Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-17T18:39:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 3782.pdf: 3163554 bytes, checksum: 0618bd2bdada0c2a03100442eff64044 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-07-22 / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais / Schistosoma mansoni is the parasite responsible for schistosomiasis mansonica, a disease that affects about 207 million people worldwide, and does not have the purine de novo sinthetic pathway, depending entirely on the purine salvage pathway to supply its demands on purines. Adenosine kinase (AK) and Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT) are important enzymes of the purine salvage, the AK directly phosphorylates adenosine into adenosine monophosphate (AMP) and HGPRT is responsible for the reversible phosphorybosylation of hypoxanthine or guanine into IMP or GMP. The purine salvage pathway has been reported as a potential target for developing new drugs against schistosomiasis. The nucleotide coding region of the isoform 2 of AK enzyme was amplified and cloned into pGEM vector and pET28a, the recombinant protein was expressed in E.coli BL21 (DE3), purified in a his-tag nickel-affinity resin and AMP-agarose resin, tested for its activity and crystallized. Two data sets were obtained by X-ray diffraction: a ternary complex of AK2-AMP-adenosine in the MX2 light line of the Synchrotron Light National Laboratory and a binary complex AK2-tubercidin in the rotatory anode X-ray source of the Institute of Physics at Sao Carlos - USP, both at 2.3A of resolution. The nucleotide coding region of the enzyme HGPRT was also amplified, cloned into pGEM and pET28a, which heterologous expression was done in E.coli BL21 (DE3) cells at 18°C and purified on a cobalt his-tag affinitiy resin. / Schistosoma mansoni e o parasita responsavel pela esquistossomose mansonica, doenca que afeta cerca de 207 milhoes de pessoas em todo mundo, e nao possui a via de sintese de novo de purinas, dependendo integralmente da via de salvacao para seu suprimento de purinas. A adenosina kinase (AK) e a Hipoxantina-guanina fosforibosiltransferase (HGPRT) sao importantes enzimas desta via, sendo a AK responsavel pela fosforilacao direta de adenosina para adenosina monofosfato (AMP) e a HGPRT pela fosforibosilacao reversivel de hipoxantina ou guanina para IMP ou GMP respectivamente. Essa via tem sido citada como alvo potencial para o desenvolvimento de novos farmacos contra a esquistossomose. A regiao nucleotidica codificadora da enzima AK, isoforma 2, foi amplificada e clonada em vetor pGEM e pET28a, a proteina recombinante foi expressa em E.coli BL21 (DE3), purificada em coluna de niquel e AMP-agarose, submetida a ensaios de atividade e cristalizada. Dois conjuntos de dados foram obtidos por difracao de raio-X: um complexo ternario de AK2- AMP-adenosina na linha de luz MX2 do Laboratorio Nacional de Luz Sincrotron e um complexo binario de AK2-tubercidina no raio-X do Instituto de Fisica de Sao Carlos USP anodo rotatorio, ambos a 2.3A de resolucao. A regiao nucleotidica codificadora da enzima HGPRT tambem foi amplificada, clonada em pGEM e pET28a, sendo a proteina recombinante expressa em E.coli BL21 (DE3) a 18°C e purificada em coluna de cobalto.