As cumarinas são estruturas interessantes aos olhos da química medicinal, apresentando diversas atividades biológicas sobre os mais variados alvos. Neste trabalho, em um primeiro momento, realizamos a extração com CO2 em meio supercrítico das cumarinas de Pterocaulon balansae, planta nativa do Rio Grande do Sul que apresenta em sua composição grandes quantidades destes compostos. A extração com CO2 supercrítico apresentou rendimentos satisfatórios em massa de sete cumarinas previamente descritas para estas espécies. Dentre estes se destacam os compostos majoritários 7-(2,3-epoxi-3-metil-3-butiloxi)-6-metoxicumarina e 5,6-dimetoxi-7-(2’,3’-epoxi-3-metilbutiloxi) cumarina. Realizamos também a síntese de 4-metilcumarinas através de reação de Pechmann, obtendo o composto LaSOM 77 (7-hidroxi-4-matilcumarina) com excelentes rendimentos, onde realizamos uma diversificação estrutural através da adição de um linker e posteriormente a síntese de triazóis através de “Click Chemistry”. Para tanto, utilizamos uma biblioteca de 35 alcinos disponíveis comercialmente e outros 3 sintetizados em nosso laboratório. Sendo assim, obtivemos uma biblioteca de 38 híbridos cumarina-triazol que apresentaram excelentes rendimentos, em tempos reacionais que variaram entre 20 e 50 minutos de reação sob irradiação de microondas. Os testes biológicos preliminares frente a linhagens cancerígenas indicaram que os compostos sintetizados apresentam potencial utilização como anticancerígenos, sendo ativos frente a linhagens celulares de câncer de pulmão, fígado e mama, apresentando baixa toxicidade em células sadias. A partir das investigações teóricas e experimentais relacionadas à este trabalho foi produzido um artigo de revisão, intitulado “New insights into the chemistry and antioxidante activity of coumarins” está aceito pelo periódico Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. / Coumarins are interesting structures for the medicinal chemistry, because present several biological activities. At first, we performed the supercritical CO2 extraction from Pterocaulon balansae, a plant native from Rio Grande do Sul, which has in its composition large amounts of these compounds. The extraction with supercritical CO2 showed satisfactory yields of seven coumarins previously described for this species. Among these compounds the coumarins 7-(2,3-epoxy-3-methyl-3-butyloxy)-6-methoxycoumarin e 5,6-dimethoxy-7-(2’,3’-epoxy-3-methylbutyloxy) coumarin are the majority compunds. We also performed the synthesis of 4-methylcoumarins using Pechmann reaction, obtaining the compound LaSOM 77 (7-hydroxy-4-methyl-coumarin) in excellent yield and perfomed the structural diversification trougth the addition of a linker and subsequentely synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles by Click Chemistry. Therefore, was used a colection of 35 commercialy available alkynes and other 3 synthesized in our laboratory to obtain a colection of 38 coumarin-triazole hybrids in excellent yields and time of reaction ranging betwenn 20 and 50 minutes under microwave radiation. Preliminary biological tests against cancerous strains indicated that the synthesized compounds have potential use as anticancer agents against cell lines of lung, liver and breast cancer. From the theorical and experimental data from this work, one review paper was produced: The article is intitled “New insights into the chemistry and antioxidante activity of coumarins” is accepted to the journal "Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry".

L'objectif de cette thèse était le développement d'un tensioactif organométallique pour catalyser la cycloaddition entre un alcyne et un azoture. Le but d'un tel système est de compartimenter le catalyseur et les réactifs dans deux phases différentes : le catalyseur dans une phase organique ou fluorée et les réactifs dans une phase aqueuse, afin de simplifier la purification en fin de réaction. D'abord, le complexe [Cu(TF6)(3-benzoylbenzoate)2] a été synthétisé. Puis, il a été montré que ce complexe non soluble dans l'eau présente de bonnes propriétés tensioactives à l'interface des systèmes DIPE-eau et PFD-eau, grâce à ces chaînes fluorées. Il est aussi photoréductible pour obtenir un complexe de cuivre (I). Enfin, il a été utilisé comme catalyseur dans des émulsions. Le complexe [Cu(TF6)(3-benzoylbenzoate)2], une fois réduit, montre une bonne activité en catalyse. Cependant, à la fin de la réaction, une quantité importante de cuivre est détectée dans la phase aqueuse pour des raisons encore non déterminées. Par ailleurs, il s'avère que c'est le cuivre présent dans l'eau qui est responsable de la catalyse et non le complexe à l'interface. / The aim of this thesis was to develop a new metallosurfactant for the catalysis between an alkyne and an azide. The goal of such a system was to keep separated the reactants and the catalyst in two different phases to facilitate the purification of the reaction mixture. The first step was to synthetized the complex [Cu(TF6)(3-benzoylbenzoate)2]. Then it was shown that this complex, insoluble in water and DIPE-water. This complex is also photoreductible to form a copper(I) complex. Finally, it was tested as catalyst in emulsion. When reduced, it showed good activity. However at the end of the reactions a certain amount of copper was found in the water phase for still unknown reason. Besides, it appeared that mainly the copper in the water phase was responsible for the reaction and not the complex at the interface.

As there is a need for fully validated drug targets in <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>, the genetic andbiochemical essentiality of <i>N</i>-myristoyltransferase (NMT) was assessed. The geneticrequirement was assessed using a classical gene replacement strategy, attempting tosequentially replace the endogenous alleles with drug resistance genes to generate an<i>NMT</i> null parasite. It was only possible to achieve this in the presence of an ectopiccopy of <i>NMT</i> under constitutive expression, providing the strongest evidence that thisgene is essential for the proliferation of the epimastigote. While both NMT and <i>N</i>-myristoylationwere detected in all lifecycle stages, there were subtle differences in theexpression of several myristoylated proteins. However, at least ~10 myristoylatedproteins were common throughout the lifecycle. In addition, <i>N</i>-myristoylation in thisparasite was found to be primarily associated with nascent protein synthesis, astreatment with cycloheximide reduced the number of <i>N</i>-myristoylated proteins detected. The sensitivity of epimastigotes to the inhibitor DDD85646 correlated with theexpression of NMT, suggesting it to be the target in the parasite. This was confirmedby the dose-dependent depletion of <i>N</i>-myristoylated proteins detected in parasitestreated with this compound. Mechanism of action studies revealed a cytokinesis defectcaused by the inhibition of <i>N</i>-myristoylation and NMT. Overexpression of NMT wasable to rescue these cells from this phenotype confirming that it is NMT mediated. The<i>N</i>-myristoylated proteins comprising the <i>N</i>-myristoylome of the epimastigote wereidentified using the myristic acid analog, azidomyristate and a chemical proteomicsapproach. Combining label-free and SILAC methodologies, 38 proteins were enrichedfrom azidomyristate labelled cells, 35 of which were predicted to have a glycine afterthe initial methionine. The findings from these experiments have led to the mostcomprehensive <i>N</i>-myristoylome of <i>T. cruzi</i> studied to date and provide severalhypotheses, by which the inhibition of NMT leads to the observed cytokinesis defect.

Germanium nanoparticles (Ge NPs) may be fascinating for their electronic and optoelectronic properties, as the band gap of Ge NPs can be tuned from the infrared into the visible range of solar spectru. Further functionalization of those nanoparticles may potentially lead to numerous applications ranging from surface attachment, bioimaging, drug delivery and nanoparticles based devices. Blue luminescent germanium nanoparticles were synthesized from a novel top-down mechanochemical process using high energy ball milling (HEBM) of bulk germanium. Various reactive organic molecules (such as, alkynes, nitriles, azides) were used in this process to react with fresh surface and passivate the surface through Ge-C or Ge-N bond. Various purification process, such as gel permeation chromatography (GPC), Soxhlet dailysis etc. were introduced to purify nanoparticles from molecular impurities. A size separation technique was developed using GPC. The size separated Ge NPs were characterize by TEM, small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), UV-vis absorption and photoluminescence (PL) emission spectroscopy to investigate their size selective properties. Germanium nanoparticles with alkyne termini group were prepared by HEBM of germanium with a mixture of n-alkynes and α, ω-diynes. Additional functionalization of those nanoparticles was achieved by copper(I) catalyzed azide-alkyne ""click"" reaction. A variety of organic and organometallic azides including biologically important glucals have been reacted in this manner resulting in nanopartilces adorned with ferrocenyl, trimethylsilyl, and glucal groups. Additional functionalization of those nanoparticles was achieved by reactions with various azides via a Cu(I) catalyzed azide-alkyne ""click"" reaction. Various azides, including PEG derivatives and cylcodextrin moiety, were grafted to the initially formed surface. Globular nanoparticle arrays were formed through interparticle linking via ""click"" chemistry or ""host-guest"" chemistry. Copper(I) catalyzed ""click"" chemistry also can be explored with azido-terminated Ge NPs which were synthesized by azidation of chloro-terminated Ge NPs. Water soluble PEGylated Ge NPs were synthesized by ""click"" reaction for biological application. PEGylated Ge NP clusters were prepared using α, ω-bis alkyno or bis-azido polyethylene glycol (PEG) derivatives by copper catalyzed ""click"" reaction via inter-particle linking. These nanoparticles were further functionalized by azido β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and azido adamantane via alkyne-azide “click” reactions. Nanoparticle clusters were made from the functionalized Ge NPs by “host-guest” chemistry of β-CD functionalized Ge NPs either with adamantane functionalized Ge NPs or fullerene, C60. / acase@tulane.edu

Le développement de nouveaux antibiotiques est un enjeu majeur de santé publique. Etant donné, le fort potentiel des aminoglycosides en tant qu’antibiotique, ces composés ont attisé l’intérêt de plusieurs groupes de recherche. Cependant, leur usage est encore très limité, malgré leur ancienneté, du fait de leur toxicité et du développement toujours croissant des mécanismes de résistances aux aminoglycosides. Afin de mieux appréhender les problèmes inhérents à leur utilisation, il est crucial de mieux comprendre leur action sur les différentes cibles cellulaires, et d’étudier leur interaction avec leur cible moléculaire (ARN et protéine). En plus de leur pouvoir antibiotique, les aminoglycosides sont également des ligands universels pour des ARN, capables d’interagir spécifiquement avec notamment les ARN du VIH-1 suivants : DIS, TAR, RRE. L’élaboration d’aminoglycosides modifiés présente un énorme avantage car le domaine d’application, et en conséquence les retombées, sont grandes. Néanmoins, la complexité structurale de ces molécules est un frein majeur, la fonctionnalisation chimiosélective est indispensable mais malheureusement peu décrite dans la littérature. Dans le cadre de ce travail, nous avons développé deux types d’approches pour cibler le DIS et/ou le site A du ribosome bactérien. La première originale, mais risquée se base sur le concept de click in situ. La seconde approche est traditionnelle et est basée sur la fonctionnalisation sélective de certaines positions clés des aminoglycosides. / The development of new antibiotics is a major public health issue. Given the high potential of aminoglycosides as antibiotics, these compounds have aroused great interest in many research groups. However, despite their maturity, their use is still limited because of their toxicity and the increasing development of resistance mechanisms to aminoglycosides. To better understand the problems inherent to their use, it is crucial to understand their action a cellular level, and to study the interactions with their molecular targets (RNA and protein). In addition to their antibiotic power, aminoglycosides are also universal ligands for several RNAs, capable of specific interactions with RNAs of HIV-1: DIS, TAR and RRE. The elaboration of modified aminoglycosides presents a huge advantage because the domain of application, and therefore the benefits, are important. Nevertheless, the structural complexity of these molecules is a major constraint, chemoselective functionalization is essential but unfortunately poorly described in the literature.In this work, we developed two approaches to target the DIS and/or the A site of the bacterialribosome. The first one, unique but challenging is based on the concept of in situ click chemistry. The second approach is conventional and is based on the selective functionalization of some keypositions of aminoglycosides.

Ce manuscrit décrit la synthèse et l'étude physico-chimique de tensioactifs innovants utilisés comme outils biochimiques pour le maintien et la cristallisation de protéines membranaires en solution aqueuse. Un premier chapitre présente les moyens techniques actuels à disposition pour la manipulation et l'étude des protéines membranaires ainsi que les problèmes rencontrés concernant leur inactivation et les alternatives actuelles. Une seconde partie décrit la synthèse d'un lipide hémifluoré possédant un ligand métallique spécifique, qui a été utilisé pour la formation d'un film de Langmuir. Les propriétés du film lipidique (stabilité et fluidité) ont été étudiées et des essais de cristallisation 2D suivant le concept interfacial ont été réalisés sur une protéine recombinante SUR1 « his tag » solubilisée dans des micelles de détergents hydrocarbonés. Le troisième chapitre aborde la notion d'amphiphilie faciale et décrit la synthèse de tensioactifs glucosidiques par « click chemistry » basés sur corps aromatique central. La persubsitution sélective de têtes hydrophiles sur les positions 1,3,5 et de parties hydrophobes sur les positions 2,4,6 apporte une amphiphilie aux molécules via une ségrégation faciale. Enfin, le dernier chapitre est dédié à l'étude du comportement et des propriétés physico-chimiques des tripodes amphiphiles faciaux en solution aqueuse grâce à différentes techniques : tensiométrie, diffusion de la lumière, CPLH,...

<p>Immobilization of different bio- and organic molecules on solid supports is fundamental within many areas of science. Sometimes, it is desirable to obtain a directed orientation of the molecule in the immobilized state. In this thesis, the copper (I) catalyzed Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, referred to as a “click chemistry” reaction, was explored as a means to perform directed immobilization of small molecule ligands on gold surfaces. The aim was to synthesize alkyne- and azide-terminated alkanethiols that would form well-organized self assembled monolayers (SAMs) on gold from the commercially available substances orthoethylene glycol and bromo alkanoic acid. N-(23-azido-3,6,9,12,15,18,21-heptaoxatricosyl)-n-mercaptododekanamide/hexadecaneamide (n = 12, 16) were successfully synthesized and allowed to form SAMs of different compositions to study how the differences in density of the functional groups on the surface would influence the structure of the monolayer and the click chemistry reaction. The surfaces were characterized by different optical methods: ellipsometry, contact angle goniometry and infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (IRAS). The click reaction was found to proceed at very high yields on all investigated surfaces. Finally, the biomolecular interaction between a ligand immobilized by click chemistry on the gold surfaces and a model protein (bovine carbonic anhydrase) was demonstrated by surface plasmon resonance using a Biacore system.</p>

Copper-catalyzed regeneration in atom transfer radical addition (ATRA) utilizes reducing agents, which continuously regenerate the activator (CuI) from the deactivator (CuII) species. This technique was originally found for mechanistically similar atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and its application in ATRA and ATRC has allowed significant reduction of catalyst loadings to ppm amounts. In order to broaden the synthetic utility of in situ catalyst regeneration technique, this was applied in copper-catalyzed atom transfer radical cascade reaction in the presence of free radical diazo initiators such as 2,2���-azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) and (2,2���-azobis(4-methoxy-2,4-dimethyl valeronitrile) (V-70), which is the first part of this dissertation. This methodology can be translated to sequential ATRA/ATRC reaction, in which the addition of CCl4 to 1,6-dienes results in the formation 5-hexenyl radical intermediate, which undergoes expedient 1,5-ring closure in the exo- mode to form 1,2-disubstituted cyclopentanes. When [CuII(TPMA)Cl][Cl] complex was used in conjunction with AIBN at 60 0C, cyclic products derived from the addition of CCl4 to 16-heptadiene, diallyl ether and N,N��-diallyl-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide were synthesized in nearly quantitative yields using as low as 0.02 mol% of the catalyst (relative to 1,6-diene). Even more impressive were the results obtained utilizing tert��-butyl-N,N-diallylcarbamate and diallyl malonate using only 0.01 mol% of the catalyst. Cyclization was also found to be efficient at ambient temperature when V-70 was used as the radical initiator. High product yields (&gt;80%) were obtained for mixtures having catalyst concentrations between 0.02 and 0.1 mol%. Similar strategy was also conducted utilizing unsymmetrical 1,6-diene esters. It was found out that dialkyl substituted substrates (dimethyl-2-propenyl acrylate and ethylmethyl-2-propenyl acrylate) underwent 5-exocyclization producing halogenated g-lactones after the addition of CCl4 in the presence of 0.2 mol% of [CuII(TPMA)Cl][Cl]. Based on calculations using density functional theory (DFT) and natural bond order (NBO) analysis, cyclization of 1,6-diene esters was governed by streoelectronic factors. &lt;br&gt;As a part of broadening the synthetic usefulness of in situ copper(I) regeneration, scope was further extended to sequential organic transformations. Based on previous studies, copper(I) catalyzed [3+2] azide-alkyne cycloaddition is commonly conducted via in situ reduction of CuII to CuI species by sodium ascorbate or ascorbic acid. At the same time, ATRA reactions have been reported to proceed efficiently via in situ reduction of CuII complex to the activator species or CuI complex has been fulfilled in the presence of ascorbic acid. Since the aforementioned reactions share similar catalyst in the form of copper(I), a logical step was taken in performing these reactions in one-pot sequential manner. Reactions involving azidopropyl methacrylate and 1-(azidomethyl)-4-vinylbenzene in the presence of a variety of alkynes and alkyl halides, catalyzed by as low as 0.5 mol-% of [CuII(TPMA)X][X] (X=Br-, Cl-) complex, proceeded efficiently to yield highly functionalized (poly)halogenated esters and aryl compounds containing triazolyl group in almost quantitative yields (&gt;90%). Additional reactions that were carried out utilizing tri-, di- and monohalogenated alkyl halides in the ATRA step provided reasonable yields of functionalized trriazoles. A slightly different approach involving a ligand-free catalytic system (CuSO4 and ascorbic acid) in the first step followed by addition of the TPMA ligand in the second step was applied in the synthesis of polyhalogened polytriazoles. Sequential reactions involving vinylbenzyl azide, tripropargylamine and polyhalogenated methane (CCl4 and CBr4) provided the desired products in quantitative yield in the presence of 10 mol% of the catalyst. Modest yields of functionalized polytriazoles were obtained from the addition of less active tri- and dihalogenated alkyl halides utilizing the same catalyst loading. &lt;br&gt;The last part focuses on copper(I) complexes, which were used catalysts in cyclopropanation reaction. One class represented cationic copper(I)/2,2-bipyridine complexes with p-coordinated styrene [CuI(bpy)(p-CH2CHC6H5)][A] (A = CF3SO3- (1) and PF6- (2) and ClO4- (3). Structural data suggested that the axial coordination of the counterion in these complexes observed in the solid state weak to non-coordinating (2.4297(11) �� 1, 2.9846(12) �� 2, and 2.591(4) �� 3). When utilized in cyclopropanation, complexes 1-3 provided similar product distribution suggesting that counterions have negligible effect on catalytic activity. Furthermore, the rate of decomposition of EDA in the presence of styrene catalyzed by 3 (kobs=(7.7��0.32)��10-3 min-1) was slower than the rate observed for 1 (kobs=(1.4��0.041)��10-2 min-1) or 2 (kobs=(1.0��0.025)��10-2 min-1). On the other hand, tetrahedral copper(I) complexes with bipyridine and phenanthroline based ligands have been reported to have strongly coordinated tetraphenylborate anions. CuI(bpy)(BPh4), CuI(phen)(BPh4) and CuI(3,4,7,8-Me4phen)(BPh4) complexes are the first examples in which BPh4- counterion chelates a transition metal center in bidentate fashion through h2 p-interactions with two of its phenyl rings. The product distribution revealed that the mole percent of trans and cis cyclopropanes were very similar. The observed rate constants (kobs) shown in for decomposition of EDA in the presence of externally added styrene were determined to be kobs=(1.5��0.12)��10-3 min-1, (6.8��0.30)��10-3 min-1 and (5.1��0.19)��10-3 min-1. / Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences / Chemistry and Biochemistry / PhD / Dissertation

Signaling lipids such as diacylglycerol (DAG) and the phosphatidylinositol polyphosphates (PIPns) play crucial roles in numerous cellular pathways. However, characterization of their activities is hindered by the complexity of associated signaling pathways and of the membrane environment. To address this issue, we have developed lipid probes that are effective for characterizing biological events using different applications, including activity-based probing (PIPns and DAG) and microarray analysis (PIPns). The activity-based probes have been applied to label receptor targets in multiple cancer cell proteomes through photocrosslinking followed by click reactions. The probes were found to label several proteins, as judged by on-gel fluorescence, and labeling was abrogated through various controls, such as heat denaturation and competition. Proteomic studies have been successfully performed to identify protein targets through biotin enrichment followed by mass spectrometric analysis. For microarray analysis, functionalized PIPn probes were synthesized and applied to develop a high throughput microarray analysis to measure protein-lipid binding affinity. These approaches will be invaluable for characterizing PIPn/DAG-regulated events and their involvement in disease. The design, synthesis and application of these lipid probes are included in this dissertation. In addition, the design and synthesis of other lipid probes are discussed, such as bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP), and lysophophatidylcholine (LPC) analogs.

Over the last decade, the domain of click chemistry has grown exponentially and has significantly impacted the fields of organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, molecular biology, and materials science. The ideal model of a click reaction has become the copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC). Inherent limitations of CuAAC, including high temperatures, long reaction times, and difficult purifications, have been minimized by the development of nitrogen-based ligands. Herein, we present a novel application of 1,2,4-triazines by investigating their use as accelerants for CuAAC. A diverse library of 1,2,4-triazines were synthesized in order to examine the molecular determinants of their catalytic activity. These ligands were found to be potent accelerants, at catalytic concentrations, in the presence of both copper(I) and copper(II) salts. Remarkably, these catalyzed reactions proceeded at room temperature, generating high isolated yields, in both polar and nonpolar solvents. 5,6-Diphenyl-3-(pyridin-2-yl)1,2,4-triazine was the most active ligand studied, producing an 89% yield in a model click reaction within one hour. Additional experiments with an array of azides and alkynes yielded similar results, defining a broad substrate scope for 1,2,4-triazines as catalysts for click chemistry. Heterogeneous 1,2,4-triazines were designed using different solid supports and different sites of attachment with respect to the 1,2,4-triazine ligand. The primary advantages offered by these immobilized catalysts are the prevention of metal contamination in 1,2,3-triazole products and the recyclability of the catalyst. Results indicated that 1,2,4-triazine-functionalized silica was a more effective accelerant of CuAAC, whereas polystyrene-supported 1,2,4-triazines displayed modest activity. In coordination with copper(II), 1,2,4-triazines appended onto silica generated isolated yields greater than 90% after four consecutive reaction cycles with minimal copper leaching. Further research will utilize both homogeneous and heterogeneous 1,2,4-triazine-accelerated CuAAC in the derivatization of solid supports for energy-related chemical processes and in the synthesis of novel enzyme inhibitors.