Les interactions sucre-lectine jouent un rôle très important dans de nombreux processus biologiques comme les infections par des virus ou des bactéries. Toutefois, ces interactions étant faibles, la présentation de manière multivalente des résidus saccharidiques est nécessaire pour obtenir une augmentation significative des constantes d'association. Une technique basée sur l'utilisation de glycooligonucléotides et d'une puce à ADN utilisée comme plateforme d'ancrage a permis d'étudier l'affinité d'un grand nombre de composés envers les lectines PA-IL et PA-IIL de Pseudomonas aeruginosa et la lectine BambL de Burkholderia ambifaria. Les glycooligonucléotides ont été synthétisés, à partir de blocs de construction synthétisés en aval, en utilisant la chimie des acides nucléiques supportée et automatisée (phosphoramidites et H-phosphonate) ainsi que des réactions de « click chemistry » (la cycloaddition 1,3-dipolaire catalysée par le cuivre (I) ou le couplage thiol par addition de type Michael ou par substitution nucléophile d'un dérivé bromoacetamide).Les glycoclusters ayant montrés une bonne affinité envers les lectines cibles ont été sélectionnés et resynthétisés en solution sans l'étiquette ADN à l'échelle de la centaine de milligrammes. Les glycoclusters ainsi synthétisés en deux ou trois étapes avec une seule purification ont pu être évalués par quatre techniques d'analyse des interactions (HIA, ELLA, SPR et ITC) en présence des lectines PA-IL, PA-IIL et BambL. Nous avons trouvé un tétragalactocluster et un tétrafucocluster possédant une forte affinité envers la lectine PA-IL et BambL respectivement avec des valeurs de Kd de 157 nM et 43 nM. / Carbohydrate-lectin interactions play a key role in various biological processes such as infection by viruses or bacteria. As these interactions are weak, the multivalent association of carbohydrate is necessary to increase the binding constant. We used glycooligonucleotide and DNA chip to study the affinity of diverse compounds to PA-IL and PA-IIL lectins of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bambl lectin of Burkholderia ambifaria. Glycooligonucleotides were synthesized with previously prepared building blocks, using automated supported nucleic acid chemistry (phosphoramidites and H-phosphonate) and “Click chemistry” (copper (I) catalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, thiol coupling by Michael addition and nucleophilic substitution of bromoacetamide derivative).Glycoclusters showing the better affinities toward the lectins have been synthesized to a hundred milligrams scale in solution without the DNA tag. The synthesis processes in two or three steps and only one final purification. Their interactions with the lectins PA-IL, PA-IIL and BambL were studied by several assays (HIA, ELLA, SPR and ITC). A tetragalactocluster and a tetrafucocluster showed high affinity toward respectively the lectin PA-IL (Kd = 157 nM) and the lectin BambL (Kd = 43 nM).

L'utilisation de la réaction de cycloaddition 1,3 de Huisgen afin d'optimiser les propriétés de polymères fluorés constitue l'objectif de ce travail. Cette cycloaddition a été étudiée selon deux stratégies spécifiques. La première consiste en une cycloaddition, réalisée entre un groupe azidé et une fonction nitrile, non catalysée, tandis que la seconde concerne la cycloadditon, catalysée par le cuivre, entre un groupe azido et une fonction alcyne dont la réaction est classiquement appelée « click chemistry ». Le premier chapitre est consacré à une étude bibliographique sur la réticulation et la post-réticulation chimiques des polymères à température ambiante et à des températures inférieures à 150 °C. Cette étude décrit de façon quasi-exhaustive les différentes réactions chimiques permettant de réaliser une réticulation, et ce en les classant par fonctions clés. Le second chapitre décrit la réticulation d'un élastomère fluoré commercial, porteur de fonction nitrile par cycloaddition 1,3 de Huisgen non catalysée à l'aide d'un agent réticulé fluoré téléchélique bisazidé. Une étude modèle de la réaction de cycloaddition mettant en jeu une réaction nitrile-azide à l'aide de composés moléculaires afin de déterminer les meilleures conditions de réaction. Le troisième chapitre concerne le greffage d'un composé phthalocyanine sur un copolymère fluoré (de type poly(chlorotrifluoéthylène-co-2-iodoethyl vinyl éther) par cycloaddition de Huisgen catalysée au cuivre, ou « click chemistry », dans le but d'obtenir un composé possédant des propriétés photovoltaïques intéressantes. / The objective of this work deals with the Huisgen 1.3 cycloaddition reaction to optimize the properties of fluoropolymers. This cycloaddition is investigated using two main strategies. The first one concerns a cycloaddition performed between an azide group and a nitrile function, and non-catalyzed, while the second one is a copper-catalyzed cycloadditon, involving a group azide and an alkyne function and this reaction is conventionally called "click chemistry". The first chapter is devoted to a non-exhaustive literature review on the chemical crosslinking and post-crosslinking polymers carried out at room temperature and at temperatures below 150 ° C. This study describes a list of different chemical reactions to achieve a crosslinking, and that classifying them by key functions. The second chapter describes the crosslinking of commercially available, fluoroelastomer, bearing nitrile groups by 1,3 Huisgen uncatalyzed cycloaddition using a telechelic fluorintaed bisazido crosslinking agent. This chapter exhibits first a model study of the cycloaddition involving a nitrile-azide reaction to determine the best reaction conditions. The third chapter concerns the grafting of an alkyne phthalocyanine compound onto a fluorinated copolymer (poly(chlorotrifluoethylene-co-2-iodoethyl vinyl ether) by 1,3 Huisgen cycloaddition catalyzed by copper, or "click chemistry", to obtain a compound having good photovoltaic properties.

Ce travail a pour objet l'obtention et la caractérisation de nouveaux copolymères amphiphiles et d'hydrogels à hydrophilie contrôlée, à partir de polymères naturels, avec comme utilisations potentielles la vectorisation de principes actifs. En conséquence, il est donc nécessaire que les polymères utilisés pour l’obtention de ces architectures répondent à un certain nombre de contraintes, notamment être non-toxiques, biocompatibles et biodégradables. Pour ces raisons, on retient le plus souvent comme matériaux de départ des polymères naturels, en particulier les polysaccharides. Quelques polymères synthétiques répondent aussi à ces contraintes, telle que la polycaprolactone. Ainsi, le matériau de base utilisé dans ce travail est l'amidon sur lequel a été greffé soit la poly (ε-caprolactone), soit une chaîne grasse. La thèse est structurée en cinq chapitres consacrés d'une part au greffage de structures hydrophobes sur l'amidon et la formation d'hydrogels à hydrophobie modulable, d'autre part à la vectorisation de la lévofloxacine par ces composés. La première partie traite du greffage de la polycaprolactone sur l'amidon par "click chemistry" (CuAAC) entre l’amidon fonctionnalisé par des fonctions alcynes et des polycaprolactones à fonction azoture en bout de chaîne, ces dernières étant préalablement obtenues par POC de la caprolactone. Les réactions de CuAAC ont été effectuées non seulement selon les protocoles habituels, mais aussi par micro ondes. Par ailleurs, l'amidon a aussi été hydrophobisé par les méthodes usuelles d'estérification par une chaîne grasse via le chlorure de l’acide palmitoique. Les produits ainsi obtenus ont été caractérisés par RMN, IR, XPS et leur comportement dans différents solvants (solubilité, gonflement) a été étudié. Une seconde partie est consacrée à l'élaboration d'hydrogels à base d’amidon et d’amidon modifié avec des chaînes d’acides gras et de PCL par réticulation avec l’acide citrique. Afin d'atteindre les objectifs, une stratégie multifactorielle expérimentale avec deux variables indépendantes a été utilisée. La modélisation mathématique des données expérimentales permet de remonter aux paramètres physico-chimiques pertinents, montre les effets de synergie et établit les conditions d'optimisation. Une dernière partie a permis d'évaluer les cinétiques de libération de la lévofloxacine, un antibiotique de dernière génération, par les hydrogels obtenus. Les matériaux obtenus ont montré des propriétés de libération contrôlée potentiellement intéressantes. Les résultats obtenus au cours de cette thèse ont été évalués par la publication de trois articles et par dissémination des résultats au six conférences internationales. / This work is part of a current field that has grown steadily in recent years and aims to obtain and characterize amphiphilic polymers and hydrogels with controlled hydrophilicity, derived from natural polymers, with potential use as controlled drug delivery systems. Acting in contact with the body or inside it, it is necessary that the polymers used to obtain these architectures meet a number of constraints to be non-toxic, biocompatible and biodegradable. For these reasons, most of the time natural polymers are chosen, especially those from the class of polysaccharides, but there are also synthetic polymers that meet these requirements. Thus, the materials considered were: starch, poly (ε-caprolactone), palmitoyl chloride, citric acid, their by-products of degradation being non toxic. The thesis is divided into two parts, one theoretical and one experimental, and structured into five chapters, wherein: the first chapter is the theoretical and the others, the original, experimental part. In a first time, starch was hydrophobized by grafting poly-caprolactone using "click chemistry" (CuAAC) (using the traditional way and the one using the microwaves) between starch chains bearing alkyne side functions and polycaprolactone chains with azide chain end function, these latter being synthesized by ROP of caprolactone. Another way consists in the esterification with long fatty acid chains. Physico-chemical analysis, morphological and the behavior in different solutions have been made to obtain information about both the structure and the characteristics of the products. in a second part, hydrogels based on starch and modified starch with fatty acid chains or PCL and crosslinked with citric acid have been obtained. To achieve the objectives, a strategy with two experimental independent variables was used, the mathematical modeling of experimental data giving information on the existing phenomena, and showing the synergistic effects and at the same time establishing the conditions for optimization. After evaluation of the kinetics of controlled release of levofloxacin, an antibiotic, from the synthesized hydrogels, the materials based on modified starch have shown to present sustained release properties superior in terms of slowing release, a feature that recommends them successfully in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics applications. The results obtained in this thesis have been evaluated by the publication of three articles and dissemination of results at six international conferences.

L'interaction non-covalente entre un ligand et un récepteur selon un modèle clé-serrure constitue une des bases essentielles de tout système biologique. La présence de multiples clés et serrures sur les biomolécules conduit à des interactions multivalentes. Les lectines sont très fréquemment structurées en homo-multimères et sont donc des cibles de choix pour l'étude des interactions avec des structures multivalentes glycosylées. Ligands et récepteurs multivalents peuvent obéir à plusieurs mécanismes d'association conduisant à des profils thermodynamiques et cinétiques permettant de rationnaliser les améliorations spectaculaires d'affinité souvent observées. L'utilisation de ligands de faible valence et de petite taille permet une présentation contrôlée des sucres au travers d'une structure unique bien définie. Ces glycoclusters sont des plateformes adaptées à l'étude de l'influence de la topologie de la présentation des sucres sur l'interaction. La synthèse de glycoclusters a été optimisée selon une voie convergente de glycosylation puis de couplage par CuAAC permettant la synthèse de structures multi-glycosylées telles que des calix[4]arènes de différentes conformations, des peptoïdes linéaires et cycliques ou encore des porphyrines. Ces ligands ont été évalués par quatre techniques d'analyse des interactions (HIA, ELLA, SPR, ITC) principalement en présence de la lectine PA-IL de Pseudomonas aeruginosa mais également avec la Galectine-1 humaine et la lectine d'Erythrina cristagalli (légumineuse). Des glycoclusters de seconde génération ont été ensuite été préparés avec l'objectif d'optimiser les composantes enthalpiques et entropiques de l'interaction. Les résultats indiquent que de légères modifications de la présentation des sucres peuvent induire des mécanismes d'association différents. La conception de structures rigidifiées a révélé des profils thermodynamiques contre-intuitifs qui ont pu être modélisés. Par cette étude, plusieurs ligands ont montré des affinités sans précédent pour la lectine PA-IL. Le meilleur ligand multivalent de première génération a confirmé un potentiel thérapeutique prometteur in vivo. / Following Fischer's “lock-key“ concept, non-covalent interactions between a ligand and its receptor is one of the most fundamental process of any biological system. The presence of multiple keys and locks at the surface of many biomolecules leads to multivalent interactions. Lectins are appropriate partners for the study of multivalent interactions with multivalent glycoconjugates since lectins are generally organized as homomultimers. Association of ligands and receptors can occur through several mechanisms leading to distinct thermodynamic and kinetic patterns. Thermodynamic and kinetic parameters often rationalize the impressive affinity improvement observed in the context of multivalent interactions. Small and low valency multivalent ligands provide a neat organization of carbohydrates through a single well-defined structure. These glycoclusters are appropriate probes for studying the influence of the overall topology on the interaction. Glycocluster synthesis was optimized according to a convergent strategy consisting of a glycosidation reaction followed by multiple CuAAC couplings. This strategy yielded a library of glycoclusters based on conformers of calix[4]arenes, linear and cyclic peptoids and porphyrins scaffolds. Glycoclusters were evaluated thanks to a combination of four biochemical techniques (HIA, ELLA, SPR, ITC) mainly versus PA-IL, a tetrameric lectin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Further investigations of these ligands were performed with a plant lectin from Erythrina cristagalli and with human galectin-1. Second generation glycoclusters were prepared in order to optimize enthalpic and entropic contributions to the interaction. Results indicate that a slight modification of the glycocluster topology could induce different mechanisms. The design of glycoclusters with stiffened linkers highlights unexpected entropic patterns. Molecular modeling of these linkers provided rationalization of these entropic patterns on the basis of Boltzmann distribution. This work present glycoclusters with an unprecedented affinity for PA-IL. The best first generation glycocluster confirmed promising therapeutic potentialities in vivo.

Glucosidases são enzimas que catalisam a hidrólise de ligações glicosídicas liberando unidades monossacarídicas de um terminal não redutor de um oligossacarídeo ou glicoconjugado. Iminoaçúcares são alcalóides piperidínicos polihidroxilados isolados de plantas (gênero Morus) e microrganismos (Bacillus), como nojirimicina (NJ) (1) e 1-desoxinojirimicina (DNJ) (2), os quais são descritos como inibidores de glucosidase. O potencial uso destes inibidores no tratamento de infecções virais, crescimento tumoral, metástases, diabetes, doença de Gaucher e osteoartrite tem motivado a comunidade científica na busca por novos derivados iminoaçúcares. Desse modo, a síntese de pseudodissacarídeos, contendo ambos resíduos de iminoaçúcar e glicopiranose, constitui uma estratégia interessante de obtenção desses derivados, apesar dos desafios envolvidos na geração da ligação entre estes dois açúcares. Por esta razão, foi utilizada a estratégia de click chemistry como uma ferramenta para introduzir uma ponte de grupo 1,2,3-triazol entre os açúcares a partir do acoplamento de azido-glicosídeo com N-propargil-iminoaçúcar. Desta forma, a síntese do iminoaçúcar N-propargílico (73), com função acetileno terminal, foi realizada em cinco etapas e foi usado na reação de cicloadição 1,3- dipolar com três derivados glicosídicos contendo grupo azido nas posições anomérica (C-1), C-3 ou C-6. A partir desta reação CuAAC (Copper(I)-catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition), três novos pseudo-dissacarídeos (77, 81 e 85) foram sintetizados em rendimentos moderados e foram, então, avaliados em ensaios de - D-glucosidase isolada de Sacharomyces cerevisiae. Nestes testes preliminares, o composto 77 foi o mais ativo, o qual foi capaz de inibir a atividade da enzima em 40% a 1mM. Esses resultados encorajam a realização de novos experimentos, principalmente, a determinação de Ki e avaliação da atividade relativa à replicação do vírus HIV. Portanto, a obtenção destes pseudodissacarídeos trouxe uma contribuição importante no que diz respeito à química de carboidratos e também ao tratamento das doenças citadas. / Glucosidases are enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of glycosidic bonds releasing monosaccharide units from a non-reducing end of an oligosaccharide or glycoconjugate. Iminosugars are polihydroxilate piperidinic alkaloids isolated from plants (Morus alba) and microorganisms (Bacillus), such as nojirimicin (NJ) (1) and 1- deoxynojirimicin (2), which are described as glucosidase inhibitors. The potential use of these inhibitors in the treatment of viral infection, tumoral growing, metastasis, diabetes, Gaucher´s disease and osteoarthritis has stimulated the scientific community on the search for novel iminosugar derivatives. Thereby, the synthesis of pseudodisaccharides, having both iminosugar and glycopyranose residues, represents an interesting strategy to obtain these derivatives, despite the challenges involved in generating the link between these two sugars. For this reason, we have used click chemistry as a tool to introduce a 1,2,3-triazole bridge between the sugars from the coupling of azide-glycosides with N-propargyl-iminosugar. Thus, the synthesis of N-propargyl-iminosugar (73), containing the terminal acetylene function, was performed in five steps, and was used in the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction with three glycosidic derivatives containing the azide group at anomeric (C-1), C-3 or C-6 positions. By applying this CuAAC (Copper(I)-catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition), three novel pseudo-disaccharides (77, 81 and 85) were synthesized in moderate yields and then, evaluated in -D-glucosidase assays isolated from Sacharomyces cerevisiae. In these preliminary test, compound 77 was the most active from the series, which was able to inhibit 40% of the enzyme activity at 1 mM. These results encourage us to perform new experiments, notably the determination of Ki and evaluation towards HIV replication. Thus, a contribution regarding carbohydrate chemistry and treatment of the supracited diseases was achieved by the synthesis of these pseudodisaccharides.

A funcionalização de 3,4,6-tri-O-acetil-D-glucal foi realizada utilizando reações de acoplamento cruzado (Sonogashira e Stille), ciclo-adições de azida-alcino (Click chemistry) e ciclização nucleófila promovida por eletrófilo. Utilizando estas reações juntamente com as já referidas transformações de grupos funcionais e reações de rearranjo de Ferrier, as bibliotecas de compostos à base de glucal foram sintetizadas e observadas em algumas moléculas fluorescência e outras foram disponibilizadas para avaliação de atividade biológica. Na primeira parte, foram sintetizadas bibliotecas de derivados de bis- e tris-triazolil-glicosila a partir de 3,4,6-tri-O-acetil-D-glucal utilizando as reações acima mencionadas. A segunda parte deste trabalho consiste em sintetizar uma biblioteca de derivados glucal de 2-alquinilo usando um acoplamento de Sonogashira livre de cobre e ligante, seguido por aplicações sintéticas destes alquinos glucais. A hidrostanação regioselectiva catalisada por paládio destes glucanos 2-alquinilo foi realizada utilizando hidreto de tributilestanho para gerar uma biblioteca de derivados estanil regioisoméricos de glucal. Além disso, estes derivados de 2-alquinil-glucal sintetizados na primeira parte também foram utilizados na ciclização nucleofílica 5-endo-dig promovida por eletrófilos para proporcionar derivados de glucal bicíclicos. Na parte final, os derivados de estanho de glucal foram utilizados para sintetizar bibliotecas de derivados de 2-alcenil glucal substituído. Esta parte inclui também transformações de grupos funcionais e acoplamentos cruzados (Stille e Sonogashira), bem como click chemistry para gerar bibliotecas de derivados de 2-alquenil-D-glucal alquinilo e triazolilo substituídos. Na maioria dos casos os produtos foram obtidos em rendimentos muito bons a excelentes que foram analisados utilizando RMN, Infra vermehlo, espectrometria de massas de alta resolução e outras técnicas analíticas quando aplicável. / Functionalization of 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-D-glucal has been performed using cross-coupling (Sonogashira and Stille) reactions, azide-alkyne cycloadditions (Click chemistry) and electrophile-promoted nucleophilic alkyne cyclizations. Using these reactions along with the already reported functional group transformations (FGT) and Ferrier rearrangement reactions, libraries of glucal-based compounds were synthesized with members of characteristic photophysical and potential biological properties. In the first part, the synthesis of libraries of bis- and tris-triazolyl glycosyl derivatives is described starting from 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-D-glucal using the above-mentioned reactions. In the second part of this work, the synthesis of a library of 2-alkynyl glucal derivatives using a copper and ligand-free Sonogashira coupling, followed by synthetic applications of these glucal alkynes is reported. Palladium-catalyzed regioselective hydrostannation of these 2-alkynyl glucals was performed using tributyltin hydride to generate a library of regioisomeric stannyl derivatives of glucal. Moreover, these 2-alkynyl glucal derivatives synthesized in the first part were also used in electrophile-promoted nucleophilic 5-endo-dig cyclization to afford bicyclic glucal derivatives. In the final part, the use of stannyl derivatives of glucal to synthesize libraries of substituted 2-alkenyl glucal derivatives is described. This part also includes certain functional group transformations and cross-couplings (Stille and Sonogashira) as well as click chemistry to generate libraries of alkynyl and triazolyl substituted 2-alkenyl-D-glucal derivatives. In most of the cases, the products were obtained in very good to excellent yields and were analyzed using 1H NMR, 13C NMR, FTIR, HRMS, and other analytic techniques where applicable

O objetivo deste trabalho é explorar a síntese e funcionalização de 1,2,3- triazóis empregando o uso de reações do tipo \"Click-chemistry\", que é uma abordagem para a síntese de diversos compostos com base em reações de formação de ligação carbono-heteroátomo, onde a reação é estereoespecífica, altamente eficiente e geralmente com elevados rendimentos e em alguns casos ausência de subprodutos. O composto 1,2,3-triazol, sendo o material de partida para a continuidade do projeto foi preparado a partir do álcool propargílico (4) em presença de uma azida orgânica (1) e utilizando cobre(I) como agente promotor. Após a obtenção de uma série de compostos 1,2,3-triazólicos (2), procedeu-se a etapa de tosilação da hidroxila e posterior cicloadição multicomponente de um novo 1,2,3-triazol formando compostos bis-triazólicos. Os bis-triazóis (5) obtidos foram testados frente a cepas fúngicas, responsáveis por dermatites, com resultados satisfatórios. Ainda essas estruturas poderão ser empregados como blocos construtores para a síntese de estruturas mais complexas. / The aim of this work has been exploring the synthesis and functionalization of 1,2,3-triazoles employing the use of \"click-chemistry\" concept, which is defined as an approach for synthesis of various compounds based on reactions of carbon-heteroatom bond formation, which the reaction is stereospecific, high-efficiently, commonly gives high yields and in some cases no by-products are formed. The compound 1,2,3-triazole, which is the main starting material for the next steps was prepared from propargyl alcohol (4) in the presence of an organic azide (1) and copper(I) as a reaction promoter. Subsequently with a series of 1,2,3-triazole (2n) prepared we proceeded to the next step which is the substitution of hydroxyl for a tosyl group and after that a multicomponent cycloaddition of a new 1,2,3-triazole compound forming bis-triazoles. Bis-triazoles (5) were tested against fungal strains, responsible for dermatitis, with delighted results, furhtermore this class of strutures can be used as building blocks to improve efficiency in some other more complex structure.

A doença de Chagas é considerada a terceira doença parasitária tropical de maior incidência no mundo, só superada pela malária e esquistossomose, e seu agente causador é o protozoário flagelado Trypanosoma cruzi. O parasita expressa uma enzima de superfície denominada trans-sialidase de Trypanosoma cruzi (TcTS), responsável pela transferência do ácidos siálicos de células do hospedeiro para moléculas de ?-galactose terminais presentes em glicoproteínas de sua superfície. As moléculas de glicoproteína sialiladas estão envolvidas na adesão e subsequente penetração do parasita em células hospedeiras. O papel fundamental da TcTS no reconhecimento e na invasão de células hospedeiras, bem como sua ausência em seres humanos, torna esta enzima um alvo potencial a ser estudado. A TcTS é específica em catalisar, preferencialmente, a transferência de ácido siálico para moléculas de mucina, originando ligações ?-2,3 com unidades de ?-galactose aceptoras na superfície do parasita. Considerando a importância da unidade de galactose e da função carboxila do ácido siálico para interações no sítio ativo de TcTS, priorizamos na síntese de derivados galactosil-triazolo-benzenossulfonamidas com diferentes substituintes, visto que o grupo sulfonamida é bioisóstero do ácido carboxílico, na busca de potenciais inibidores de TcTS. Os derivados galactosiltriazolo- benzenossulfonamidas 45-51 foram preparados via estratégia de click chemistry, por reação de ciclo-adição azido-alcino catalisada por Cu(I) (CuAAC), a partir do intermediário de galactose contento função amino terminal 30 e os derivados aril azidas 38-44. Após etapa de desacetilação, os produtos obtidos 52-58 foram testado em TcTS por ensaio fluorimétrico in vitro para avaliação de sua atividade inibitória. Os resultados obtidos são interessantes e bastante promissores, principalmente com os obtidos com o produto 58 (contendo o grupo galactosiltriazólico ligado a sulfapiridina), que apresentou atividade inibitória promissora (81%) na concentração de 1,0 mM, abrindo perspectivas para a síntese de um maior número de derivados galactosil-triazolo-benzenossulfonamidas com diferentes substituintes em R, para o estabelecimento de estudos de relação estruturaatividade. Adicionalmente, os compostos 53-55 foram testados em ensaios in vitro para avaliação de sua atividade tripanocida e citotóxica, e apresentaram atividade tripanocida máxima de 50%, normalmente nas concentrações de 500 a 250 ?M, com destaque para o derivado 55, contendo o grupo galactosil-triazólico ligado a sulfamerazina, que apresentou atividade moderada, mas superior ao benznidazol nas concentrações mais baixas (15,0 - 1,9 ?mol.L-1). Por outro lado, de acordo com os resultados do ensaio de citotoxicidade, a atividade citotóxica foi observada apenas nas concentrações mais elevadas, similar ao benznidazol. / Chagas disease is considered the third most common tropical parasitic disease worldwide, after malaria and schistosomiasis, and its causer is the flagellate protozoan, Trypanosoma cruzi. The parasite expresses a surface enzyme known as Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase (TcTS), responsible for the transference of sialic acid from host cell to ?-galactose terminal molecules present in surface glycoproteins. Sialylated glycoproteins molecules are involved in adhesion and further penetration of parasite in host cell. Due to TcTS primordial role in recognizing and invasion of host cells, as well as its absence in humans, this enzyme becomes a potential target to be investigated. TcTS is specific on catalyzing, specially, transference of sialic acid to mucin molecule giving ?-2,3 bond with ?-galactose moiety in parasite surface. Considering the importance of the galactose moiety and the function of carboxylic in sialic acid for interactions in TcTS enzyme, we prioritized the synthesis of galactosyl-triazol-benzenesulfonamides derivatives with different substituents since sulfonamide group is bioisoster of carboxylic acid, in attempt to produce potential inhibitors of TcTS. The galactosyl-triazol-benzenesulfonamides derivatives 45-51 were prepared via click chemistry reaction (Copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC)) from galactose intermediate with terminal amino group 30 and aril azides derivatives 38-44. After removing acetyl group, the inhibiting activity of products 52-58 were evaluated in TcTS fluorimetric in vitro assay. We found very promising results, specially with 58 (containing galactosyl-triazolic group bonded to sulfapyridine), wich showed 81% of inhibitory activity in 1,0mM solution, bringing expectations for synthesis of greater number of galactosyl-triazolbenzenesulfonamides derivatives with different substituents in R, to establish studies of structure relationship activity. Additionally, trypanocidal and cytotoxic activity of compounds 53-55 were tested and showed maximum activity of 50%, commonly in concentrations of 500 to 250 ?M, specially compound 55, containing galactosyltriazolic group bonded to sulfamerazine, with showed moderate activity, but higher then benznidazol in lower concentrations (15,0 - 1,9 ?mol.L-1). On the other hand, according to cytotoxicity results, activity were observed only in higher concentrations, as for benznidazol.

Peptídeos são biomoléculas que apresentam extensa variedade estrutural e funcional, atuando em diversos processos biológicos relevantes. Estas moléculas são amplamente utilizadas na terapêutica, constituindo, atualmente, um campo investigativo bastante promissor para o desenvolvimento de novos fármacos, especialmente no desenvolvimento de vacinas sintéticas. Os avanços científicos relacionados às técnicas de identificação, análise e purificação tem estimulado diversas pesquisas na busca por fármacos baseados em peptídeos, os quais podem ser obtidos a partir de fontes naturais ou por métodos químicos (em solução ou em fase sólida), enzimático ou combinação de ambos (semi-síntese) e via tecnologia do DNA recombinante. Entretanto, devido às limitações próprias dos peptídeos naturais, tais como, suscetibilidade proteolítica, toxicidade e baixa biodisponibilidade, torna-se necessária a síntese de peptídeos modificados. Como a função biológica de um peptídeo é definida por sua conformação estrutural, a inserção de modificação em uma estrutura peptídica deve ser capaz de manter ou estabilizar esta conformação estrutural. O desenvolvimento de novas e eficientes rotas de síntese de peptídeos modificados torna-se necessário para superar as limitações relacionadas à suscetibilidade proteolítica, toxicidade e baixa biodisponibilidade, afim de contribuir para novas estratégias terapêuticas, em especial no desenvolvimento de vacinas. Desta forma, a inserção de grupo 1,2,3-triazol tem fornecido propriedades físicoquímicas desejáveis no desenvolvimento de fármacos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi desenvolver um método de síntese de peptídeos contendo grupo 1,2,3-triazol 1,4- dissubstituído, como o peptídeo 1, o qual é constituído por dezesseis resíduos de treonina e um grupo 1,2,3-triazol 1-4-dissubstituído entre os resíduos Thr8 e Thr9 (NH2-(Thr)7-Thr-(ciclo 1,2,3-triazol 1,4-dissubstituído)-Thr-(Thr)7-OH). Adicionalmente, devido à semelhança com mucinas de T. cruzi, as quais apresentam rica composição em resíduos de treonina, 1 poderá ser empregado na preparação de peptideomiméticos destas mucinas e no desenvolvimento de vacinas relacionadas à processos infecciosos causados por T. cruzi. A preparação de 1 envolveu uma associação entre síntese de peptídeo em fase sólida e reações de ciclo-adição azido-alcino 1,3 dipolar catalisada por cobre (I) (CuAAC). Inicialmente, o método utilizado foi padronizado a partir da síntese do modelo dipeptídeo de treonina (8), cuja ligação peptídica foi substituída pelo grupo 1,2,3-triazol 1,4- dissubstituído (NHFmoc-Thr-(ciclo 1,2,3-triazol 1,4 dissubstituído)-Thr-OH). A estratégia via CuAAC conduziu à obtenção do dipeptídeo modificado em excelente rendimento (98%) e permitiu estabelecer as condições a serem empregadas na obtenção do peptídeo mais complexo de cadeia longa 1. A reação de CuAAC gerou o peptídeo 1 com rendimento bruto satisfatório (70%). A obtenção de 1 foi confirmada pela análise de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear de próton (RMN 1H), a qual permitiu identificar a presença do grupo 1,2,3-triazol 1,4-dissubstituído. Adicionalmente, análises posteriores por espectrometria de massas (ESI-MS) sugerem a obtenção do peptídeo 1. / Peptides are biomolecules which present great structural and functional variety, acting in several biological processes. These molecules are widely used in therapeutics, and recently represent a very promising field for development of novel drugs, specially on synthetic vaccines. Scientific advances related to identification techniques, analysis and purification stimulate researches in attempt to produce peptides-based drugs, which can be extracted from natural sources or chemically synthesized (in liquid or solid phase), enzymatic process or both (semi-synthesis) and recombinant DNA technology. However, due to limitations concerning natural peptides, such as, proteolytic liability, toxicity and low bioavailability, becomes necessary the synthesis of modified peptides. Being biological function of a peptide defined by its structural conformation, adding a modification in a peptide structure must be able to maintain or stabilize it. The development of novel and efficient synthetic route of modified peptides is necessary to overcome the limitations related to proteolytic liability, toxicity and low bioavailability, to contribute with novel therapeutic strategies, mostly development of vaccines. So, adding a 1,2,3-triazole group can afford desirable chemical-physical properties in drug discovery. The objective was develop a method to synthesize peptides containing 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole group, such as peptide 1, which is constituted by sixteen threonine residues and one 1,4 disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole group (NH2-(Thr)7-Thr-(1,4- disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole cycle)-Thr-(Thr)7-OH). Moreover, due to the similarity with T. cruzi mucins that present great composition of threonine, 1 can be employed in development of vaccines related to infectious processes caused by T. cruzi. The preparation of 1 envolved an association between the solid-phase synthesis of peptide and reactions of copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC). Initially, the method was standardized from synthesis of threonine dipeptide (8), whose peptide bond was replaced by 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole group (NHFmoc-Thr-(1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole cycle)-Thr-OH). The strategy via CuAAC gave the modified dipeptide in good yield (98%) and allowed to establish the conditions to prepare the more complex peptide with long chain 1. The CuAAC reaction gave the peptide 1 with good yield (70%). Compound 1 was confirmed by NMR proton analysis which showed the presence of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole group. Additionally, further analysis of mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) suggest the achievement of peptide 1.

Avec le progrès scientifique et les besoins sociétaux, diverses méthodes de détection spécifiques et sensibles des métaux, des protéines et d’autres biomolécules sont largement utilisées dans la protection de l’environnement, la surveillance des maladies, la pharmacothérapie, la production agricole, l’industrie et d’autres domaines importants. Les sondes fluorescentes sont largement développées sur la base des phénomènes de transfert d’énergie (ICT, PET, FRET) et appliquées par exemple à la détection de contaminants ou à l'imagerie cellulaire. Mais l’effet d’agrégation (ACQ) atténue généralement l’intensité de la fluorescence et limite ainsi les applications de sondes organiques (souvent peu solubles dans l’eau) dans l’imagerie cellulaire et les systèmes vivants. Par conséquent, le concept d'« agregated induced emission » (AIE) représente une solution à ces problèmes d’agrégation et plusieurs glycoclusters, glyco-sondes et glyco-complexes fluorescents ont été conçus et reportés pour des applications en analyse biologique. Notre premier projet visait à concevoir et à synthétiser des glyco-polymères fluorescents pour le ciblage cellulaire et l’adressage de médicaments, tandis que la fluorescence permettrait la détection des cellules ciblées. Pour surmonter l'effet ACQ et les interférences provenant de la fluorescence biologique naturelle, nous avons conjugué le dicyanométhylène-4H-pyrane (DCM) et le tétraphényléthène (TPE) afin d'obtenir des sondes fluorescentes (AIE) émettant dans le proche infrarouge. Les glycosides ont fourni une bonne solubilité dans l'eau et l'auto-assemblage a conduit à des systèmes de détection et à une imagerie des cellules cancéreuses. Les glyco-polymères à base de TPE ont été synthétisés à partir de monomères de TPE incorporant deux monosaccharides par conjugaison azide-alcyne (CuAAC) et ces monomères ont été polymérisés par des réactions de CuAAC ou thiol-ène. Les glyco-polymères à base de TPE ne présentaient malheureusement pas une assez grande longueur de chaîne (généralement moins de 7 unités) et les propriétés fluorescentes attendues ne pouvaient donc pas être atteintes. Nous avons ensuite conçu et synthétisé des glyco-dots auto-assemblés par des sondes DCM et des glycoclusters à base de TPE. Les glyco-dots ont présenté une hydrosolubilité élevée et une réponse sélective au peroxynitrite (ONOO-) à la fois in vitro et dans des analyses cellulaires. Les glyco-dots pourraient détecter ONOO- endogène et exogène, mais sans reconnaissance cellulaire spécifique. Nous avons conçu et synthétisé des sondes fluorescentes AIE pouvant s'auto-assembler avec des glycoclusters à base de TPE. Les glyco-dots résultants étaient facilement solubles dans l'eau et présentaient une sensibilité et une sélectivité excellentes pour la détection du thiophénol in vitro et dans des échantillons d'eau environnementaux.Nous avons finalement combiné les deux fragments TPE et DCM pour synthétiser un nouveau fluorophore AIE (TPE-DCM) avec émission à longue longueur d'onde. Ensuite, la conjugaison avec des glycosides par CuAAC a conduit à des sondes AIE fluorescentes à émission de longue longueur d'onde, avec une excellente solubilité dans l'eau. Une application à la détection de glycosidases in vitro et dans des dosages cellulaires ou sur des modèles animaux a été possible avec ces sondes / With scientific and social progress, various methods for the specific and sensitive detection of metals, proteins and other biomolecules are widely utilized in environmental protection, disease surveillance, drug therapy, agricultural production, industry and other significant areas. Fluorescent probes are widely developed based on ICT, PET, FRET and other fluorescence mechanisms, and applied to the detection of contaminants or in cell imaging. But the ACQ effect usually quenched the fluorescence intensity and thus limited the applications of organic probes in cell imaging and living systems. Therefore, the concept of aggregated-induced emission (AIE) appears as a possible solution to these problems and several fluorescent glycoclusters, glyco-probes and glyco-complexes were designed and reported for biological analysis. Our first project aimed to design and synthesize fluorescent glyco-polymers with multiple glycosides for cell targeting and drug delivery while fluorescence will allow the detection of the targeted cells. To overcome the ACQ effect and interference from natural biological background fluorescence, we conjugated dicyanomethylene-4H-pyran (DCM) and tetraphenylethene (TPE) to obtain near-infrared AIE fluorescent probes. The glycosides provided good water solubility and self-assembly in water led to detection systems and imaging cancer cells. TPE-based glycopolymers were synthesized from TPE monomers incorporating two monosaccharides by CuAAC conjugation and these monomers were polymerized by either CuAAC or thiol-ene “click” reactions. The TPE-based glycopolymers did not display a large chain length (typically less than 7 units) and the expected fluorescent properties could not be reached. We then designed and synthesized glyco-dots self-assembled by DCM probes and TPE-based glycoclusters. The glyco-dots displayed high water-solubility and selective response to peroxynitrite (ONOO-) both in vitro and in cell assays. The glyco-dots could detect endogenous and exogenous ONOO- but no specific cell recognition. We designed and synthesized AIE fluorescent probes which could self-assemble with TPE-based glycoclusters. The resulting glyco-dots were readily water soluble and displayed excellent sensitivity and selectivity for thiophenol detection in vitro and in environmental water samples. We finally combined both TPE and DCM moieties to synthesize a novel AIE fluorophore (TPE-DCM) with long-wavelength emission. Then conjugation with glycosides through CuAAC led to AIE fluorescent probes with long-wavelength emission, excellent water-solubility. Application to the detection of glycosidases in vitro and in cell assays or animal models was possible with these probes