A química de produtos naturais sempre foi uma fonte importante de novas substâncias e de substâncias bioativas. No mundo moderno, o homem utiliza os produtos naturais para diversos fins: corantes, edulcorantes, essências, defensivos agrícolas e principalmente medicamentos. Com o desenvolvimento das técnicas de isolamento de substâncias, cresceu a necessidade de organizar as informações obtidas e também a criação de meios para a identificação mais rápida das substâncias isoladas. Esta foi uma das necessidades que fez surgir a Quimioinformática. Quimioinformática é uma disciplina que utiliza os métodos da informática para organizar dados químicos, analisar estes dados e gerar novas informações a partir destes dados. Esta ferramenta tem sido utilizada com sucesso em procura por novas drogas (QSAR/QSPR), elucidação estrutural automatizada de substâncias orgânicas e em cálculos e previsão de propriedades físico-químicas de diversas moléculas. Os objetivos do presente trabalho foram o estudo fitoquímico de espécies dos gêneros Dimerostemma e Ichthyothere com o intuito de isolar novas substâncias e o desenvolvimento de técnicas envolvendo quimioinformática com o intuito de auxiliar a elucidação estrutural de produtos naturais. Realizou-se a técnica de microamstragem de tricomas glandulares de diversas espécies pertencentes a gêneros da tribo Heliantheae (Viguiera, Tithonia, Dimerostemma). Através da microamostragem foi possível identificar diversas substâncias presentes nos tricomas glandulares das espécies analisadas. Das duas espécies de Dimerostemma investigadas (D. brasilianum e D. rotundifolium) foi possível identificar dois germacrolidos e dois eudesmanolidos, enquanto que de Ichthyothere terminalis foi possível a identificação de dois melampolidos, todos eles lactonas sesquiterpênicas. Foram treinadas redes neurais artificiais para a realização da identificação dos esqueletos carbônicos de determinadas substâncias a partir dos dados obtidos através dos espectros de RMN 13C, sendo que os resultados obtidos podem ser considerados satisfatórios. Foi desenvolvido um software para efetuar a identificação automática de substâncias através da comparação com uma biblioteca de padrões que possui dados cromatográficos de 51 lactonas sesquiterpênicas. Esse software, chamado de NAPROSYS, também é capaz de fazer comparação de dados de RMN de amostra com dados de RMN presentes em uma biblioteca de dados, tornando possível a identificação imediata de substâncias presentes na biblioteca e também auxiliar a elucidação estrutural de substâncias que não estão nela presentes. Para testar a eficiência do NAPROSYS, o programa foi utilizado com sucesso para identificar LSTs através da microamostragem de tricomas glandulares. A eficiência do NAPROSYS em identificar dados de RMN de substâncias presentes na biblioteca foi testada com substâncias isoladas do gênero Tithonia e Viguiera que possuem substâncias bem descritas na literatura e já isoladas no nosso laboratório, sendo que os resultados apresentados foram excelentes. Criou-se também dois modelos de redes neurais para prever tempos de retenção de lactonas sesquiterpênicas em cromatografia líquida (QSRR) com o objetivo de melhorar o desempenho do NAPROSYS em análises de dados cromatográficos. Os resultados para este caso, embora coerentes, precisam ser melhorados. Neste trabalho concluimos que o uso das técnicas clássicas juntamente com as novas técnicas de Quimoinformática pode se tornar uma ferramenta muito eficaz para a elucidação estrutural e busca de substâncias com determinadas propriedades químicas ou mesmo na bioprospecção de novas substâncias bioativas. / Natural products chemistry has always been an important source for new andbioactive compounds. In modern world, mankind uses natural products to do many tasks: colouring, as essences, as agricultural defensives and many as medicines. Within the development of compound isolation techniques, the need for information organisation has grown. The need for quickly identification of isolated compounds has also grown. This was one of the necessities that made Chemoinformatics emerge. Chemoinformatics is a discipline that uses informatics as a tool to organise, analise and to generate new knowledge from chemical data. This tool has been used with success in automate structure elucidation, drug development (QSAR/QSPR) and to predict chemical-physical data of many molecules. The aims of the present work were the phytochemical study of species of the genera Dimerostemma and Ichthyothere to isolate new compounds, and the development of chemoinformatics techniques to aid natural products structure elucidation. The glandular trichome microsampling was made for diverse species of genera from the tribe Heliantheae (Viguiera, Tithonia, Dimerostemma). Many compounds were identified through glandular trichome microsampling. Two germacrolides and two eudesmanolides were identified from Dimerostemma species (D. brasilianum and D. episcopale), while from Ichthyothere terminalis two melampolides were identified, all of them being sesquiterpene lactones. Artificial Neural Networks were trained to make skeleton identification from data obtained from 13C NMR and the obtained results can be considered satisfactory. A software was developed to make automatic compound identification through the comparation with a compound library that possesses data from 51 STLs. This software is called NAPROSYS is also able to compare the NMR data of the sample with the NMR data stored into a compound library, making the imediate identification of compounds present into library possible and also help the structure elucidation of unknown compounds. To test NAPROSYS\' efficience to identify NMR data of compunds sored into the library was made with compounds isolated from species of Tithonia and Viguiera genera, because these genera has well describe compounds in the literature and that has been isolated in our laboratory, and the obtained results are excellent. Two Artificial Neural Network models were created to predict the retention time of sesquiterpene lactones in liquid cromatography (QSRR) with the aim of improve NAPROSYS performance in cromatographic data analysis. The results for this case, although coherent, can be improved. The conclusion of this work is that the use of classical techniques with the new techniques of chemoinformatics can be a very efficient tool to make structure elucidation, search for compounds with certain chemical properties and even the search for new bioactive compounds.

FundaÃÃo de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas / Aspidosperma ulei Markgr, popularmente conhecida como pitià ou piquiÃ, apresenta-se como uma Ãrvore com casca Ãspera e acinzentada. No presente trabalho foi realizado o estudo fitoquÃmico dos extratos etanÃlicos das folhas de Aspidosperma ulei, alÃm de uma reinvestigaÃÃo fitoquÃmica do caule e raiz de um espÃcime coletado na localidade Garapa, MunicÃpio de Acarape, no estado do CearÃ. Para os extratos etanÃlicos dos lenhos do caule e raiz e da casca da raiz foram realizados tratamentos por extraÃÃo Ãcido/base para obtenÃÃo das fraÃÃes alcaloÃdicas. Para as folhas e a casca do caule, alÃquotas dos extratos etanÃlicos de ambas foram submetidas a cromatografias convencionais sobre sÃlica gel e por CLAE, possibilitando o isolamento do triterpeno Ãcido ursÃlico, um derivado do inositol, o metil-chiro-inositol e dos alcaloides indÃlicos β-ioimbina, ioimbina, 3,4,5,6-tetra-desidro-β-ioimbina, 19,20-desidro-17α-ioimbina e 19(E)-hunteracina. Das fraÃÃes alcaloÃdicas dos lenhos do caule e da raiz foram obtidos por CLAE, 20(E)-17-nor-subincanadina E, relatado pela primeira vez como produto natural, alÃm do Ãcido 12-hidroxi-N-acetil-21(N)-desidro-plumerano-18-Ãico, um alcaloide indÃlico tambÃm inÃdito como produto natural. Da fraÃÃo alcaloÃdica da casca da raiz foram obtidos por CLAE a uleÃna, 20-epi-dasicarpidona, 20-epi-N-nordasicarpidona, N-desmetiluleÃna, olivacina e a δ-lactona booneÃna. O Ãcido ursÃlico e a 20(E)-17-nor-subincanadina E foram submetidos a testes de atividade citotÃxica e apresentaram resultados significativos frente a 4 linhagens de cÃlulas tumorais. A identificaÃÃo e caracterizaÃÃo dos compostos isolados foram realizadas por tÃcnicas espectroscÃpicas como IV, EM e RMN uni e bidimensional, inclusive tÃcnicas como HSQC, NOESY, COSY e HMBC, alÃm de comparaÃÃo com dados da literatura. / Aspidosperma ulei Markgr. popularly known as pitià or piquiÃ, is a tree of a rough and gray trunk bark. This work reports the phytochemical analysis of the leaves, and the re-investigation of the trunk and roots of an A. ulei specimen collected at the locality of Garapa- Acarape Country â Cearà State. The ethanol extracts of all parts were obtained. Acid/base extraction was performed with the extracts from the trunk and root heartwoods and root bark, in order to obtain the alkaloids fraction. For the leaves and trunk bark small portions of the ethanol extract were submitted to conventional chromatography over silica gel followed by semipreparative HPLC to afford the triterpene ursolic acid, an inositol derivative the methyl-chiro-inositol, and the alkaloids β-yohimbine, yohimbine, 3,4,5,6-tetradehydro-β-yohimbine, 19,20-dehydro-α-yohimbine and 19(E)-hunteracine. From the alkaloidal fractions of the trunk and the root heartwood, were obtained, by semi preparative HPLC, the alkaloids 20(E)-17-nor-subincanadine E, reported for the first time for the species and also an natural product, and the 12-hydroxy-N-acetyl-21(N)-dehydro-plumeran-18-oic acid, on unknown indole alkaloid. From the alkaloidal fraction of the root bark, after semipreparative HPLC, were obtained the indole alkaloids uleine, 20-epi-dasycarpidone, 20-epi-N-nordasycarpidone, N-noruleine, olivacine and the booneine lactone. Ursolic acid and 20(E)-17-nor-subincanadine E were assayed as citotoxic and showed significative results against four tumour cell lines. The identification and characterization of all compounds were realized by means of spectroscopic techniques such as IR, MS and uni and bidimensional NMR, including pulse sequences such as HSQC, NOESY, COSY and HMBC, after comparison to the literature data.

The focus of this thesis was to study the chemotaxonomic relationship of selected southern Australian marine brown algae of the genera Cystophora and Sargassum. Consequently, this resulted in the isolation and structure elucidation of six new terpenoids from two southern Australian marine brown algae Cystophora moniliformis and Sargassum fallax together with 10 previously reported natural products. As a result of the re-isolation of these known secondary metabolites, updated and complete structural characterisation data could be provided for the first time for 7 of these compounds. Chemotaxonomic studies of Cystophora moniliformis resulted in the isolation of two new cyclic epimeric terpene diols moniliforminol A (3.25) and moniliforminol B (3.26), a new linear farnesyl acetone derivative (3.27) and the previously described terpenoids (3.19)-(3.24). This study also resulted in the first complete 2D NMR characterisation for compounds (3.21) to (3.24) as well as the first report of (3.24) occurring as a natural product. All structures were elucidated by detailed spectroscopic analysis with the relative configurations of (3.25) and (3.26) being established by selective 1D nOe NMR experiments. The proposed biosynthetic pathway for the above compounds has also been described. Chemical investigation of the Southern Australian marine brown alga Sargassum fallax resulted in the isolation of three new meroditerpenoids fallahydroquinone (4.8), fallaquinone (4.9) and fallachromenoic acid (4.10), together with the previously reported compounds sargaquinone (4.1) (isolated and identified in a mixture with sargaquinoic acid), sargahydroquinoic acid (4.2), sargaquinoic acid (4.3) and sargachromenol (4.11). As a result of this study the complete 2D NMR characterisation for sargahydroquinoic acid (4.2) and sargaquinoic acid (4.3) could also be reported for the first time. All structures were elucidated by detailed spectroscopic analysis. Sargahydroquinoic acid (4.2) and sargaquinoic acid (4.3) displayed moderate antitumour activity.

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Berg) collected in the Jabuticabal Winery were separately extracted with aqueous acetone (50%). After partitioning between solvents, the fractions ethyl acetate and methanol were subjected to repeated column chromatography using Diaion HP-20 and Sephadex LH-20 as adsorbents. Pure substances and fractions were analyzed by 1H NMR and 13C, one and two dimensional, and ESI-TOF mass spectroscopy. In this work, fifteen compounds were isolated and identified: seven ellagitannins, one of them is novel, one galloyl ester, three phenolic acids, two glycosylated flavonoids, one depside and one organic acid. To optimize the extraction of phenolic compounds, a randomized experimental design was applied, using Box-Wilson central composite design for two factors. The independent variables were stirring time () and solvent volume (V), which consisted of ethanol/hydrochloric acid (9:1). Three independent experiments in duplicate were performed, as well as assays for quantitation of phenolic compounds total monomeric anthocyanins (TMA), tannins (T), total phenols (TP), and color parameters color index (CI) and tonality (Ton). According to the results, when the volume remained constant and the stirring time increased, all phenolic contents and color patterns intensified. The best conditions for greater extraction were total ultrasonic time of 75 min and solvent volume of 64 ml, yielding the concentrations of TP, T and TMA of 33.5; 7.9 and 5.57 mg g-1, and CI and Ton, 0.893 a.u. and 0.833, respectively. In the extraction of phenolic compounds from seeds, the following solvents were tested water, aqueous ethanol (50%), aqueous methanol (50%), and the latter mixture provided the highest levels of TP, T and flavonoids: 15.71; 12.65 and 64.14 mg g-1, respectively. The influence of soil on jabuticaba seed and peel chemical contents was evaluated. Data obtained from the analysis of centesimal composition, phenolic contents, color parameters and mineral nutrients of samples collected in five orchards were analyzed by canonical redundancy (RDA) and hierarchical clustering (HCA). These analyzes ordered samples in four groups: the peels in groups I and II were related to high levels of phenolics and fibers, respectively, while the tannins and flavonoids were main compounds present in the seeds of group III, the moisture content was higher in seeds of group IV. The separation of peels (Groups I and II) and seeds (Groups III and IV) in different groups was influenced by the levels of fruits nutrients, Mn2+ and Cu2+, whereas Mn2+ from soil distinguished samples of the clusters I and III from the others, II and IV, characterizing a strong influence of some soil and fruits nutrients on the chemical composition of the jabuticaba seeds and peels. / Sementes e cascas de jabuticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora (Mart.) O. Berg) coletadas na Vinícola Jabuticabal, foram extraídas separadamente com acetona:água 50%. Após partição entre solventes, as frações acetato de etila e metanólica foram submetidas a repetidas cromatografias em coluna utilizando-se Diaion HP-20 e Sephadex LH-20 como adsorventes. Substâncias puras e frações foram analisadas por RMN de 1H e 13C, uni e bidimensional e espectroscopia de massas ESI-TOF. Neste trabalho foram isolados e identificados quinze compostos sendo sete elagitaninos, um deles inédito, um éster galoílico, três ácidos fenólicos, dois flavonoides glucosilados, um depsídeo e um ácido orgânico. Para otimização da extração dos compostos fenólicos utilizou-se um delineamento experimental ao acaso, empregando-se a técnica de planejamento Box-Wilson composto central para dois fatores. Os fatores foram compostos pelo tempo de agitação () e volume de solvente (V) constituído por etanol/ácido clorídrico (9:1). Foram realizados três experimentos independentes em duplicata, além de ensaios para quantificação dos compostos fenólicos antocianinas totais monoméricas (ATM), taninos (T) e fenóis totais (FT), padrões de coloração índice de cor (IC) e tonalidade (Ton). De acordo com os resultados, quando o volume permaneceu constante e variou o tempo de agitação observou-se que todos os teores de fenóis e padrões de cor aumentaram. O tempo total de 75 min de ultrassom e volume de solvente de 64 mL apresentou maior poder de extração, obtendo-se teores de FT, T e ATM de 33,5; 7,91 e 5,57 mg g-1, com IC e Ton de 0,893 u.a. e 0,833, respectivamente. Na extração de compostos fenólicos nas sementes foram testados os solventes: água, etanol aquoso (50%) e metanol aquoso (50%), sendo que esta última mistura forneceu os maiores teores de FT, T e flavonoides: 15,71; 12,65 e 64,14 mg g-1, respectivamente. No estudo da influência do solo nas variações químicas de cascas e sementes de jabuticaba, os dados obtidos da análise de composição centesimal, compostos fenólicos, padrões de coloração e nutrientes minerais de amostras de cinco pomares foram analisados por redundância canônica (RDA) e de agrupamento hierárquico (HCA). Essas análises ordenaram as amostras em quatro grupos: as cascas do grupo I e II foram relacionadas aos altos níveis de fenóis totais e fibras, respectivamente, enquanto que os taninos e flavonoides foram os principais compostos presentes nas sementes do grupo III e o teor de umidade foi maior em sementes do grupo IV. A separação de cascas (grupos I e II) de sementes (grupos III e IV) em grupos distintos foi influenciada pelos teores dos nutrientes Mn2+ e Cu2+ dos frutos, enquanto Mn2+ do solo distinguiu amostras das classes I e III das outras, II e IV, caracterizando assim uma forte influência de alguns nutrientes dos solos e dos frutos na composição química das sementes e cascas de jabuticaba.

A química de produtos naturais sempre foi uma fonte importante de novas substâncias e de substâncias bioativas. No mundo moderno, o homem utiliza os produtos naturais para diversos fins: corantes, edulcorantes, essências, defensivos agrícolas e principalmente medicamentos. Com o desenvolvimento das técnicas de isolamento de substâncias, cresceu a necessidade de organizar as informações obtidas e também a criação de meios para a identificação mais rápida das substâncias isoladas. Esta foi uma das necessidades que fez surgir a Quimioinformática. Quimioinformática é uma disciplina que utiliza os métodos da informática para organizar dados químicos, analisar estes dados e gerar novas informações a partir destes dados. Esta ferramenta tem sido utilizada com sucesso em procura por novas drogas (QSAR/QSPR), elucidação estrutural automatizada de substâncias orgânicas e em cálculos e previsão de propriedades físico-químicas de diversas moléculas. Os objetivos do presente trabalho foram o estudo fitoquímico de espécies dos gêneros Dimerostemma e Ichthyothere com o intuito de isolar novas substâncias e o desenvolvimento de técnicas envolvendo quimioinformática com o intuito de auxiliar a elucidação estrutural de produtos naturais. Realizou-se a técnica de microamstragem de tricomas glandulares de diversas espécies pertencentes a gêneros da tribo Heliantheae (Viguiera, Tithonia, Dimerostemma). Através da microamostragem foi possível identificar diversas substâncias presentes nos tricomas glandulares das espécies analisadas. Das duas espécies de Dimerostemma investigadas (D. brasilianum e D. rotundifolium) foi possível identificar dois germacrolidos e dois eudesmanolidos, enquanto que de Ichthyothere terminalis foi possível a identificação de dois melampolidos, todos eles lactonas sesquiterpênicas. Foram treinadas redes neurais artificiais para a realização da identificação dos esqueletos carbônicos de determinadas substâncias a partir dos dados obtidos através dos espectros de RMN 13C, sendo que os resultados obtidos podem ser considerados satisfatórios. Foi desenvolvido um software para efetuar a identificação automática de substâncias através da comparação com uma biblioteca de padrões que possui dados cromatográficos de 51 lactonas sesquiterpênicas. Esse software, chamado de NAPROSYS, também é capaz de fazer comparação de dados de RMN de amostra com dados de RMN presentes em uma biblioteca de dados, tornando possível a identificação imediata de substâncias presentes na biblioteca e também auxiliar a elucidação estrutural de substâncias que não estão nela presentes. Para testar a eficiência do NAPROSYS, o programa foi utilizado com sucesso para identificar LSTs através da microamostragem de tricomas glandulares. A eficiência do NAPROSYS em identificar dados de RMN de substâncias presentes na biblioteca foi testada com substâncias isoladas do gênero Tithonia e Viguiera que possuem substâncias bem descritas na literatura e já isoladas no nosso laboratório, sendo que os resultados apresentados foram excelentes. Criou-se também dois modelos de redes neurais para prever tempos de retenção de lactonas sesquiterpênicas em cromatografia líquida (QSRR) com o objetivo de melhorar o desempenho do NAPROSYS em análises de dados cromatográficos. Os resultados para este caso, embora coerentes, precisam ser melhorados. Neste trabalho concluimos que o uso das técnicas clássicas juntamente com as novas técnicas de Quimoinformática pode se tornar uma ferramenta muito eficaz para a elucidação estrutural e busca de substâncias com determinadas propriedades químicas ou mesmo na bioprospecção de novas substâncias bioativas. / Natural products chemistry has always been an important source for new andbioactive compounds. In modern world, mankind uses natural products to do many tasks: colouring, as essences, as agricultural defensives and many as medicines. Within the development of compound isolation techniques, the need for information organisation has grown. The need for quickly identification of isolated compounds has also grown. This was one of the necessities that made Chemoinformatics emerge. Chemoinformatics is a discipline that uses informatics as a tool to organise, analise and to generate new knowledge from chemical data. This tool has been used with success in automate structure elucidation, drug development (QSAR/QSPR) and to predict chemical-physical data of many molecules. The aims of the present work were the phytochemical study of species of the genera Dimerostemma and Ichthyothere to isolate new compounds, and the development of chemoinformatics techniques to aid natural products structure elucidation. The glandular trichome microsampling was made for diverse species of genera from the tribe Heliantheae (Viguiera, Tithonia, Dimerostemma). Many compounds were identified through glandular trichome microsampling. Two germacrolides and two eudesmanolides were identified from Dimerostemma species (D. brasilianum and D. episcopale), while from Ichthyothere terminalis two melampolides were identified, all of them being sesquiterpene lactones. Artificial Neural Networks were trained to make skeleton identification from data obtained from 13C NMR and the obtained results can be considered satisfactory. A software was developed to make automatic compound identification through the comparation with a compound library that possesses data from 51 STLs. This software is called NAPROSYS is also able to compare the NMR data of the sample with the NMR data stored into a compound library, making the imediate identification of compounds present into library possible and also help the structure elucidation of unknown compounds. To test NAPROSYS\' efficience to identify NMR data of compunds sored into the library was made with compounds isolated from species of Tithonia and Viguiera genera, because these genera has well describe compounds in the literature and that has been isolated in our laboratory, and the obtained results are excellent. Two Artificial Neural Network models were created to predict the retention time of sesquiterpene lactones in liquid cromatography (QSRR) with the aim of improve NAPROSYS performance in cromatographic data analysis. The results for this case, although coherent, can be improved. The conclusion of this work is that the use of classical techniques with the new techniques of chemoinformatics can be a very efficient tool to make structure elucidation, search for compounds with certain chemical properties and even the search for new bioactive compounds.

O ambiente marinho tem sido reconhecido como uma importante fonte de metabólitos secundários biologicamente ativos. Neste contexto, fungos endofíticos associados a algas ganharam importância nas últimas décadas, como alvos alternativos para a pesquisa de produtos naturais. O presente trabalho teve como o objetivo o estudo químico e biológico de duas linhagens de fungos endofíticos associados à alga vermelha Bostrychia radicans. Inicialmente foi realizada a triagem química e biológica (atividade antitumoral e antimicrobiana) dos extratos brutos das duas linhagens selecionadas, linhagens M20 (Hypocrea lixii) e M23 (Eutypella sp), obtidos a partir de cultivos em escala piloto, tanto variando-se os meios de cultivo e bem como períodos de crescimento. O extrato da linhagem M20 cultivada em arroz apresentou potencial citotóxico interessante quando submetido a ensaios utilizando células tumorais HCT-116. Ainda, após a análise química, esta linhagem foi selecionada para o cultivo em escala ampliada, visando o isolamento e elucidação estrutural dos metabólitos secundários presentes neste fungo. O estudo químico em escala ampliada da linhagem M20, espécie Hypocrea lixii, proporcionou o isolamento e identificação de quatro metabólitos: ácido 3-hidroxi-5-metóxi-6-metil-1,3-diidro-isobenzofurano-4- carboxílico (S1), 3,7-dimetóxi-6-metil-1-oxo-1,3-diidro-isobenzofurano-4-carbaldeído (S3), galactitol (S4), convolvulol (S5), além do isolamento de dois metabólitos que ainda não foram completamente elucidados, S2 e S6. Os metabólitos S1 e S3 são metabólitos inéditos como produtos naturais. Além disso, foi possível a identificação de 14 substâncias via cromatografia gasosa acoplada à espectrometria de massas (CG-EM), entre elas hidrocarbonetos, ácidos graxos, inclusive insaturados, aldeídos, aldeídos ?,?-insaturados e esteróide. As substâncias S1 e S4 foram submetidas à avaliação de atividade biológica (atividade antibacteriana, antifúngica, anticolinesterásica e antitumoral), porém nenhum resultado positivo foi constatado. Foi realizada avaliação da atividade tumoral das frações da linhagem M20, e as frações M20F e M20H apresentaram atividade citotóxica seletiva para linhagens de células tumorais. Em um segundo momento foi realizado o cultivo em escala ampliada da linhagem M23 (Eutypella sp) que proporcionou o isolamento da R-5-metilmeleína (S7). Dessa forma, o estudo químico de fungos endofíticos associados à alga Bostrychia radicans mostrou-se promissor na busca de novas estruturas químicas, visto que já foram isoladas e identificadas duas estruturas inéditas como produtos naturais. / The marine environment has been recognized as an important source of biologically active secondary metabolites. In this context, endophytic fungi associated with algae gained importance in recent decades, as alternative to natural products research targets. The present work had as goal the chemical and biological study of two strains of endophytic fungi associated with red algae Bostrychia radicans. The chemical and biological screening (antimicrobial and antitumor activity) of the crude extracts of two selected strains, M20 (Hypocrea lixii) and M23 (Eutypella sp), were obtained from pilot-scale cultivation, by means of culture media and growth period variation. The M20 strain extract, grown in rice, showed an interesting cytotoxic potential front HCT -116 tumor cells and after chemical analysis, this strain was selected for cultivation on a large scale, with the purpose of secondary metabolites isolation. Chemical studies of M20 species strain Hypocrea lixii, performed on an enlarged scale, afforded the isolation and identification of four metabolites: 3-hydroxy-5-methoxy-6- methyl-1,3-dihydro-isobenzofuran-4-carboxylic acid (S1), 3,7 dimethoxy-6-methyl-1-oxo- 1,3-dihydro-isobenzofuran-4-carbaldehyde (S3), galactitol (S4), convolvulol (S5), in addition the isolation of two metabolites which have not yet been fully elucidated, S2 and S6. The S1 and S3 metabolites are novel metabolites as natural products. Furthermore, it was possible to identify 14 compounds by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS), including hydrocarbons, fatty acids, besides unsaturated ones, aldehydes, ?,?-unsaturated aldehydes and steroid. The S1 and S4 compounds were subjected to biological activity evaluation (antibacterial, antifungal, antitumor and acetylcholinesterase potential), but without any positive result. Assessment of tumor activity of fractions of the M20 strain was performed, and the M20F and M20H fractions showed selective cytotoxicity to tumor cell lines. In a second step, the M23 strain (Eutypella sp) was grown on a large scale, resulting in the R-5-metilmeleina (S7) isolation. Thus, the chemical study of endophytic fungi associated to Bostrychia radicans algae proved to be promising concerning the search for new chemical compounds discovery, since it yielded two new structures as natural products.

Carbohydrates are ubiquitous components in nature involved in a range of tasks. They cover every cell and contribute both structural stability as well as identity. Lipopolysaccharides are the outermost exposed part of the bacterial cell wall and the primary target for host-pathogen recognition. Understanding the structure and biosynthesis of these polysaccharides is crucial to combat disease and develop new medicine. Structural determinations can be carried out using NMR spectroscopy, a powerful tool giving information on an atomistic scale. This thesis is focused on method development to study polysaccharide structures as well as application on bacterial lipopolysaccharides. The focus has been to incorporate a bioinformatics approach prior to analysis by NMR spectroscopy, and then computer assisted methods to aid in the subsequent analysis of the spectra. The third chapter deals with the recent developments of ECODAB, a tool that can help predict structural fragments in Escherichia coli O-antigens. It was migrated to a relational database and the aforementioned predictions can now be made automatically by ECODAB. The fourth chapter gives insight into the program CASPER, a computer program that helps with structure determination of oligo- and polysaccharides. An approach to determine substituent positions in polysaccharides was investigated. The underlying database was also expanded and the improved capabilities were demonstrated by determining O-antigenic structures that could not previously be solved. The fifth chapter is an application to O‑antigen structures of E. coli strains. This is done by a combination of NMR spectroscopy and bioinformatics to predict components as well as linkages prior to spectra analysis. In the first case, a full structure elucidation was performed on E. coli serogroup O63, and in the second case a demonstration of the bioinformatics approach is done to E. coli serogroup O93. In the sixth chapter, a new version of the CarbBuilder software is presented. This includes a more robust building algorithm that helps build sterically crowded polysaccharide structures, as well as a general expansion of possible components. / <p>At the time of the doctoral defense, the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 3: Manuscript. Paper 5: Manuscript.</p>

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / This study seeks to elucidate the concept of resources at risk as detailed in the Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) theoretical framework. Risk is the possibility that a communicator’s resources are in jeopardy of change, and this study seeks to explicate how a communicator places his or her resources at risk. An undergraduate spring break study abroad program was selected as the context for this examination, with six students participating in before and after interviews. Results showed that three types of resources at risk were identified, with a fourth type unable to be identified through transcript analysis. This study demonstrates theoretical and practical implications that further the understanding of CMM and its execution. In addition, limitations and areas for future research are discussed.

5 Abstract The formerly reported hydroxyamide Ph2PfcC(O)NHCH2CH2OH 1 and its respective novel congeneric analogues Ph2PfcC(O)NHCH3−n(CH2OH)n (3: n = 2; 4: n = 3) were used to prepare a series of arene-ruthenium(II) complexes [(η6 -arene)RuCl2(L-κP)] 6-8 (arene = C6H6, p-cymene, C6Me6; L = 1, 3 or 4). These complexes were studied as pre-catalysts in redox isomerization of allylic alcohols to carbonyl compounds. Among the compounds prepared, complex 6b [(η6 -p-cymene)RuCl2(1-κP)] showed best results. The solid state structure of the product of photolytic decomposition of complex [(η6 - C6Me6)RuCl2(2-κP)] (2 = Ph2PfcC(O)N(CH2CH2OH)2), viz, [(µ-Cl)3{Ru(η6 -C6Me6)}2] [FeCl4] 9, was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The bis-phosphane complexes [MII Cl2(1-κP)2] (M = trans-Pd (10), cis-Pt (11) and trans- Pt (12)) together with chalcogenide derivatives Ph2P(O)fcC(O)NH(CH2)2OH (13) and Ph2P(S)fcC(O)NH(CH2)2OH (14) derived from hydroxyamide 1 were tested in vitro for their cytotoxicity against human ovarian A2780 cancer cell line. Complexes tested showed moderate cytotoxicity. Triol-amide FcC(O)NHC(CH2OH)3 15 (Fc = ferrocenyl) reacted with decavanadate (Bu4N)2[H3V10O28] at elevated temperature and prolonged reaction time yielding the hybrid hexavanadate (Bu4N)2[{FcC(O)NHC(CH2O)3}2V6O13] 16...

Carbohydrates are abundant in nature and have functions ranging from energy storage to acting as structural components. Analysis of carbohydrate structures is important and can be used for, for instance, clinical diagnosis of diseases as well as in bacterial studies. The complexity of glycans makes it difficult to determine their structures. NMR spectroscopy is an advanced method that can be used to examine carbohydrates at the atomic level, but full assignments of the signals require much work. Reliable automation of this process would be of great help. Herein studies of Escherichia coli O-antigen polysaccharides are presented, both a structure determination by NMR and also research on glycosyltransferases which assemble the polysaccharides. The computer program CASPER has been improved to assist in carbohydrate studies and in the long run make it possible to automatically determine structures based only on NMR data. Detailed computer studies of glycans can shed light on their interactions with proteins and help find inhibitors to prevent unwanted binding. The WaaG glycosyltransferase is important for the formation of E. coli lipopolysaccharides. Molecular docking analyses of structures confirmed to bind this enzyme have provided information on how inhibitors could be composed. Noroviruses cause gastroenteritis, such as the winter vomiting disease, after binding human histo-blood group antigens. In one of the projects, fragment-based docking, followed by molecular dynamics simulations and binding free energy calculations, was used to find competitive binders to the P domain of the capsid of the norovirus VA387. These novel structures have high affinity and are a very good starting point for developing drugs against noroviruses. The protein targets in these two projects are carbohydrate binding, but the techniques are general and can be applied to other research projects. / At the time of the doctoral defense, the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 4: Submitted. Paper 5: Manuscript. Paper 6. Manuscript.