The acid and base catalyzed simultaneous twin polymerization (STP) of various 2,2′-disubstituted 4H-1,3,2-benzodioxasiline derivatives 2a–d with 2,2′-spirobi[4H-1,3,2-benzodioxasiline] (1) are presented in this paper. The products are nanostructured ternary organic–inorganic hybrid materials consisting of a cross-linked organic polymer, silica and a disubstituted polysiloxane. It can be demonstrated whether and in which extent the copolymerization of the two inorganic fragments of 1 and 2 takes place among the STP and how the molar ratio of the two components determines the structure formation of the resulting hybrid material. Steric and electronic effects of the substituents at the silicon center of 2 on the molecular structure formation and the morphology of the resulting hybrid material were investigated by means of solid state CP MAS 29Si and 13C NMR spectroscopy as well as high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM). The mechanical properties (hardness and Young's modulus) of the hybrid materials were analyzed by means of nanoindentation measurements. / Dieser Beitrag ist aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.

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L’amidon, biopolymère de réserve, composant majeur des céréales et des plantes de grande culture, trouve de nombreuses applications industrielles après transformation hydrothermique. L’objectif de la thèse est d’étudier les modifications des propriétés structurales et fonctionnelles de l’amidon de maïs standard modifié par traitement physique, de type hydrothermique à l’aide de trois procédés. L’intensification des traitements, dans un contexte où le développement durable apparaît comme une priorité majeure, s’inscrit dans la large thématique de la valorisation des agro-ressources et du développement des procédés de transformation consacrés aux ressources carbonées renouvelables. La caractérisation des modifications des propriétés physicochimiques de l’amidon,générées par les traitements a été réalisée, dans l’objectif de relier les différences aux comportements thermique(transitions de phase, empesage) et rhéologique (comportement à l’écoulement et viscoélasticité) des amidons hydrotraités. Les traitements physiques appliqués aux amidons ont conduit à des modifications plus ou moins importantes de leurs structures. La maîtrise de l’utilisation de l'amidon nécessite la bonne connaissance des transitions de phase impliquées et des structures résultantes, fonction principalement de la teneur en eau et de la température. Dans cet objectif, une partie des travaux de thèse a été consacrée à la compréhension des phénomènes physiques à l’origine des transferts de matière et de chaleur dans le matériau amylacé pendant son hydrotraitement, ainsi que les équations régissant ces transferts. Un modèle phénomènologique de transfert couplé de masse et de chaleur a été développé, tenant compte des réactions biochimiques qui ont lieux simultanément dans le matériau, en présence d’eau et de chaleur. Les résultats de la modélisation numérique, à l’aide de la méthode des éléments finis, a permis de définir la répartition spatiale, des paramètres variables(température, teneur en eau,…), dont l’influence est déterminante sur la progression des réactions de fusion. / Starch, biopolymer of reserve, is the major component of cereals and of crop plants, has many industrial applications after hydrothermal processes. The objective of this work is to study the structural and function almodifications of standard maize starch by physical processes, as hydrothermal treatments (action of heat and moisture). The intensification of treatments, in a context of sustainable development, is nowadays a major challenge. This action belongs to the themes linked to the agri-resources valorisation and the development of the transformation processes devoted to the renewable carbonaceous resources. The impact of hydrothermaltreatments on starch physicochemical properties is extensively studied with the aim to connect the modificationof hydrotreated starches to their thermal (phase transitions, pasting) and rheological (flow and viscoelasticity)behaviours. The physical treatments applied to starches lead to important modifications of their structures,according to the processing conditions. The mastering of starch use requires the knowledge of implied phase transitions and resulting structures, which are mainly function of water content and temperature. In this aim, apart of this work was devoted to the comprehension of the physical phenomena responsible of the heat and mass transfer in the starch layer, during the treatment. A coupled heat and mass transfer model was developed, taking into account the biochemical reactions, which take place in the material simultaneously in presence of water and heat. Using the finite element method, the numerical simulation allowed to define the space distribution of the variable parameters (temperature, water content,…), which have a great influence on the progression of fusion reactions.

La cucurbitacine E et l'érythrodiol sont des triterpènes naturels oxygénés ayant respectivement un squelette tétra et pentacyclique. Ils sont reconnus pour leurs diverses propriétés biologiques. Dans ce travail de thèse, nous étudions leur interaction avec les membranes des vésicules lipidiques dans le but de mieux comprendre leur pharmacodynamie. Nous avons préparé des liposomes en absence et en présence de la cucurbitacine E et de l'érythrodiol par les techniques d'évaporation en phase inverse suivie d'une extrusion, d'hydratation du film lipidique et d'injection d'éthanol. Les caractéristiques physicochimiques des vésicules lipidiques incorporant ou non la molécule triterpénique ont été étudiées par des techniques adéquates. Les analyses de la cucurbitacine E et de l'érythrodiol par la chromatographie liquide à haute performance ont montré que leurs taux d'incorporation dans les liposomes sont élevés. Les mesures de taille obtenues par la diffusion dynamique de la lumière ont démontré que les liposomes incorporant les triterpènes présentent une taille moyenne inférieure à celle des liposomes témoins. Les images obtenues par la microscopie électronique à transmission ont confirmé la formation de vésicules sphériques. Les mesures des dimensions des vésicules observées par la microscopie à force atomique (AFM), ont révélé que les liposomes incorporant la cucurbitacine E sont plus hauts et résistent mieux à la force exercée par la pointe AFM que les liposomes témoins. Par ailleurs, les liposomes incorporant l'érythrodiol sont plus fragiles que les liposomes témoins et ont tendance à éclater en bicouches lipidiques à la surface du support. Les courbes thermiques obtenues par la calorimétrie différentielle à balayage ont permis de conclure que la cucurbitacine E est localisée à l'interface polaire-apolaire de la membrane liposomiale alors que l'érythrodiol s'insère entre les chaînes acyles des phospholipides et aboutit à la formation des domaines hétérogènes au niveau de la membrane. La cinétique de libération de la sulforhodamine B, mesurée par la spectroscopie de fluorescence, a révélé que la membrane liposomiale devient, en présence de la cucurbitacine E, plus perméable à la sulforhodamine B incorporée dans la phase aqueuse interne. L'ensemble des résultats suggère que la cucurbitacine E et l'érythrodiol interagissent avec la membrane lipidique et affectent ses propriétés physico-chimiques. Leur effet sur la membrane ne semble pas être similaire. Des études ultérieures impliquant d'autres triterpènes sont envisagées pour identifier le (s) motif (s) structural (aux) et les paramètres physico-chimiques régissant leur interaction et localisation membranaire / Cucurbitacin E and erythrodiol are natural oxygenated triterpenes having respectively, a tetra and pentacyclic skeleton. They are known for their numerous biological properties. In this thesis, we studied their interaction with the membranes of lipid vesicles to better understand their pharmacodynamics. We have prepared liposomes in the absence and presence of cucurbitacin E and erythrodiol using the reverse phase evaporation technique followed by extrusion, the hydration of lipid film and the ethanol injection techniques. The physicochemical characteristics of lipid vesicles incorporating or not the triterpenic molecules were investigated by appropriate techniques. The determination of cucurbitacin E and erythrodiol in the vesicles by high performance liquid chromatography showed high incorporation efficiencies of both triterpenes. Size measurements obtained by dynamic light scattering showed that liposomes incorporating triterpenes were smaller than empty liposomes. The images obtained by transmission electron microscopy confirmed the formation of spherical vesicles. Measurements of vesicles dimensions by atomic force microscopy (AFM) demonstrated that liposomes incorporating cucurbitacin E were higher and more resistant to the force exerted by the AFM tip than the blank liposomes. Liposomes incorporating erythrodiol were more fragile and tend to break up into lipid bilayers on the mica surface. Results obtained by differential scanning calorimetry suggested that cucurbitacin E is localized at the polar-apolar interface of the liposomal membrane while erythrodiol is inserted between the acyl chains of the phospholipids leading to the formation of heterogeneous lipid domains. The release kinetics of the sulforhodamin B encapsulated into the aqueous phase and measured by fluorescence spectroscopy revealed that the liposomal membrane becomes in the presence of cucurbitacin E, more permeable to this probe. The overall results suggest that cucurbitacin E and erythrodiol affect differently

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-24T19:22:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Adelaida S Aliaga.pdf: 5670394 bytes, checksum: 9cdda52bc2a6b833409747ce8d7cf507 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-21 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the surface morphology and roughness and the in vitro leachability of temporary soft liners modified by the incorporation of antifungals, generally used for the denture stomatitis treatment, in their minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) for the biofilm of Candida albicans. Material and methods: The surface analyses of the tissue conditioner Softone (S) and the resilient liner Trusoft (T) modified or not by the addition of nystatin (Ny), miconazole (Mc), ketoconazole (Ke), chlorhexidine diacetate (Chx), and itraconazole (It) were made by using scanning electron microscopy and confocal laser microscopy. In vitro leachability of Ny and Chx was measured using Ultraviolet visible spectroscopy. Additional analyses of the modified materials containing Ny and Chx were made using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The antifungals were incorporated at their previously determined MIC for the biofilm of C. albicans (Ny = 0.032 g; Mc = 0.256 g; Ke = 0.128 g; Chx = 0.064 g; and It = 0.256 g/g of material). The specimens were stored in distilled water at 37ºC for up to 14 days previously to the analyses. Results: Softone had more irregular surface morphology than Trusoft did. Morphological changes were noted in both materials with increasing immersion time, particularly in those containing drugs. Ny and Ke showed the smallest particle sizes, while Chx and It showed the largest ones. Groups containing Chx and It presented extremely porous and irregular surface. Modified specimens had superior roughness (Ra) values in comparison with the control specimens. There was a trend towards an increase in Ra parameter after 7 days, followed by a decrease to values lower than the initial ones after 14 days, in the control and specimens with Ny, Mc, and Ke. Both materials had biexponential kinetics of release: a rapid initial release followed by a slower leaching. Softone leached more concentration of the antifungals than Trusoft and chlorhexidine was released at higher concentration than nystatin. DSC analysis revealed low Tg for Softone and that the fusion temperature of the drugs changed little after they had been added to the materials. Conclusion: The addition of Chx or It changed more significantly the surface of the materials. Softone was able to release more drug concentration and it was noted a weak chemical bond between the drugs and the evaluated materials. / Objetivo: A proposta deste estudo foi avaliar a morfologia e a rugosidade de superfície e a liberação in vitro de materiais macios temporários com incorporação de fármacos antifúngicos, comumente utilizados para o tratamento da estomatite protética, em suas concentrações mínimas inibitórias (CMI) ao biofilme de Candida albicans. Material e métodos: As análises de superfície do condicionador de tecido Softone (S) e do reembasador resiliente Trusoft (T) tanto controles como modificados pela incorporação de nistatina (Ni), miconazol (Mc), cetoconazol (Ce), diacetato de clorexidina (Clx) e itraconazol (It) foram feitas por meio de microscopia eletrônica de varredura e microscopia confocal laser. A liberação in vitro dos fármacos Ni e Clx foi quantificada utilizando espectrofotometria na região do Ultravioleta visível. Análises adicionais dos materiais contendo Ni e Clx foram feitas utilizando calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC). Os antifúngicos foram incorporados em suas CMI ao biofilme de C. albicans determinadas em estudo prévio (Ni = 0,032 g; Mc = 0,256 g; Ce = 0,128 g; Clx = 0,064 g e It = 0,256 g/g do material). Os corpos de prova foram armazenados em água destilada a 37ºC por até 14 dias previamente às análises. Resultados: O Softone apresentou morfologia mais irregular que o Trusoft. Foi notada alteração de superfície em ambos os materiais, principalmente naqueles contendo fármacos, com o aumento do tempo de imersão. Os maiores e os menores tamanhos de partículas foram dos fármacos Clx e It e Ni e Ce, respectivamente. Os grupos contendo Clx e It demonstraram superfícies extremamente porosas e irregulares. Os espécimes modificados apresentaram valores superiores de rugosidade média (Ra) em relação aos controles. Houve uma tendência de aumento de Ra após 7 dias, seguida por uma diminuição a valores inferiores aos iniciais após 14 dias para o grupo controle e aqueles contendo Ni, Mc e Ce. Ambos os materiais apresentaram cinética de liberação biexponencial: rápida liberação inicial seguida por uma liberação mais lenta. O Softone liberou maior concentração dos fármacos que o Trusoft e a clorexidina foi liberada em maior quantidade que a nistatina. As análises em DSC revelaram Tg mais baixa para o Softone e que a temperatura de fusão dos fármacos pouco alterou após terem sido incorporados aos materiais. Conclusão: A incorporação de Clx ou It alterou mais significativamente a superfície dos materiais. O Softone foi capaz de liberar maior concentração dos fármacos Clx e Ni e foi detectada uma fraca ligação química entre estes fármacos e os materiais avaliados.

Tuberculosis affects millions of people worldwide every year. The current treatment for TB is divided into a regimen of both first- and second-line drugs, where first-line treatments are more tolerated and require shorter treatment lengths. With rising levels of resistance, alternative treatment regimes are urgently needed to fight this disease. Ethionamide, a second-line drug is administered as a prodrug which is activated in vivo by the enzyme EthA, which is in turn regulated by EthR. The disruption of the action of EthR could lead to novel therapeutics which could enhance the efficacy of ethionamide, and raise it to a first-line treatment. The work reported in this thesis examines the elaboration of three chemical scaffolds using fragment-based approaches to develop novel inhibitors capable of disrupting the EthR-DNA interaction. The first scaffold, 5-(furan-2-yl)isoxazole was investigated by fragment-merging approaches and produced compounds with the best of these having a KD of 7.4 uM. The second scaffold, an aryl sulfone was elaborated using fragment-merging strategies. This led to several modifications of the fragment, leading to several variants with KDs around 20 uM. With both of these series the affinity could not be improved below 10 uM and due to the synthetic complexity a further scaffold was prioritised. The third scaffold was explored was a 4-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)piperazine using fragmentgrowing from the NH of the piperazine to probe deeper into the EthR binding pocket. In addition to this, SAR around the 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl group was assessed to explore the interactions with EthR. These modifications led to compounds with nanomolar IC50s. A range of compounds were then screened by REMAssay to determine the boosting effect on ethionamide, and this identified compounds with up to 30 times boosting in the ethionamide MIC. The final chapter examines a concept where compounds were designed to exploit the dimeric nature of EthR by linking two chemical warheads with a flexible linker. These compounds are examined using mass spectrometry to investigate the stoichiometry of the interaction to provide insight into the binding of these extended compounds and exploring an alternative strategy to inhibit EthR. The work in this thesis demonstrated the successful use of fragment-based approaches for development of novel EthR inhibitors which showed significant ethionamide boosting effects.

Cette thèse s’inscrit dans le cadre du projet CRB-Anim (Centre de Ressources Biologiques d’Animaux Domestiques) dont le but est de constituer une cryobanque nationale et d’améliorer les techniques de cryoconservation. Aujourd’hui, les ressources biologiques de type reproductif (embryons, sperme, ovocytes) et de type somatique (fibroblastes et cellules souches pluripotentes) sont conservées dans des milieux contenant des produits d’origine animale (POA). L’utilisation actuelle des POA (sérums, lait, jaune d’œuf) pose des problématiques sanitaires (risque de contamination) et scientifiques (manque de reproductibilité liée à la variabilité de composition des POA). Cette étude a pour objectif d’évaluer l’effet d’un milieu de préservation synthétique, chimiquement défini, breveté pour la congélation de cellules de sang de cordon (STEMALPHA.CRYO3) sur la cryoconservation de sperme ovin et bovin, et de cellules souches pluripotentes de lapin. Pour cela, une approche biologique (étude in vitro et in vivo sur le terrain), alliée à une approche physique (étude des cinétiques de refroidissement et caractérisation des propriétés thermodynamiques des milieux de congélation) ont été mis en place.Nos résultats montrent l’intérêt de l’utilisation du STEMALPHA.CRYO3, en tant que substituant aux sérums, dans les solutions de cryoconservation des cellules souches pluripotentes. Néanmoins, notre étude indique que ce produit n’est pas efficace pour protéger le sperme lors de la congélation. Cette thèse confirme l’intérêt de standardiser les procédures de cryoconservation afin d’assurer la qualité des ressources biologiques pour les cryobanques et les échanges internationaux / Nowadays, reproductive (embryos, sperm, oocytes) and somatic (fibroblasts and pluripotent stem cells) resources are cryopreserved in media containing animal-derived products (serum, egg yolk, milk). Using these products raises sanitary (risk of contamination) as well as scientific concerns (reproducibility limits due to the variability of their composition). This study aims to replace animal derived-product in assessing the effect of a synthetic and chemically defined medium, STEMALPHA.CRY03® (Stem Alpha, France), on the cryopreservation of ovine and bovine sperm, and on rabbit pluripotent stem cells. First, a physical approach permitted to study the cooling rates and the characterization of thermodynamic properties of the freezing media. The differential scanning calorimetry allowed us to define their phase transition temperatures (crystallization temperature, melting temperature and enthalpy variation of crystallization, proportional to the amount of crystallized ice). Second, a biological approach was used for the cryopreservation of bovine and ovine sperm, as well as rabbit pluripotent stem cells. Flow cytometry and computer- assisted sperm analyses showed that STEMALPHA.CRY03® impaired bovine sperm, compared to a medium containing animal derived-product. These last results were confirmed in ovine species. Nevertheless, artificial insemination by laparoscopy (n = 270 ewes) counteracts this impairment and allowed an average pregnancy rate of 70 %. Moreover, without any additive in the freezing medium, a similar pregnancy rate was obtained. The study of pluripotent gene expression profile, and analyses of viability and growth rates for the cryopreservation of rabbit pluripotent stem cells confirmed that synthetic media, STEMALPHA.CRY03® (with 4, 5 or 10 % of cryoprotectant) and CryoStor® CS10 (containing 10 % of cryoprotectant) were more efficient than serum-based media. We demonstrate that it is possible to cryopreserve sperm cells and pluripotent stem cells in synthetic and chemically defined media. 0ur results confirmed the interest of a standardized approach for cryopreservation procedures of genetic resources in mammals. This work meets the needs of cryobanking activities (quality policy) and of the regulation development within the framework of international trade

Control and analysis of protein aggregation is an increasing challenge to biopharmaceutical research and development. Therefore it is important to understand the interactions, causes and analysis of particles in order to control protein aggregation to enable successful biopharmaceutical formulations. This work investigates the role of different non-ionic surfactants on protein conformational stability, as assessed by HSDSC, and on protein size stability as assessed by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), HIAC and MFI. BSA and IgG2 were used as model proteins. Thermal unfolding experiments indicated a very weak surfactant-immunoglobulin IgG2 interaction, compared to much stronger interactions for the BSA surfactant systems. The DLS results showed that BSA and IgG2 with different surfactants and concentration produced different levels of particle size growth. The heat treatment and aging of samples in the presence of Tween 20, Tween 80, Brij 35 and Pluronic F-68 surfactants led to an increase in the populations of larger particles for BSA samples, whereas IgG2 systems did not notably aggregate under storage conditions MFI was shown to be more sensitive than HIAC technique for measuring sub-visible particles in protein surfactant systems. Heat treatment and storage stress showed a significant effect on BSA and IgG2 protein sub-visible particle size stability. This work has demonstrated that both proteins with different Tween 20, Tween 80, Brij 35 and Pluronic F-68 concentrations, have different level of conformational and size stability. Also aging samples and heating stress bears the potential to generate particles, but this depends on surfactant type. Poor predictive correlations between the analytical methods were determined.

Les milieux de cryopréservation d'embryons contiennent généralement des produits d'origine animale, qui présentent des inconvénients majeurs : une composition variable et insuffisamment définie, et un risque de transmission d'agents pathogènes. La substitution de ces produits par des composés synthétiques chimiquement définis pourrait contribuer à l’amélioration des procédures de cryopréservation d’embryons, en réduisant la variabilité de composition des milieux, et le risque de contamination des ressources conservées.L’objectif de ce travail était d’évaluer l’effet du remplacement de l’albumine sérique bovine utilisée dans les milieux de congélation lente ou de vitrification d’embryons cunicoles et ovins par un milieu synthétique formulé à base d’acide hyaluronique (STEM ALPHA.Cryo3 – « CRYO3 »). Dans un premier temps, les propriétés thermodynamiques des substituts potentiels ont été évaluées à l’aide de la calorimétrie différentielle à balayage. Parallèlement, nous avons optimisé les différents outils expérimentaux dont nous avions besoin pour cette étude. Nous avons adapté un protocole d’évaluation de l'activité mitochondriale (JC-1) pour complémenter l'évaluation morphologique in vitro des embryons de lapin, et nous avons évalué l’efficacité de différents protocoles de superovulation sur la production d’embryons chez la brebis. Dans un second temps, nous avons procédé à la substitution de l’albumine sérique bovine (BSA) utilisée dans des milieux de congélation lente et de vitrification d’embryons cunicoles et ovins par du CRYO3. Une approche in vitro a été utilisée pour les protocoles de congélation et de vitrification, puis complétée par une approche in vivo pour les protocoles de vitrification.Nos résultats confirment que la BSA peut être efficacement remplacée par le CRYO3 dans des protocoles de cryoconservation d‘embryons de lapin et d’embryons ovins, qu’il s’agisse de congélation lente ou de vitrification / Embryo cryopreservation media usually contain animal-derived products, such as bovine serum albumin (BSA). These products present two major disadvantages: an undefined variable composition and a risk of pathogen transmission. The substitution of animal products of embryo cryopreservation media by synthetical products may improve procedure standardization (by avoiding variability in media composition) and avoid sanitary concerns inherent to animal-derived products.We aimed to evaluate the effect of replacing BSA in rabbit and ovine embryo slow freezing and vitrification media with a synthetic animal products free medium composed of synthetic hyaluronic acid: STEM ALPHA.Cryo3 (« CRYO3 »).During the first part, we evaluated the substitution candidates through a thermodynamic approach, using differential scanning calorimetry. In paralel, we adapted a mitochondrial activity evaluation protocol (JC-1) to rabbit embryo, which allowed us to complement morphological in vitro evaluation, and evaluated ewe superovulation protocols.During the second part, we used a biological approach to evaluate the replacement of BSA with synthetical products (containing CRYO3) in rabbit and ovine embryo slow freezing and vitrification media, using in vitro (slow freezing and vitrification) and in vivo (vitrification) evaluation methods.Our results seem to demonstrate that the chemically defined substitute CRYO3 can successfully replace BSA during rabbit embryo and ovine embryo cryopreservation (slow-freezing and vitrification)