O presente trabalho apresenta estudos espectrofotométricos relacionados à autoxidação dos complexos de Cu(II), Ni(II) e Co(II)/tetraglicina induzida por sulfito. Nossos estudos verificaram que a autoxidação de Cu(II)/tetraglicina (1,0x10-3 mol L-1) em pH = 9,0 (tampão borato) é afetada pela presença de traços de Ni(II) ou Co(II). Na ausência de Ni(II) ou Co(II), a reação é muito ineficiente e lenta com períodos de indução longos (aproximadamente 4 h). Ni(II) ou Co( II) em concentrações baixas ( 10-5 - 10-6 mol L-1) afetam significativamente a cinética: o período de indução diminui drasticamente (a menos de 2 s) e a formação de Cu(III) é fortemente acelerada com simultâneo aumento da eficiência da reação. A atividade catalítica e o sinergismo positivo de Co(II) e Ni(II) podem ser explicados pela oxidação mais rápida de Co(II) ou Ni(II)/tetraglicina pelo oxigênio dissolvido. O processo eletroquímico relacionado aos sistemas Cu(II)/Cu(III)/tetraglicina e Ni(II)/Ni(III)/tetraglicina são reversíveis, possibilitando monitorá-los adequadamente mediante o uso da técnica de eletrodo rotativo disco-anel. Entretanto, o sistema Co(II)/Co(III)/tetraglicina é irreversível. Esses estudos mostraram que as espécies de Cu(III) e Ni(III) geradas no eletrodo disco são instáveis nas condições experimentais empregadas. O efeito sinérgico positivo na presença de Ni(II) (que permitiu aumentar a sensibilidade) foi aproveitado para desenvolvimento de método espectrofotométrico e amperométrico simples e sensível para a determinação indireta de sulfito em meio aquoso. O método espectrofotométrico está baseado na medida de absorbância do complexo de Cu(III)/tetraglicina (gerado na presença de sulfito e traços de Ni(II)) em 365 nm. O método amperométrico em análise por injeção em fluxo baseia-se na medida de corrente (0,1 V vs Ag/AgCl) em função da concentração de Cu(III)/tetraglicina gerado quimicamente, na presença de sulfito e traços de Ni(II). Os métodos desenvolvidos foram empregados para a determinação de S(IV), em vinhos e sucos, após a sua extração da amostra acidificada, os resultados obtidos concordaram com aqueles obtidos pelo método iodométrico. / The present work presents spectrophotometric studies related to the sulfite induced autoxidation of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Co(II)/tetraglycine complexes. The sulfite induced autoxidação of Cu(II)/tetraglycine (1.0x10-3 mol L-1) at pH = 9.0 (borate buffer) is affected by the presence of small quantities of the Ni(II) or Co(II). In the absence of added nickel (II) or cobalt (II), the reaction is very inefficient and slow with one large induction period (about 4 h). Trace amounts of Ni(II) or Co(II) (10-5 - 10-6 M) affect the kinetic significantly: the induction period drastically decreases (less than 2 s) and the formation of Cu(III) is strongly accelerated. The effectiveness of Cu(III) formation becomes much higher. The catalytic activity and the positive synergism of Co(II) and Ni(II) may be explained by the faster oxidation of Co(II) or Ni(II)/tetraglycine complexes by dissolved oxygen. The electrochemistry of Cu(II)/Cu(III)/tetraglycine and Ni(II)/Ni(III)/tetraglycine systems are reversible, such as it was possible to monitor them by using the rotating ring-disk electrode technique. However, the Co(II)/Co(III)/tetraglycine system is irreversible. Those studies showed that the Cu(III) and Ni(III) species generated on the disk electrode are unstable in the employed experimental conditions. The positive sinergistic effect in the presence of Ni(II) (which allowed to increase the sensibility) was taken in advantage for development of one simple and sensitive spectrophotometric and amperometric method for indirect determination of sulfite in aqueous medium. The spectrophotometric method is based on the absorbance measurement of the Cu(III)/tetraglicyne complex (generated in the presence of sulfite and small quantities of Ni(II)) at 365 nm. The amperometric method by flow injection analysis is based on the current measurement (0.1 V vs Ag/AgCl) as function of Cu(III)/tetraglycine concentration chemically generated, in the presence of sulfite and Ni(II). The methods were employed for the determination of S(IV), in wines and juices, after its extraction from acidified samples and the results were in agreement with those obtained by the iodometric procedure.

Les alcénones constituent une classe de cétones insaturées à longue chaîne (C35 à C41)synthétisées par un nombre limité d’haptophytes. La proportion des alcènones en C37 di et triinsaturéesvarie en fonction de la température de croissance de l’haptophyte. A partir de cette caractéristique et de leur ubiquité dans l’environnement marin, un indice nommé '37U K =[C37 :2] / ([C37 :2 + C37 :3]) est utilisé depuis la fin des années 1980s comme paléomarqueur des températures des eaux de surface.Des processus de dégradation biotique et abiotique sélectifs, jusqu’alors partiellement ignorés,peuvent entraîner des biais significatifs (du fait de la perte préférentielle des alcénones les plus insaturées) dans les valeurs de paléotempératures estimées à partir de l’ '37U K . Ce travail a été entrepris dans le but d'étudier l'impact de ces processus diagénétiques sur les alcénones et d'évaluer leur importance dans l'environnement marin.Durant la première partie de ce travail, nous avons isolé et identifié diverses souches bactériennes à partir de cultures d’Emiliania huxleyi, que nous avons testées pour leur capacité à dégrader les alcénones. La souche Dietzia maris s'est révélée capable de dégrader sélectivement les alcénones. Cette dégradation sélective fait intervenir une époxydation initiale des doubles liaisons des alcénones, qui est vraisemblablement induite par une monoxygénase ayant une plus grande affinité pour la double liaison en position w29 et peut conduire à une augmentation des valeurs de l' '37U K de l’ordre de +0,10 (soit une surestimation des températures de +3°C).L'impact de ces processus de dégradation (biotique et abiotique) in situ s'est révélé plus oumoins significatif selon les zones géographiques considérées. En mer Méditerranée,l'augmentation des valeurs de l' '37U K (0,43 à 0,55) s'explique essentiellement par une forte autoxydation des alcénones lors de leur sédimentation. La détection d'alcénones stéréomutées à la surface du sédiment nous a permis d'estimer que les processus de stéréomutatio npouvaient entraîner un biais dans les valeurs de l' '37U K de +0,05 dans cette région. En Alaskaainsi que dans le Pacifique équatorial, les biais observés résultent essentiellement d’une dégradation bactérienne sélective des alcénones (+0,7 à +2,4°C et +2°C, respectivement).Lors de nos analyses de matériel particulaire provenant de l’océan Pacifique équatorial, nos observations ont mis en évidence une relation entre l’état de photo-oxydation des cellules phytoplanctoniques sénescentes et l’état physiologique des bactéries qui leur sont associées.Un transfert d’oxygène singulet (1O2) des phytodétritus aux bactéries entraînerait un déclin important de la croissance bactérienne et limiterait ainsi considérablement la biodégradation.Dans notre étude, ce transfert d’1O2 s’est révélé plus efficace dans les particules en suspension(forte photo-oxydation des bactéries) que dans les particules prélevées par trappes (forte biodégradation du phytodétritus). Cette différence s’expliquerait par l’abondance de particules riches en silice dans les particules prélevées par trappes (dominées par des agglomérats de diatomées) dont le caractère polaire réduirait la durée de vie de l’1O2.Nos résultats confirment que les processus de (i) dégradation bactérienne sélective, (ii)d'autoxydation et (iii) de stéréomutation peuvent introduire des bais significatifs dans les reconstructions de paléotempératures et des moyens de corriger les biais résultant de cette diagenèse ont été proposés afin d'améliorer les reconstructions de paléotempératures basées sur cet outil. / Alkenones constitute a class of long-chain unsaturated ketones (C35 to C41) synthesized by alimited number of haptophytes. The proportion of C37 di- and tri-unsaturated alkenones varies according to the growth temperature of the haptophytes. From this characteristic and theubiquity of alkenones in the marine environment, an index named '37U K = [C37: 2] / ([C37: 2 + C37:3]) is used since the late 1980s as paleomarker of sea surface temperatures. Selective biotic and abiotic degradation processes, previously ignored in the literature, canlead to significant biases (due to the preferential loss of the more unsaturated alkenones) in paleotemperature values estimated from the '37U K . This work was undertaken to estimate theimpact of diagenetic processes on alkenones in the marine environment.During the first part of this work, we isolated and identified various bacterial strains from cultures of Emiliania huxleyi, which were tested for their ability to degrade alkenones. Thestrain Dietzia maris sp. S1 appeared to be able to degrade selectively di- and tri-unsaturatedalkenones. This selective degradation involves an initial epoxidation of alkenone doublebonds, which is probably induced by a monooxygenase showing a greater affinity for the w29double bond and leads to increases of the '37U K values ranging from +0.05 to +0.10 units(corresponding to an overestimation of temperatures of 1.5 - 3°C).The impact of these biotic and abiotic degradation processes in situ was more or lesssignificant depending on the area considered. In Mediterranean Sea, increasing values of '37U Kwith depth (0.43 to 0.55) seemed to mainly result from an intense autoxidation of alkenones.The detection of stereomutated alkenones in surface sediments also attested to the importanceof these processes in this region (increased in '37U K values of +0.05 units). In contrast, in Alaska and Equatorial Pacific, the biases observed (+0.7 to +2.4°C and +2°C, respectively) appeared to be mainly induced by selective bacterial degradation of alkenones.Analyses of particulate matter from the Equatorial Pacific Ocean, revealed a relationshipbetween the state of photo-oxidation of senescent phytoplankton cells and the physiologicalstate of associated bacteria. A transfer of singlet oxygen (1O2) from phytodetritus to thebacteria may induce damages in bacteria and thus significantly limit biodegradation. This transfer of 1O2 appeared to be more effective in suspended particles (high photo-oxidation ofbacteria and preservation of phytodetritus) than in the sinking particles (weak photo-oxidationof bacteria and high biodegradation of phytodetritus). These differences were attributed to theabundance of particles rich in silica in sinking particles (dominated by agglomerates ofdiatoms), whose the polar character could reduce lifetime of 1O2.Our results confirm that the process of (i) selective bacterial degradation, (ii) autoxidation and(iii) stereomutation may introduce significant biases in the reconstruction ofpaleotemperatures. Some tools were proposed to correct some of these biases and thus toimprove the paleotemperature reconstructions based on alkenones

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