Waxflower (Chamelaucium spp. and hybrids) is the singlemost important Australian export cut-flower. The major problem in waxflower trading is flower abscission after harvest. While several factors are involved, ethylene production resulting from preharvest infection with the fungus Botrytis cinerea is the most important cause. The general objectives of this study were to investigate the biology of Botrytis infecting waxflower flowers and potential elicitation of host defence against this pathogen. Effects of anti-ethylene and S-carvone treatments on Botrytis-induced flower abscission were also evaluated. Infection of flowers by Botrytis was studied on two waxflower cvs. Mullering Brook and My Sweet Sixteen using light and electron microscopy. Conidial germination and protoappressorial formation occurred within 8 h post-inoculation (hpi). Infection of most floral organs, including petals, anthers and filaments, stigma, and hypanthium, was within 24 hpi. Infection cushions on stamen bases were formed at 36 hpi by saprophytic hyphae that originated from anthers. This infection route probably gives rise to the typical tan-coloured Botrytis symptoms that appear to radiate from this part of the flower. Subcuticular hyphae were present at very high density near stamen bases. They evidently resulted at multiple penetrations from single infection cushions. Flower abscission occurred at 72 hpi. At this time, floral tube tissues remained uninfected. This temporal pattern infers the possible transmission of a signal (e.g. ethylene) upon Botrytis infection (6–36 hpi) that intiates a defence response of shedding infected flowers (72 hpi). Susceptibility of waxflower before and after harvest to B. cinerea under various environmental conditions (laboratory, greenhouse, and field) was investigated. Flowers, either on plants or on cut stems showed similar susceptibility to B. cinerea and abscised under cool temperatures (~20 ºC) and high humidity (>95% RH) conditions following infection. Compared to cv. Mullering Brook, cv. My Sweet Sixteen was somewhat more resistant to B. cinerea infection under field conditions. Constitutive and inducible antifungal compounds in waxflower flower tissues were screened in cvs. CWA Pink, Stephan’s Delight, Mullering Brook and My Sweet Sixteen using thin layer chromatography bioassays with isolates of B. cinerea and Alternaria alternata (pathogenic) and Cladosporium cladosporioides (non-pathogenic). Common inhibition zone observed at Rf 0.28–0.38, 0.46–0.56 and 0.67–0.76 contained phenolic compounds. There were at least five (cv. Mullering Brook) and one (cv. My Sweet Sixteen) inducible antifungal phenolic compounds as judged by increases in inhibition area as a result of B. cinerea infection and methyl jasmonate treatment. The total areas of B. cinerea- and MeJA-induced inhibition zones were approximately 2.0- and 2.5-folds greater, respectively, than zones from control flowers. Preharvest sprays of three different known host plant defence elicitors, methyl jasmonate (MeJA), benzothiadiazole (BTH), and silicon (Si), were applied to waxflower cvs. Mullering Brook and My Sweet Sixteen plants. BTH or Si sprays generally had no significant effect on postharvest Botrytis severity on either cultivar. MeJA sprays did not reduce B. cinerea on cv. Mullering Brook. MeJA slightly suppressed B. cinerea on cv. My Sweet Sixteen at 500 and 750 µM. Overall, field applications of these host plant defence elicitor chemicals as spray treatments had little effect on vase life, water uptake and relative fresh weight of the cut sprigs. Moreover, they did not appreciably suppress B. cinerea or associated postharvest floral abscission. The efficacy of combined elicitor treatments and combined pre- and postharvest MeJA treatments were assessed. Preharvest foliar applications of MeJA (1000 µM; 2 or 4 times), MeJA (1000 µM) combined with BTH (150 mg/L), and MeJA combined with Si (1500 mg SiO2/L) generally did not suppress postharvest B. cinerea development and flower abscission from harvested sprigs. A pre- plus post-harvest 1000 µM MeJA spray treatment consistently but only slightly suppressed B. cinerea infection on flowers from both pot- and field-grown plants. Pre- and post-harvest MeJA treatments reduced B. cinerea development, but increased flower abscission. Combined MeJA and anti-ethylene treatments were then screened for potential to suppress B. cinerea while preventing flower abscission. However, the combined MeJA and 1-MCP treatment reduced neither Botrytis disease nor flower abscission on sprigs from pot- and field-grown plants. The combined MeJA and STS treatment reduced disease severity for up to 6 days on sprigs harvested from pot-grown plants but tended to increase Botrytis severity on sprigs from field-grown plants 6 days after inoculation. Antifungal effects of the essential oil S-carvone against B. cinerea germination and mycelial growth were demonstrated in vitro. Inhibition increased with increasing S-carvone concentrations from 0.64 mM to 5.08 mM. However, in planta, S-carvone concentrations in this range did not affect either Botrytis disease levels or flower abscission on cut waxflower flowers.

Waxflower (Chamelaucium spp. and hybrids) is the singlemost important Australian export cut-flower. The major problem in waxflower trading is flower abscission after harvest. While several factors are involved, ethylene production resulting from preharvest infection with the fungus Botrytis cinerea is the most important cause. The general objectives of this study were to investigate the biology of Botrytis infecting waxflower flowers and potential elicitation of host defence against this pathogen. Effects of anti-ethylene and S-carvone treatments on Botrytis-induced flower abscission were also evaluated. Infection of flowers by Botrytis was studied on two waxflower cvs. Mullering Brook and My Sweet Sixteen using light and electron microscopy. Conidial germination and protoappressorial formation occurred within 8 h post-inoculation (hpi). Infection of most floral organs, including petals, anthers and filaments, stigma, and hypanthium, was within 24 hpi. Infection cushions on stamen bases were formed at 36 hpi by saprophytic hyphae that originated from anthers. This infection route probably gives rise to the typical tan-coloured Botrytis symptoms that appear to radiate from this part of the flower. Subcuticular hyphae were present at very high density near stamen bases. They evidently resulted at multiple penetrations from single infection cushions. Flower abscission occurred at 72 hpi. At this time, floral tube tissues remained uninfected. This temporal pattern infers the possible transmission of a signal (e.g. ethylene) upon Botrytis infection (6–36 hpi) that intiates a defence response of shedding infected flowers (72 hpi). Susceptibility of waxflower before and after harvest to B. cinerea under various environmental conditions (laboratory, greenhouse, and field) was investigated. Flowers, either on plants or on cut stems showed similar susceptibility to B. cinerea and abscised under cool temperatures (~20 ºC) and high humidity (>95% RH) conditions following infection. Compared to cv. Mullering Brook, cv. My Sweet Sixteen was somewhat more resistant to B. cinerea infection under field conditions. Constitutive and inducible antifungal compounds in waxflower flower tissues were screened in cvs. CWA Pink, Stephan’s Delight, Mullering Brook and My Sweet Sixteen using thin layer chromatography bioassays with isolates of B. cinerea and Alternaria alternata (pathogenic) and Cladosporium cladosporioides (non-pathogenic). Common inhibition zone observed at Rf 0.28–0.38, 0.46–0.56 and 0.67–0.76 contained phenolic compounds. There were at least five (cv. Mullering Brook) and one (cv. My Sweet Sixteen) inducible antifungal phenolic compounds as judged by increases in inhibition area as a result of B. cinerea infection and methyl jasmonate treatment. The total areas of B. cinerea- and MeJA-induced inhibition zones were approximately 2.0- and 2.5-folds greater, respectively, than zones from control flowers. Preharvest sprays of three different known host plant defence elicitors, methyl jasmonate (MeJA), benzothiadiazole (BTH), and silicon (Si), were applied to waxflower cvs. Mullering Brook and My Sweet Sixteen plants. BTH or Si sprays generally had no significant effect on postharvest Botrytis severity on either cultivar. MeJA sprays did not reduce B. cinerea on cv. Mullering Brook. MeJA slightly suppressed B. cinerea on cv. My Sweet Sixteen at 500 and 750 µM. Overall, field applications of these host plant defence elicitor chemicals as spray treatments had little effect on vase life, water uptake and relative fresh weight of the cut sprigs. Moreover, they did not appreciably suppress B. cinerea or associated postharvest floral abscission. The efficacy of combined elicitor treatments and combined pre- and postharvest MeJA treatments were assessed. Preharvest foliar applications of MeJA (1000 µM; 2 or 4 times), MeJA (1000 µM) combined with BTH (150 mg/L), and MeJA combined with Si (1500 mg SiO2/L) generally did not suppress postharvest B. cinerea development and flower abscission from harvested sprigs. A pre- plus post-harvest 1000 µM MeJA spray treatment consistently but only slightly suppressed B. cinerea infection on flowers from both pot- and field-grown plants. Pre- and post-harvest MeJA treatments reduced B. cinerea development, but increased flower abscission. Combined MeJA and anti-ethylene treatments were then screened for potential to suppress B. cinerea while preventing flower abscission. However, the combined MeJA and 1-MCP treatment reduced neither Botrytis disease nor flower abscission on sprigs from pot- and field-grown plants. The combined MeJA and STS treatment reduced disease severity for up to 6 days on sprigs harvested from pot-grown plants but tended to increase Botrytis severity on sprigs from field-grown plants 6 days after inoculation. Antifungal effects of the essential oil S-carvone against B. cinerea germination and mycelial growth were demonstrated in vitro. Inhibition increased with increasing S-carvone concentrations from 0.64 mM to 5.08 mM. However, in planta, S-carvone concentrations in this range did not affect either Botrytis disease levels or flower abscission on cut waxflower flowers.

Submitted by Celso Magalhaes (celsomagalhaes@ufrrj.br) on 2017-06-20T14:50:48Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2015 - Uir? do Amaral.pdf: 1011379 bytes, checksum: cf85bc1dcca1c891320f8683e0b406b1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-20T14:50:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2015 - Uir? do Amaral.pdf: 1011379 bytes, checksum: cf85bc1dcca1c891320f8683e0b406b1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-12-17 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / Biodiversity, one of the fundamental properties of nature, is a source of immense economic potential. Brazil holds a rich biodiversity, and is considered one of the most important mega-diverse countries on the planet. Among the various links that make up this biodiversity Brazilian native flora noteworthy. Despite this, there have been few studies that promote intelligent and rational use of this genetic resource. Domestication and breeding of native plants, including those already known and used by local or regional populations, but without penetration at the national or international market is the great opportunity offered to the countries rich in genetic resources. Medicinal and aromatic plants represent a significant part of this potential market, and the lemongrass-Brazilian species (Lippia alba) is an important example of medicinal and aromatic plant, long used in folk medicine for his duties as soothing, antispasmodic, sedative, and produce various kinds of essential oils can be used by the perfume industry, food and cleaning products, beyond the control of pests and diseases in agriculture. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the genetic variability, genetic parameters and the agronomic behavior of different accesses of L. alba, coming from the metropolitan region of the State of Rio de Janeiro. The experiment was conducted in November 2011 on Medicinal Plants Sector of Agronomy Institute of Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and crops were obtained in the spring of 2013 and summer of 2014. This study was divided into three chapters: Polymorphism in clones of L. alba coming from the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro (Chapter I); Genetic variation for morphological characters in clones of A. alba (Chapter II) and seasonality effect in producing chemotypes of L. alba (Chapter III). In Chapter I the accessions were grouped into dendrogram, five groups being formed and the group I met two similar access (UFRRJLA 17 and UFRRJLA 18). In Chapter II it was shown that the characters analyzed showed variability according to the season (spring or summer) confirming the strong influence of the environment on quantitative variables. The total dry matter and yield were higher in access UFRRJLA05 with citral chemotype, which showed the highest average values in the two seasons in which the data were evaluated. As for the essential oil yield and productivity stood out access UFRRJLA03 with limonene-carvone chemotype, both in spring and in summer. / A biodiversidade, uma das propriedades fundamentais da natureza, ? fonte de imenso potencial de uso econ?mico. O Brasil ? detentor de uma rica biodiversidade, e ? considerado um dos pa?ses megadiversos mais importantes do planeta. Dentre os v?rios elos que comp?e esta biodiversidade a flora nativa brasileira merece destaque. Apesar disto, poucos t?m sido os estudos que promovem a utiliza??o inteligente e racional destes recursos gen?ticos. A domestica??o e o melhoramento de plantas nativas, incluindo aquelas j? conhecidas e utilizadas por popula??es locais ou regionais, por?m sem penetra??o no mercado nacional ou internacional, ? a grande oportunidade que se oferece aos pa?ses ricos em recursos gen?ticos. As plantas medicinais e arom?ticas representam uma parte expressiva deste mercado em potencial, sendo que a esp?cie erva-cidreira-brasileira (Lippia alba) ? um exemplo importante de planta medicinal e arom?tica, h? muito tempo utilizada pela medicina popular por suas fun??es como calmante, antiespasm?dica, sedativo, al?m de produzir v?rios tipos de ?leos essenciais podendo ser utilizada pela ind?stria de perfumes, alimentos e produtos de limpeza, al?m do controle de pragas e doen?as na agricultura. Diante do exposto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a variabilidade gen?tica e par?metros gen?ticos de acessos de L. alba e o comportamento agron?mico de diferentes clones oriundos da regi?o Metropolitana do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. O experimento foi instalado em novembro de 2011 no Setor de Plantas Medicinais do Instituto de Agronomia da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, e as colheitas foram obtidas na primavera de 2013 e no ver?o de 2014. Este estudo foi dividido em tr?s cap?tulos: Polimorfismo em clones de L. alba oriundos da regi?o Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro (Cap?tulo I) e Par?metros gen?ticos e avalia??o agron?mica em clones de L. alba (Mill) N.E.Brown em duas esta??es no ano (Cap?tulo II). No cap?tulo I os acessos foram agrupados em dendrograma, sendo formados cinco grupos e o grupo I reuniu os dois acessos similares (UFRRJLA 17 e UFRRJLA 18). No cap?tulo II foi demonstrado que os caracteres analisadas apresentaram comportamento vari?vel conforme a esta??o do ano (primavera ou ver?o) confirmando a forte influ?ncia do ambiente sobre as vari?veis quantitativas. A mat?ria seca total e a produtividade foram maiores no clone com quimiotipo citral (UFRRJLA05), com os maiores valores m?dios nas duas esta??es do ano em que os dados foram avaliados. J? para o rendimento e produtividade de ?leo essencial destacou-se o acesso com quimiotipo limoneno-carvona (UFRRJLA03), tanto na primavera quanto no ver?o

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-14T12:59:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1529227 bytes, checksum: de14b6706c9f0d50230f124a34766410 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-12-14 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Among the natural products with experimentally proven analgesic properties, the monoterpernes are of great importance, recognized as the main chemical constituents of essential oils from aromatic plants. ( )-Carvone is an example of monoterpene with antinociceptive properties, founded as the main active constituent of oils from some species of the genus Mentha. Since the peripheral antinociceptive mechanism of ( )-carvone is not well established, this study aimed to better characterize it. Initially, it was performed a structure-activity study by which was possible to demonstrate the importance of the carbonyl group into the molecule of ( )-carvone, during its blocking effect in the rat peripheral nervous excitability, as also that the replacement of that group for a hydroxyl enhanceed this effect. After shown that ( )-carvone had low cytotoxicity, we investigated the effects of this monoterpene in the voltage-gated sodium channels of (Nav) and the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1), involved in peripheral nociception, using neurons from the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) of rats. With the technique of Whole-cell Patch-clamp it was demonstrated that ( )-carvone (1 mM) was able to reduce Na+ influx from 8.7±1.6 nA (control) to 5.3±1.1 nA (p <0.05). Later, by fluorescence microscopy assays, we observed that ( )-carvone increased the Ca2+ levels in DRG neurons, possibly via TRPV1 channels. The involvement of these channels was further confirmed by specific antagonism and heterologous expression in HEK 293 by transfecting these cells with TRPV1-cDNA of Rattus novergicus. Then we demonstrated that ( )-carvone acts in the TRPV1 channel in a concentration-dependent manner, promoting its desensitization. Additionally, it was discarded the participation of another TRP channel involved in pain, the TRPM2, during the effect of ( )-carvone. Therefore, this study showed that the replacement of a carbonyl by a hydroxyl group in the molecule of ( )-carvone could increase the efficiency of this monoterpene in reducing the peripheral nerve excitability. Such effect was demonstrated as being a result of the Nav channel blockade, as well as the activation and subsequent desensitization of TRPV1 channels, indicating the great potential of this monoterpene as a peripheral antinociceptive molecule or prototype of a novel analgesic drug. / Dentre os produtos de origem natural com propriedades analgésicas comprovadas experimentalmente, destacam-se os monoterpernos, tidos como os principais constituintes químicos dos óleos essenciais de plantas aromáticas. A ( )-carvona é um exemplo de monoterpeno com propriedades antinociceptivas, encontrada como o principal constituinte ativo dos óleos de algumas espécies do gênero Mentha. Uma vez que o mecanismo antinociceptivo periférico de ( )-carvona não está estabelecido, o presente trabalho se propõe a melhor caracterizá-lo. Inicialmente realizou-se um estudo estrutura-atividade, onde foi possível demonstrar a importância do grupo carbonila ligado à molécula de ( )-carvona, durante o seu efeito bloqueador da excitabilidade nervosa periférica de rato, e ainda, que a substituição desse grupo por uma hidroxila potencializou esse efeito. Após demonstrarmos que ( )-carvona possuía baixa citotoxicidade, investigou-se os efeitos desse monoterpeno sobre o canais de sódio dependentes de voltagem (Nav) e nos canais receptores de potencial transiente vanilóides 1 (TRPV1), envolvidos na nocicepção periférica, utilizando-se neurônios do gânglio da raiz dorsal (DRG) de rato. Por meio da técnica de Whole-cell Patch-clamp foi possível demonstrar que ( )-carvona (1 mM) foi capaz de reduzir o influxo de Na+ de 8,7±1,6 nA (controle) para 5,3±1,1 nA (p< 0,05). Posteriormente, através de ensaios de microscopia de fluorescência, observou-se que ( )-carvona aumentou os níveis de Ca2+ em neurônios DRG, possivelmente via canais TRPV1. O envolvimento desses canais foi posteriormente confirmado por antagonismo específico e por expressão heteróloga em HEK 293, por transfecção dessas células com cDNA-TRPV1 de Rattus novergicus. Em seguida, demonstrou-se que ( )-carvona atua sobre o canal TRPV1, de modo dependente de concentração, promovendo a sua dessensibilização. Adicionalmente, foi descartada a participação de outro canal TRP envolvido na dor, como o TRPM2, durante o efeito de ( )-carvona. Portanto, o presente estudo evidenciou que a substituição do grupamento carbonila por uma hidroxila na molécula de ( )-carvona poderia aumentar a eficiência desse monoterpeno na redução da excitabilidade nervosa periférica. Este efeito foi demonstrado como sendo resultante do bloqueio de canais Nav, bem como pela ativação e posterior dessensibilização de canais TRPV1, indicando a grande potencialidade deste monoterpeno como uma molécula antinociceptiva periférica ou protótipo de nova droga analgésica.

This study involved the isolation, characterization, quantification and evaluation of the enantiomeric purity of linalool in the essential oil of aromatic species Lippia alba (Mill.) NE Brown (chemotype linalol-1,8-cineole), Ocimum basilicum L., Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit, Cinnamomum camphora Nees and Eberm var. linaloolifera Fujita, Aniba rosaeodora Ducke and Coriandrum sativum L., and carvone and limonene in the essential of Lippia alba (chemotype carvone-limonene). The quantification of monoterpenes was performed by GC-FID method for the internal standard. The analytical curves for quantification were linear in the range 1.0 to 10.0 mg mL-1 and showed appropriate values of correlation coefficients (0.996 to 0.999). The linalool was found with 91.38% (w/w) in essential oil of A. rosaeodora, 84.00% in C. camphora, 79.25% in L. alba, 79.00% in C. sativum, 73.33% in O. basilicum and 13.60% in P. graveolens. The carvone showed 58.13% and limonene showed 31.71% (w/w) of essential oil of L. alba. The enantiomeric purity analysis performed by GC-FID, using a column with enantioselective phase (β-cyclodextrin) and co-injection with commercial patterns, revealed the presence of the enantiomer (S)-(+)-linalool in L. alba and (R)-(-)-linalool in O. basilicum and C. camphora. The two enantiomeric forms of linalool were found in the P. graveolens, A. rosaeodora and C. sativum species. In the L. alba species (chemotype carvone-limonene) was observed a single enantiomeric form (R)-(-)-carvone and limonene showed the enantiomeric forms (S)-(-)-limonene and (R)-(+)-limonene, with predominance of the latter. The linalool was isolated from the essential oil of L. alba by TLC and subjected to analysis of GC-MS, GC-FID, 1H and 13C NMR and [α]D, which elucidated its structure and stereochemistry. The (S)-(+)-linalool isolated from L. alba (> 99%) was used to obtain the analytical curve. This isolation was necessary due to unavailability of acquire the (S)-(+)-linalool commercially pure. / Este estudo envolveu isolamento, caracterização, quantificação e avaliação da pureza enantiomérica do linalol nos óleos essenciais das espécies aromáticas Lippia alba (Mill.) N. E. Brown (quimiotipo linalol-1,8-cineol), Ocimum basilicum L, Pelargonium graveolens L Herit, Cinnamomum camphora Nees e Eberm var. linaloolifera Fujita, Aniba rosaeodora Ducke e Coriandrum sativum L. e da carvona e do limoneno no óleo essencial de Lippia alba (Mill.) N. E. Brown (quimiotipo carvona-limoneno). A quantificação dos monoterpenos foi realizada por CG-DIC pelo método do padrão interno. As curvas analíticas para a quantificação foram lineares no intervalo de 1,0 a 10,0 mg mL-1 e apresentaram valores adequados de coeficientes de correlação (0,996 a 0,999). O linalol foi encontrado com 91,38% (m/m) no óleo essencial de A. rosaeodora, 84,00% em C. camphora, 79,25% em L. alba, 79,00% em C. sativum, 73,33% em O. basilicum e 13,60% em P. graveolens. A carvona apresentou 58,13% e o limoneno 31,71% (m/m) no óleo essencial de L. alba (quimiotipo carvona-limoneno). As análises de purezas enantioméricas realizadas por CG-DIC, utilizando uma coluna com fase enantiosseletiva (β-ciclodextrina) e a co-injeção com padrões comerciais, revelaram a presença do enantiômero (S)-(+)-linalol em L. alba e do (R)-(-)-linalol em O. basilicum e em C. camphora. As duas formas enantioméricas do linalol foram encontradas nas espécies P. graveolens, A. rosaeodora e C. sativum. Na espécie L. alba (quimiotipo carvona-limoneno) foi observada uma única forma enantiomérica (R)-(-)-carvona e o limoneno apresentou as formas enantioméricas (S)-(-)-limoneno e (R)-(+)-limoneno com predominância desta última. O linalol foi isolado do óleo essencial de L. alba por CCD e submetido à análise por CG-EM, CG-DIC, RMN de 1H e 13C e [α]D, as quais elucidaram sua estrutura e estereoquímica. O (S)-(+)-linalol isolado de L. alba (> 99%) foi utilizado na obtenção da curva analítica. Esse isolamento foi necessário devido à indisponibilidade em adquirir o (S)-(+)-linalol comercialmente puro.

Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa e à Inovação Tecnológica do Estado de Sergipe - FAPITEC/SE / The essential oils (EOs) are compounds extracted from plants that have a great variety of biological activities reported in the literature. In this class, carvone, an unsaturated ketone monoterpene, is found in nature under two enantiomeric forms: S-(+)-carvone and R-(-)-carvone. Carvone has several pharmacological properties such as anticancer, anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, antidepressant and anti-inflammatory. R-(-)-carvone has some physico-chemical characteristics that limit its use, such as low solubility in water, high volatilization and easy oxidation. In this perspective, the formation of inclusion complexes (ICs) with cyclodextrins (CDs) have been one of the main strategies to increase the solubility in water of poorly soluble drugs, bypassing their physico-chemical limitations. In this way, the present study aimed to prepare the R-(-)-carvone/β-CD complexes in the 1: 1 molar ratio by different complexation methods: physical mixture (PM), paste complex (PC), slurry complex (SC), ultrasound (US) and freeze drying (FD), characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry/derivative thermogravimetry (TG/DTG), Karl Fischer Moisture Determination (KF), Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In addition, the analytical method for quantification of R-(-)-carvone was developed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and complexation efficiency (CE%) was determined from this method. DSC and TG/DTG curves of the SC and FD methods showed, respectively, the disappearance of the R-(-)-carvone melting characteristic event, and the considerable reduction of mass loss in the first step (Δm1 6.87% and 5.18% between 34-150 °C), indicating the complexation. XRD results of the ICs (PC, SC and FD) showed the disappearance of spectral characteristic lines of β-CD and the emergence of new peaks, suggesting a change of β-CD crystalline phase. SEM images of ICs exhibited relevant changes in morphology compared to free β-CD and PM, showing a decrease in particle size, especially in the US and FD methods. FTIR results showed that there were displacements and reduction in the intensity of the R-(-)-carvone characteristic bands in the ICs spectra. HPLC analysis showed that the higher CE% were obtained by SC and FD methods (70.93% and 84.26%). Thus, it is concluded that the SC and FD complexation methods presented the best host-guest interaction profiles, suggesting IC's formation between R-(-)-carvone and β-CD. / Os óleos essenciais (OEs) são compostos extraídos de plantas que dispõem de uma grande variedade de atividades biológicas relatadas na literatura. Nessa classe, destaca-se a carvona, monoterpeno cetônico insaturado, encontrado na natureza sob duas formas enantioméricas, a S-(+)-carvona e R-(-)-carvona. A carvona possui diversas propriedades farmacológicas tais como: anticancerígena, anticonvulsivante, ansiolítica, antidepressiva e anti-inflamatória. A R-(-)-carvona apresenta algumas características físico-químicas que limitam sua utilização, como por exemplo, baixa solubilidade em água, elevada volatilização e fácil oxidação. Nessa perspectiva, a formação de complexos de inclusão (CIs) com ciclodextrinas (CDs) têm sido uma das principais estratégias para aumentar a solubilidade em água de fármacos fracamente solúveis contornando suas limitações físico-químicas. Dessa forma, o presente estudo teve como objetivo preparar os complexos R-(-)-carvona/β-CD na razão molar 1:1 por diferentes métodos de complexação: mistura física (MF), malaxagem (MA), coevaporação (CE), ultrassom (US) e liofilização (LF) caracterizando-os por calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC), termogravimetria /termogravimetria derivada (TG/DTG), determinação de umidade por Karl Fischer (KF), espectrofotometria de absorção na região do infravermelho com transformada de Fourier (FTIR), difração de raios X (DRX) e microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV). Além disso, o método analítico para quantificação da R-(-)-carvona foi desenvolvido por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (CLAE) e a eficiência de complexação (EC%) foi determinada a partir desse método. As curvas DSC e TG/DTG dos métodos de CE e LF mostraram respectivamente, o desaparecimento do evento característico de fusão da R-(-)-carvona, e a redução considerável de perda de massa na primeira etapa (Δm1 6,87% e 5,18% entre 34-150 °C), indicando a complexação. Os resultados de DRX dos CIs (MA, CE e LF) apresentaram o desaparecimento de linhas espectrais características da β-CD e o surgimento de novos picos, sugerindo mudanças na fase cristalina da β-CD. As imagens de MEV dos CIs exibiram mudanças relevantes na morfologia em comparação com a β-CD livre e a MF, apresentando uma diminuição no tamanho das partículas, principalmente nos métodos US e LF. Os resultados de FTIR demonstrou que houve deslocamentos e redução na intensidade das bandas características da R-(-)-carvona nos espectros dos CIs. As análises de CLAE demonstraram que as maiores EC% foram obtidas pelos métodos de CE e LF (70,93% e 84,26%). Assim, conclui-se que os métodos de complexação CE e LF apresentaram os melhores perfis de interação hóspede-hospedeiro, sugerindo a formação dos CIs entre a R-(-)-carvona e a β-CD. / São Cristóvão, SE

Amebic keratitis and granulomatous amebic encephalitis are diseases caused by free-living amoebas of the Acanthamoeba type. In the case of keratitis, the great problem is the relapse of this disease because of its resistance to medicines used for it, especially the cystic form of the organism. Plant essential oils have been used as potentially active agents against this protist. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the amebacide activity of plant essential oils of Lippia type against Acanthamoeba polyphaga trophozoites. To do this, 8 x 104 trophozoites were exposed to increased concentrations of essential oils of Lippia sidoides, Lippia gracilis, Lippia alba and Lippia pedunculosa during 24 hours, as well as of their majority compounds rotundifolona, carvone and carvacrol. Practically all the oil and compound concentrations presented amebacide activity. Based on these results, the researched oils in this study are potential candidates for a complementary healing for amebic keratitis and granulomatous amebic encephalitis. / A ceratite amebiana e a encefalite amebiana granulomatosa são doenças causadas por amebas de vida livre do gênero Acanthamoeba. No caso da ceratite, o grande problema é a recidiva da doença devido à resistência, especialmente da forma cística do organismo, aos medicamentos utilizados. Óleos essenciais de plantas têm sido utilizados como agentes potencialmente ativos contra este protista. Portanto, o objetivo deste estudo foi determinar a atividade amebicida de óleos essenciais de plantas do gênero Lippia frente à trofozoítos de Acanthamoeba polyphaga. Para isto 8 x 104 trofozoítos foram expostos durante 24 horas a concentrações crescentes dos óleos essenciais de Lippia sidoides, Lippia gracilis, Lippia alba e Lippia pedunculosa, bem como de seus compostos majoritários rotundifolona, carvona e carvacrol. Praticamente todas as concentrações dos óleos e compostos apresentaram atividade amebicida. Diante destes resultados, os óleos pesquisados neste estudo são candidatos em potencial para a terapêutica complementar na ceratite amebiana e encefalite amebiana granulomatosa.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-14T13:00:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1182383 bytes, checksum: 1ff4fac23517aa4b22351ae87d21b4be (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-07-08 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The a, b-epoxy-carvone (EC) monoterpene is found in many essential oils from plants, but can also be obtained through organic synthesis from the R-(-)-carvone. Previous studies have demonstrated that this compound exerts depressant effect on central nervous system (CNS), and is also known to have anticonvulsant effects, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. This study investigated the antinociceptive and antiinflammatory effects of EC in adult male Swiss mice, as well as, its effect on glutamatergic neurotransmission in rats using behavioral tests, vascular permeability test, measurement of paw edema and electrophysiological recordings in vitro, respectively. Intraperiotoneal administration (ip) of EC at doses of 200 or 300 mg/kg provided a significant antinociceptive effect as shown in the writhing test induced by acetic acid. The EC also caused a reduction in formalin-induced nociception in the first (at 300 mg/ g) and second phase (at 200 or 300 mg/kg). In the hot plate test an increase in latency was found at 30 min (at 200 or 300 mg/kg) and 60 min (300 mg/kg) after administration of EC, the effect that was reversed by naloxone, an opioid receptor antagonist. After administration of EC (300 mg / kg), the increased vascular permeability induced by acetic acid was reduced, as well as the paw edema induced by carrageenan. The EC reduced by 70% the excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSP) field, as well as the glutamatergic EPSP of the pyramidal neurons from the CA1 hippocampal region and the neurons from the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS). These results suggest that EC has peripheral and central antinociceptive activity in mice, probably related to opioid system activation and inhibition of acute inflammatory reaction. In addition, EC has depressant effects on excitatory postsynaptic neurotransmission. / A a,b-epoxy-carvona (EC) é um monoterpeno encontrado em muitos óleos essenciais (OE s) de plantas, mas também pode ser obtida por meio da síntese orgânica a partir da R-(-)-carvona. Estudos prévios demonstraram que esse composto exerce efeito depressor no sistema nervoso central (SNC), e é também conhecida por ter efeitos anticonvulsivantes, antioxidante e antimicrobial. O presente estudo investigou os efeitos antinociceptivo e anti-inflamatório da EC, em camundongos suíços machos adultos, bem como seu efeito sobre a neurotransmissão glutamatérgica em ratos usando testes comportamentais, teste da permeabilidade vascular, medida de edema de pata e registros eletrofisiológicos in vitro, respectivamente. A administração intraperiotoneal (i.p.) da EC nas doses de 200 ou 300 mg/kg promoveu um efeito antinociceptivo significante como mostrado no teste das contorções abdominais induzidas pelo ácido acético. A EC também provocou redução na nocicepção induzida pela formalina na primeira (300 mg/kg) e na segunda fase (200 e 300 mg/kg). No teste da placa quente foi encontrado um aumento da latência aos 30 min (nas doses de 200 ou 300 mg/kg) e aos 60 min (na dose de 300 mg/kg) após a administração da EC, um efeito que foi revertido pela naloxona, um antagonista do receptor opióide. Após a administração da EC (300 mg/kg), o aumento da permeabilidade vascular provocado pelo ácido acético foi reduzido, bem como, o edema de pata em camundongos provocada pela carragenina. A EC reduziu em 70% os potenciais pós-sinápticos excitatórios (PEPS) de campo como também os PEPS glutamatérgicos dos neurônios piramidais da região CA1 do hipocampo e dos neurônios do núcleo do trato solitário (NTS). Estes resultados sugerem que EC apresenta atividade antinociceptiva periférica e central em camundongos, provavelmente associada à ativação do sistema opioidérgico, e inibição da reação inflamatória aguda. Além disso, EC exerce efeito depressor na neurotransmissão pós-sináptica excitatória.

Algunas plagas causan daños importantes en productos y granos almacenados, lo cual conlleva consecuentemente a pérdidas de producción y calidad en estos productos.Las principales plagas del arroz almacenado en España son, Sitophilus oryzae L. (Coleoptera Curculionidae), Rhyzopertha dominica Fabricius (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), y Cryptolestes pusillus Schönherr (Coleoptera: Cucujidae). Las dos primeras son plagas primarias que atacan directamente el grano y resultan bastante destructivas debido a que sus larvas se alimentan y desarrollan dentro de él. C.pusillus es, sin embargo, una plaga secundaria que se beneficia de granos que ya están dañados y rotos.Actualmente, el uso de fumigantes e insecticidas de síntesis sigue siendo el principal método de lucha para controlar las plagas de almacén, si bien recientemente (dadas las continuas restricciones al uso de agroquímicos) existe un gran interés en la utilización de otras alternativas tales como el control biológico, el almacenamiento a bajas temperaturas, o los tratamientos con calor entre otros.Igualmente muchos productos obtenidos principalmente de plantas y que derivan del metabolismo secundario de las mismas ofrecen una fuente de bioinsecticidas que podrían representar una alternativa ecológica frente a los insecticidas de síntesis ya que su uso masivo e indiscriminado ha ocasionado problemas tales como la aparición de resistencias en determinadas especies de insectos frente a diferentes materias activas, desequilibrios ecológicos y problemas medioambientales sin olvidar el riesgo que entrañan para la salud humana.Con este trabajo se ha pretendido estudiar la actividad plaguicida de los aceites esenciales extraídos de tres plantas: Coriandrum sativum L. (Umbelliferae), Carum carvii L. (Umbelliferae) y Ocimum basilicum L. (Labiatae) y su posterior fraccionamiento para identificar dentro de estos aceites los compuestos químicos responsables de esta actividad insecticida sobre tres plagas de almacén de arroz (S. oryzae, R.dominica y C.pusillus).Del estudio de estos monoterpenoides, linalol, S-carvona y estragol resultaron tener una alta actividad insecticida sobre estas plagas. Sin embargo el E-anetol fue más selectivo para R.dominica y C.pusillus, así como el limoneno, &#947;-terpineno, geraniol y eucaliptol sólo resultaron activos frente a C.pusillus.Algunos monoterpenoides podrían actuar de sinergistas potenciando la actividad de otros, como podría ser el caso del alcanfor, acetato de geranilo y E-anetol con linalol en R.dominica y C.pusillus, o el caso del metoxicinamaldehido, p-anisaldehido y linalol que pueden tener efecto sinergista sobre el estragol.Este trabajo también abarcó el estudio de un posible modo de acción de estos monoterpenoides, la inhibición de la acetilcolinesterasa, para alcanzar un mayor entendimiento del comportamiento de estas sustancias en el interior del insecto.Así se pudo observar como la mayoría de monoterpenoides estudiados inhibían en cierta medida esta enzima, siendo fenchona, S-carvona y linalol los monoterpenoides que mayor inhibición originaron.Del mismo modo se observó como fenchona, &#947;-terpineno, geraniol y linalol inhibían competitivamente la acetilcolinesterasa, mientras que S-carvona, estragol y alcanfor producían una inhibición mixta para esta enzima.Sin embargo no se observó inhibición de la acetilcolinesterasa por parte del E-anetol a las concentraciones de monoterpenoides ensayadas.Para completar este trabajo se examinó de igual forma la capacidad que tenían estos bioinsecticidas de generar resistencia en estas tres plagas así como el mecanismo de resistencia implicado en el desarrollo de este proceso. Para ello se fueron seleccionando las poblaciones de insectos mediante la aplicación de los diferentes monoterpenoides a dosis crecientes durante 7 generaciones. De este modo se pudo calcular el factor de resistencia en cada una de las plagas y para cada uno de los monoterpenoides comparando las concentraciones letales 50 de las poblaciones seleccionadas con las poblaciones iniciales (sensibles).A continuación se analizaron tres posibles sistemas de detoxificación enzimáticos gracias al uso de sinergistas para estudiar el mecanismo de resistencia que podría estar involucrado.De tal forma se observó como estos monoterpenoides inducían lentamente resistencias resultando ventajosos en un futuro para el control de estas plagas.Esta Tesis ha englobado un estudio íntegro y profundo de estos insecticidas ecológicos desde la extracción de los aceites esenciales, seguido de la identificación de compuestos puros (CG-EM) con actividad insecticida junto con el estudio de un modo de acción de estos insecticidas, la selección de resistencia en las poblaciones de insectos y los posibles mecanismos de resistencia que pudieran estar implicados en este proceso. / Some pests cause serious damage to stored grains and stored products and consequently production and quality losses in these products.The rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica Fabricius (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and Cryptolestes pusillus Schönherr (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) were the main damaging pests found in stored rice in Spain.S.oryzae and R.dominica are primary pests attacking directly the intact grain and are quite destructive because their larvi feed and develop inside the grain whereas C.pusillus is a secondary pest which benefits from grains previously damaged.At the present time, organic synthetic pesticides are still the main method to control stored grain pests, however, recently (due to restriction in agrochemicals use) there is a great interest in using other altenatives such as biological control, storage at low-temperatures, or heat treatment.Likewise, many products obtained mainly from plants and derived from secondary metabolism have insecticidal activity against insects, such as monoterpenoids, which present a broad variety of bioinsecticide products which could turn out to be an ecologic alternative to synthetic pesticides since the majority of alternative products are not harmful for the human healthy and they become less environmentally damaging, exhibiting a low impact on the environment.In addition, it cannot be ignored the different difficulties related to resistance due to several active compounds from organic pesticides found in some species of insects.With this work, we have considered remarkable to study the insecticide activity of essential oils extracted from three plants: Coriandrum sativum L. (Umbelliferae), Carum carvii L. (Umbelliferae) and Ocimum basilicum L. (Labiatae) and carry out a bioassay-guided fractionation of their essential oils to identify which compounds were responsible for the volatile toxicity shown on three stored rice pests (S. oryzae, R. dominica and C. pusillus).Linalool, S-carvone and estragole turned out to have a high insecticide activity on these pests. Nevertheless E-anetol was more selective to R. dominica and C. pusillus, being only active on C. pusillus limonene, &#947;-terpinene, geraniol and eucalyptol.Some monoterpenoids were found as synergists, increasing the activity of the other ones, like for instance, camphor, geranyl acetate and E-anethole with linalool in R.dominica and C.pusillus or metoxycinnamaldehyde, p-anysaldehyde and linalool which could activate to estragole.In this work, the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase as a posible mode of action was studied as well, to reach a clear understanding about the action of these products inside the insects.The majority of monoterpenoids inhibited the enzyme acetylcholinesterase being fenchone, S-carvone and linalool the monoterpenoids that produced a higher inhibition.Furthermore, it was observed how fenchone, &#947;-terpinene, geraniol and linalool showed a competitive inhibition whereas S-carvone, estragole and camphor produced a mixed inhibition for this enzyme. However the enzyme acetylcholinesterase was not inhibited by E-anethole.To finish up this work, the selection for monoterpenoid resistance on these pests as well as the metabolic mechanisms implicated was studied.The resistant strains were selected from susceptible insect populations and survivors were reared separately for each monoterpenoid and successive generations were treated with higher concentrations. These populations were selected until seven times.As a result we could calculate the resistance factor on each pest (comparing lethal concentration 50 values of susceptible and resistant strains).Next, three enzymatic systems detoxifying these monoterpenoids were analysed to study the metabolic mechanism implicated.In this way we could realize that all monoterpenoids induced resistance slowly, concluding that these pesticides will be appropriated to control these pests in the future.This Thesis has concerned a study in depth about ecological insecticides from extraction of essential oils, identification of compounds (GC-MS) with insecticide activity, mode of action and study of resistance and mechanism of insecticide resistance involved in this process.