly as carbonate and phosphate complexes. The results obtained from the computer model in the present study were validated using 1H NMR experiments on simulated rumen fluid as well as actual rumen fluid containing Cu(II); using acetic acid chemical shift as the probe for monitoring the speciation pattern. Excellent agreement was observed between the computer model and experimental results. Discrepancy was however observed upon introduction of copper lysine as copper source into the model. Incorporation of a mixed ligand complex of Cu(II), acetate and lysine into the computer model gave an excellent agreement between the computer model and experimental results. <p>The study was extended to include glycine, histidine, methionine and EDTA complexes as the copper source in both rumen saliva (McDougalls solution) and rumen fluid. Results show that only the histidine and EDTA complexes persist to any significant extent, in spite of the large number of competing ligands present in these matrices.<p>In this study, success has also been achieved in the integration of the slow (kinetically controlled) formation of TMs and copper-tetrathiomolybdate (TM4) complexation into the previously developed model for the rapidly equilibrating copper-ligand speciation. To simulate the formation of the TMs and Cu-TM4 complex with respect to time, the differential equations representing rate expressions for each chemical species were solved to obtain an analytical solution using the Laplace transform method. The analytical solutions obtained were encoded in a spreadsheet and calculated as function of time to obtain time dependent concentrations of TMs and Cu-TM4 complex. This was then integrated with previously developed model for the rapidly equilibrating copper-ligand speciation in the rumen. The kinetic data used in the simulation of the formation thiomolybdates was obtained fron literature wheras that for Cu-TM4 complexation was obtained from our lab using Cu(II) - Ion Selective Electrode. The results show that that in the presence of TM4 the, Cu(II) bound to low molecular ligands in the rumen is drastically reduced confirming the effect TM4 on Cu(II) observed in several in vitro studies.<p>The study shows that in thiomolybdate contaminated rumen environment, the bioavailability of copper is considerably reduced. Though metal bioavailabilities are hard to predict this approach could help better our understanding of this process.

Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-01T21:36:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 tese_10767_Dissertação Corrigida - Versão Final - Júlia de Almeida Leite.pdf: 16379069 bytes, checksum: f5cdfd44e4f8ccf3e78d9c10b90dc473 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-30 / A maconha é a droga ilícita mais consumida no mundo. Ela é derivada da planta Cannabis sativa L. Neste trabalho, um total de 156 amostras de maconha apreendidas no estado do Espírito Santo (ES) Brasil foram estudadas e analisadas por RMN de 1H a fim de se identificar seus principais canabinoides. Primeiramente, para se otimizar a identificação por RMN, testes de extração foram realizados com diferentes solventes e o método com a combinação metanol + maceração + clorofórmio deuterado para análises de RMN foi escolhido. Por essa técnica observou-se grande similaridade entre as amostras a partir dos espectros obtidos. Após as análises de RMN de 1H, um extrato bruto de todas as amostras foi submetido à CLAE com o objetivo de purificar esses compostos para servirem como substâncias de referência. Nove frações foram obtidas e então analisadas por RMN e CG-EM, sendo que cinco apresentaram canabinoides confirmados pela última técnica. &#916;9-THC (&#916;9-tetraidrocanabinol), &#916;9-THCA (ácido tetraidrocanabinólico), &#916;8-THC (&#916;8-tetraidrocanabinol), 11-hidroxicanabinol, CBV (canabivarina) e CBN (canabinol) foram encontrados e suas estruturas químicas confirmadas por CG-EM. O último composto foi obtido com alta pureza (&#8776;100%), podendo ser utilizado como material de referência, enquanto os outros foram obtidos como misturas menos complexas. Outros canabinoides como canabicromeno, canabiciclol e canabicumaronona foram também encontrados no extrato bruto de maconha. As 156 amostras foram também analisadas por EM e notou-se entre elas a mesma similaridade observada por RMN. A técnica quimiométrica Análise de Componentes Principais (ACP) foi aplicada aos dados obtidos por RMN e EM e o mesmo resultado foi verificado para ambas as técnicas: amostras naturalmente agrupadas indicando que as mesmas são similares. Esse fato pode sugerir a possibilidade de que toda a maconha apreendida no ES possa ser proveniente de uma mesma fonte, entrando no estado por um mesmo local e sendo então distribuída aos municípios. Para uma nova ACP aplicada aos dados de RMN, com seleção de variáveis para os espectros, foi observado um agrupamento entre as amostras ao longo dos meses, diferenciando-se em dois grupos (julho/2014 a janeiro/2015 e fevereiro/2015 a julho/2015), o que pode indicar a existência de amostras novas e antigas. Além disso, utilizando-se três frações obtidas após a purificação do extrato bruto de maconha por CLAE, para aplicação de uma ACP supervisionada, foi possível confirmar novamente o quão similares as amostras apreendias são, e também observar que o perfil químico delas apresentou uma maior similaridade com o espectro de RMN de 1H da fração isolada contendo a mistura de &#916;8-THC + &#916;9-THC + CBN.

Orientador: Anita Jocelyne Marsaioli / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-13T13:31:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Martins_LucasGelain_M.pdf: 1200827 bytes, checksum: 8708dd4e868d8749ef0f4a5d27b03248 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: Técnicas de RMN de H foram aplicadas no estudo de metabolômica de Theobroma cacao e interações proteínas ¿ ligantes. Esses dois tópicos são reportados em dois capítulos. O primeiro descreve a análise quantitativa por RMN de H de 8 metabolitos de Theobroma cacao endógenos ou produzidos durante a fermentação de 10 diferentes variedades resistentes ao fungo Moniliophthora perniciosa. Os espectros foram obtidos de extratos aquosos saturando o sinal da água com pressaturação. Os metabólitos monitorados foram: glicose, sacarose, frutose, etanol, cafeínas e os ácidos acético, lático e succínico. O teor dos metabólitos presentes em 7 dessas variedades são similares àqueles de T. cacao comum e análise sensorial selecionou aquelas com maior teor de cafeína como as melhores. O segundo capítulo descreve as interações acetilcolinesterase/alcalóides de Amaryllidaceae e proteína de membrana bacteriana/fosfomicina, com os mapas de epitopo de interação dos ligantes com as macromoléculas determinados por RMN de H ¿ STD (Saturation Transfer Difference). O mapa de epitopo para acetilcolinesterase/fisostigmina foi confirmado por cálculos de ¿doking¿ molecular. A constante de dissociação aparente da fisostigmina com acetilcolinesterase foi obtida através das medidas de T1 seletivo. Interação entre células integras de Escherichia coli CCT 5050, Serratia liquefaciens CCT 7262 e fosfomicina indicaram que microrganismo resistente ao antibiótico (Serratia liquefaciens) não apresentaram sinais no experimento de RMN de H ¿ STD enquanto que o microrganismo não resistente (Escherichia coli) apresenta sinais no mesmo experimento. Esses resultados certamente contribuirão para a elucidação do mecanismo de ação da fosfomicina / Abstract: H NMR tecniques were applied to study Theobroma cacao metabolomics and protein-ligand supramolecular interactions. These two topics are reported in two chapters. First chapter describes the H NMR quantitative analysis of 8 Theobroma cacao secondary metabolites which are endogenous or produced during the fermentation process of 10 different varieties resistent to the Moniliophthora perniciosa fungus. The spectra were obtained from the aqueous extracts saturating the water signal with the PRESAT tecnique. The monitored metabolites were: glucose, sacharose, fructose, ethanol, cafeine and the acids acetic, latic and succinic. The abundance of the metabolites present in 7 of these varieties were similar to those in comon T. Cacao and sensory analysis selected those with high cafeine content as the best. The second chapter describes the supramolecular interactions of acetylcholisterase/Amaryllidaceae alkaloids and bacterial membrane protein /fosfomicine, with the epitope mapping of the interactions of the ligands to the macromolecules obtained by H NMR STD (saturation transfer difference). The epitope mapping of acetylcholisterase/Amaryllidaceae alkaloids was confirmed by molecular docking calculations. The apparent dissociation constant of the fisostigmine which is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor was obtained by applying selective T1. Interactions of Escherichia coli CCT 5050, Serratia liquefaciens CCT 7262 whole cells and fosfomycin indicated that microorganisms resistent to this antibiotic (Serratia liquefaciens) did not show signal in the H NMR STD experiment while non resistent microorganism (Escherichia coli) showed signals in the same experiment. This data will certainly contribute to the elucidation of fosfomycin action mechanism / Mestrado / Quimica Organica / Mestre em Química

Orientador: Anita Jocelyne Marsaioli / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-21T04:07:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lopes_ThiagoInacioBarros_M.pdf: 3472847 bytes, checksum: 6ec44b5e5d2ad869887d1d1a884a0682 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: A organização mundial de saúde (OMS) estima que existam atualmente mais de 1,5 bilhões de adultos com sobrepeso, número que é esperado dobrar até 2015. Obesidade e sobrepeso são enfermidades caracterizadas pelo acúmulo excessivo de gordura corporal e têm sido associadas a vários problemas de saúde. Vários fármacos têm sido utilizados no tratamento desta enfermidade, entre os mais utilizados se encontra o Orlistate, um inibidor de lipases gástricas utilizado na redução da absorção de gordura da dieta, auxiliando na perda e manutenção do peso. Esta dissertação teve como objetivo principal avaliar as alterações metabólicas sofridas por pacientes com sobrepeso tratados com Orlistate por 120 dias. Para tornar mais didático, o trabalho foi divido em duas Partes: Parte I, implementação da metodologia analítica para análise de ácidos graxos por CG-EM e avaliação do perfil de ácidos graxos em indivíduos com sobrepeso tratados com Orlistate; e Parte II, avaliação do perfil metabólico de plasma por RMN de ¹H de indivíduos com sobrepeso tratados com Orlistate. Na primeira etapa do trabalho, análise de componentes principais foi aplicada na seleção íons (m/z) para quantificação de ácidos graxos, após preparação de ésteres metílicos correspondentes, por CG-EM usando monitoramento de íons selecionados. Quatro íons foram então selecionados de forma a aumentar a detectividade sem perda completa de informação qualitativa. Os íons de m/z 74, 79, 81 e 87 foram selecionados e permitiram a quantificação de vários ácidos graxos, além da determinação do número de insaturações dos mesmos relacionando a abundância relativa dos íons à presença de insaturações. A metodologia analítica implementada permitiu quantificar ácidos graxos esterificados em vários lipídios presentes no sangue, após transesterificação para produção dos ésteres metílicos de ácidos graxos, com adequada precisão, repetitividade e baixos limites de detecção e quantificação. Na segunda etapa, a metodologia analítica foi aplicada no estudo do perfil de ácidos graxos de 20 mulheres com sobrepeso tratadas com Orlistate durante 120 dias. O tratamento não reduziu o índice de massa corpórea contribuiu para diminuição significativa dos níveis de colesterol-HDL no plasma e do conteúdo de colesterol na membrana de eritrócitos, além de alterar as proporções relativas de vários ácidos graxos essenciais e exógenos em vários lipídios estudados. Adicionalmente foi observado um perfil de ácido graxo significativamente diferente para os indivíduos magros (controles) em comparação com indivíduos com sobrepeso. Na última etapa, o perfil metabólico de plasma por RMN de ¹H foi estudado por uma abordagem metabolômica. A análise discriminatória por quadrados mínimos parciais (PLS-DA) revelou que alterações nos níveis de lactato e magnésio são importantes na diferenciação entre indivíduos com sobrepeso tratados e não-tratados com Orlistate, sinalizando diminuição destes metabólitos relacionada ao tratamento. Não há relatos anteriores da alteração dos níveis de lactato devido ao tratamento. Adicionalmente, os níveis de triacilglicerídios, alanina e lactato contribuíram significativamente na distinção entre indivíduos magros e com sobrepeso / Abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are currently more than 1.5 billion overweight adults, a number that is expected to double until 2015. Obesity and overweight are diseases characterized by excessive accumulation of body fat and linked to various health problems. Several drugs have been used to treat such diseases. Orlistat is a gastric lipase inhibitor largely used to reduce the absorption of dietary fat, helping weight loss. Thus this thesis aimed at the metabolic variation of overweight subjects treated with Orlistat for 120 days. This work is divided into two parts: Part I, implementation of the analytical methodology for analysis of fatty acids by GC-MS and evaluation of the fatty acid profile in overweight subjects treated with Orlistat; and Part II, evaluation of the metabolic profile of plasma of overweight subjects treated with Orlistat using ¹H NMR. In the Part I of this work, principal component analysis was applied to selected ions (m/z) for determination of fatty acids, after preparation of the corresponding methyl esters, by GC-MS using selected ion monitoring. Four ions were selected. The ions of m/z 74, 79, 81 and 87 allowed the quantification of various fatty acids and determination of the number of double bounds in theo fatty acids through the relative abundance of these selected ions. The analytical methodology implemented permitted quantify esterifing fatty acids in various lipids in blood, after transesterification for production of methyl esters of fatty acids, with adequate accuracy, repeatability and low limits of detection and quantification. In the second step, the analytical methodology was applied to study the fatty acid profile of 20 overweight women treated with Orlistat for 120 days. Although there was no significant reduction in body mass index, the treatment contributed to significant reduction of HDL-cholesterol levels in plasma and the cholesterol content in erythrocyte membranes. The Orlistat also alters the relative proportions of various fatty acids in the several lipids studied. Additionally, a significantly different fatty acid profile was observed for lean subjects (controls) compared to overweight subjects. In Part II, the metabolic profile of plasma obtained by ¹H NMR was studied by a metabolomics approach. The partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) revealed changes in lactate and magnesium level, these metabolites were important to differentiating between overweight subjects treated and not-treated with Orlistat, suggesting that the level of these metabolites decreased with treatment. There are no previous reports of changes in lactate levels. Additionally, levels of triglycerides, alanine and lactate were highlighted by PLS-DA into distinguishing between lean and overweight individuals / Mestrado / Quimica Organica / Mestre em Química

Ce travail étudie les matériaux composites zéolithes surfactifs, principes actifs pour des applications pharmaceutiques. D'abord sont identifiées les principales propriétés physiques, chimiques et biologiques des matériaux, requises pour des applications en tant que supports médicamenteux ciblant certaines formes de cancer. Par la suite sont décrits les différentes étapes de formulation des supports médicamenteux à base des zéolithes naturelles, les caractéristiques des matériaux intermédiaires ainsi obtenus, ainsi que les mécanismes des phénomènes interfaciaux à l'origine de l'action de ces matériaux. La dernière partie est consacrée à l'étude d'un relargage contrôlé des principes actifs de l'interface jusque dans un milieu aqueux modèle. / This work studies the composite zeolites surfactants, active principles for pharmaceutical applications. First identified the main physical, chemical and biological materials, required for applications as drug carriers targeting some cancers. Subsequently described the various stages of formulation of drug carriers based on natural zeolites, the characteristics of intermediate materials obtained, and the mechanisms of interfacial phenomena at the origin of the action of these materials. The last part is devoted to the study of controlled release of active ingredients of the interface into a model aqueous medium.

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