Bacterioferritin, an iron storage protein having a 24-subunit quaternary structure, was used as a model for the study of host-guest interactions and guest encapsulation, making use of its spherical cage-like structure. A hexahistidine-affinity tag fused to the C-terminus of each bacterioferritin subunit was constructed. The C-terminus of each subunit points toward the inside of the cavity, while the N-terminus is exposed on the surface of the protein. The hexaHistag was able to form strong interactions with a nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid linked dye molecule (guest) and this interaction was used in attempts to develop a principle to control guest molecule encapsulation within the spherical cavity of the 24-mer bacterioferritin protein molecule. The procedure involved (1) subunit dissociation under acidic pH, (2) affinity controlled dye-Histag binding with exposed C-terminal hexahistidine residues and (3) reassociation of the subunits at neutral pH. The encapsulation conditions involving step 1 and 3 were studied preliminarily using laser light scattering to measure size (hydrodynamic radius) of the protein particle with apoferritin as a model system as it resembles the size and structure of bacterioferritin. In order to encapsulate guest molecules, the emptied shell of bacterioferritin was generated by site-directed mutagenesis resulting in ferroxidase- as well as heme-free bacterioferritin mutants (E18A/M52L/E94A), and these mutants were used to examine protein stability before conducting encapsulation experiments. However, wild-type bacterioferritin possessed highest stability in maintaining its multisubunit structure; hence, it was used for the encapsulation studies. It was found that 100% bacterioferritin with hexahistidine tag at the C-terminus, and a combination of 60% bacterioferritin with hexahistidine tag at the C-terminus and 40% bacterioferritin without hexahistidine tag at the C-terminus yielded similar amounts of encapsulated guest molecules. This suggested that all hexahistidine at the C-terminus were not equally available for dye molecule binding.

Bacterioferritin, an iron storage protein having a 24-subunit quaternary structure, was used as a model for the study of host-guest interactions and guest encapsulation, making use of its spherical cage-like structure. A hexahistidine-affinity tag fused to the C-terminus of each bacterioferritin subunit was constructed. The C-terminus of each subunit points toward the inside of the cavity, while the N-terminus is exposed on the surface of the protein. The hexaHistag was able to form strong interactions with a nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid linked dye molecule (guest) and this interaction was used in attempts to develop a principle to control guest molecule encapsulation within the spherical cavity of the 24-mer bacterioferritin protein molecule. The procedure involved (1) subunit dissociation under acidic pH, (2) affinity controlled dye-Histag binding with exposed C-terminal hexahistidine residues and (3) reassociation of the subunits at neutral pH. The encapsulation conditions involving step 1 and 3 were studied preliminarily using laser light scattering to measure size (hydrodynamic radius) of the protein particle with apoferritin as a model system as it resembles the size and structure of bacterioferritin. In order to encapsulate guest molecules, the emptied shell of bacterioferritin was generated by site-directed mutagenesis resulting in ferroxidase- as well as heme-free bacterioferritin mutants (E18A/M52L/E94A), and these mutants were used to examine protein stability before conducting encapsulation experiments. However, wild-type bacterioferritin possessed highest stability in maintaining its multisubunit structure; hence, it was used for the encapsulation studies. It was found that 100% bacterioferritin with hexahistidine tag at the C-terminus, and a combination of 60% bacterioferritin with hexahistidine tag at the C-terminus and 40% bacterioferritin without hexahistidine tag at the C-terminus yielded similar amounts of encapsulated guest molecules. This suggested that all hexahistidine at the C-terminus were not equally available for dye molecule binding.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T17:37:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cristiane_Claudia_Meinerz.pdf: 977726 bytes, checksum: 47602589d307d4398cc6061bcd0d1eeb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-24 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Induction of resistance involves the activation of plant defense mechanisms in response to treatment with biotic or abiotic elicitors. The application of plant extracts in order to induce resistance mechanisms is an interesting alternative to chemical control, however, besides the presence of inducers, can occur the presence of suppressors. This study aimed to partially purificate through gel filtration chromatography (GFC) and precipitation with ammonium sulfate (SA), compounds present in decoct of Adiantum capillus-veneris, capable to induce defense mechanisms in sorghum mesocotyls, including phytoalexins and peroxidase, polyphenoloxidase (PPO), phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) and chitinase. The decoct 1% was fractionated with concentrations of ammonium sulfate, 0-20%, 20-40%, 40-60%, 60-80% and 80-100% of SA and those fractions were subjected to GFC. We obtained nine protein peaks and one glucosic peak for decoct with molecular weights ranging from 0.61 to 0.01 KDa; to fraction 0-20% were obtained two protein and two glucosic peaks, with molecular weights lower than 0.01 KDa, and concentration of sugars ranging from 4.1 to 17.5 mg mL-1; to fraction 20-40% were obtained three protein peaks (0.98 to 111.5 KDa) and five glucosic peaks (11.3 to 73.7 mg mL-1); to fraction 40-60% were obtained two protein peaks (0.09 to 111.5 KDa) and two glucosic peaks (5.6 to 7.5 mg mL-1); to fraction 60-80% were obtained six protein peaks (lower than 0.02 KDa) and two glucosic peaks (16.5 to 51.3 mg mL-1); and to fraction 80-100% were obtained three protein peaks (lower than 0.09 KDa). Sorghum mesocotyl were treated with fractions from the GFC, and decoct, acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM) (125 mg L-1 of a. i. as elicitor of reference) and sodium phosphate buffer 10 mM pH 6.0. After incubation of 96 h were measured the levels of phytoalexins in mesocotyls and the activity of defense-related enzymes in leaves. Treatment with peak II (0,09 KDa) induced phytoalexin 6.68% more than. Among the fractionn, 60-80% increased 76% compared to ASM. To peroxidase the peak IV (lower than 0,01 KDa) increased 21% the activity compared to control water, and 44% compared to ASM. For the fraction 0-20% the protein peak II (lower than 0,01 KDa) increased 39% the activity in relation to the fraction 0-20% and 19% in relation to decoct. The fraction, 80-100% increased 89% compared to, ASM. For the PPO the peak VI (lower than 0,01 KDa) from decoct decreased 88% the activity compared to ASM. For PAL the peak II (lower than 0,01 KDa) from fraction 0-20% was 91% higher than decoct. For chitinase 1% peak IV (lower than 0,01 KDa) from decoct was 68% higher than the ASM. It was possible to induce defense mechanisms in sorghum by the application of partially purified fractions from A. capillus-veneris, which can allow to obtain new molecules and development alternative methods to control plant diseases / A indução de resistência envolve a ativação de mecanismos de defesa latentes existentes nas plantas em resposta ao tratamento com agentes bióticos ou abióticos. A aplicação de extratos vegetais visando à indução de mecanismos de resistência é uma alternativa interessante ao controle químico, entretanto, nestes extratos pode ocorrer além da presença de indutores, a presença de supressores. Este trabalho teve por objetivo a purificação parcial, por meio de cromatografia de filtração em gel (CFG) e precipitação com sulfato de amônio (SA), de compostos presentes em decocto de avenca (Adiantum capillus-veneris), eficientes na indução de mecanismos de defesa em mesocótilos de sorgo, incluindo as fitoalexina deoxiantocianidinas e as proteínas peroxidase, polifenoloxidase, fenilalanina amônia-liase e quitinase, buscando selecionar frações potencialmente eficientes na indução de resistência em plantas. Decocto (EA 1%) de A. capillus-veneris foi fracionado com concentrações de sulfato de amônio de 0-20%, 20-40%, 40-60%, 60-80% e 80-100% e esses cortes foram submetidos à cromatografia de filtração em gel (CFG). Foram obtidos nove picos protéicos e um pico glicídico para EA 1% com massas moleculares variando de 0,61 à 0,01 KDa; no corte 0-20% foram obtidos dois picos protéicos e dois glicídicos, com massas moleculares menores que 0,01 KDa, e concentração de açúcares redutores variando de 4,1 a 17,5 µg mL-1; no corte 20-40% três picos protéicos (111,5 à 0,98 KDa) e cinco glicídicos (11,3 a 73,7 µg mL-1 de açúcares); no corte 40-60% dois picos protéicos (111,5 à 0,09 KDa) e dois glicídicos (5,6 a 7,5 µg mL-1); no corte 60-80% seis picos protéicos (menor que 0,02 KDa) e dois glicídicos (16,5 a 51,3 µg mL-1); e no corte 80-100% três picos protéicos (menor que 0,09 KDa). Mesocótilos de sorgo foram tratados com as frações provenientes da CFG, além do decocto a 1%, acibenzolar-S-metil (ASM) (125 mg. L-1 do i.a. como elicitor de referência) e tampão fosfato de sódio 10 mM pH 6,0, totalizando 42 tratamentos. Após incubação por um período de 96 h, avaliou-se dos teores de fitoalexinas nos mesocótilos e análises bioquímicas dos folíolos. O tratamento pico II (0,09 KDa) do EA 1% mostrou-se eficiente na indução de fitoalexinas, sendo superior em 6,68% ao ASM. Entre os cortes, 60-80% permitiu incremento de 76% em relação ao ASM. Para peroxidase o pico IV (menor que 0,01 KDa) do EA 1% incrementou 21% a atividade em relação a testemunha água e 44% ao ASM. Para os precipitados 0-20% o pico protéico II (menor que 0,01 KDa) promoveu incremento de 39% na atividade em relação ao corte 0-20% e 19% para o EA 1%. O precipitado 80-100% foi superior 89% ao ASM. Para polifenoloxidase o pico protéico VI (menor que 0,01 KDa) do EA1% reduziu 88% a atividade em relação ao ASM. Para fenilalanina amônia-liase o pico protéico II (menor que 0,01 KDa) do corte 0-20% foi 91% superior ao EA 1%. Para quitinase o pico protéico IV (menor que 0,01 KDa) do EA 1% foi 68% superior ao ASM. Foi possível induzir mecanismos de defesa em sorgo pela aplicação de frações parcialmente purificadas de A. capillus-veneris, o que pode permitir a obtenção de novas moléculas e o desenvolvimento de métodos alternativos para controle de doenças em plantas

<p>Advances in genetics, proteomics and chromatography techniques have enabled the successfully generation of a cell-free bacterial translation system composed of highly pure and active components. This system provided an ideal platform for better elucidating the mechanism of each individual step of the prokaryotic protein biosynthesis and the function of the translation factors involved in the process. </p><p>In doing so, we have discovered that the N-terminal domain or complete deletions of the ribosomal protein L11 reduced the termination efficiency of RF1 on cognate stop codons by four to six folds. The L11 deletions also conferred a two folds decrease in the missense error suggesting the increased nonsense termination accuracy of RF2 by two folds, which would clarified previous in vivo observations. </p><p>The versatility of the cell-free system has provided the additional possibility to study the effects of class II release factor RF3 mutations in mediating fast dissociation of class I release factors RF1 and RF2 from the post-termination ribosome complexes. The results show a series of mutations within RF3 conferring considerable reduction of the class I release factors recycling rate. These observations together with sequence alignment studies suggest the possible location on RF3 of the class I release factors interaction site. </p><p>In addition, the utilization of the cell-free system has made it possible to develop a new biotechnological approach for continuous production of polypeptides, based on gel filtration chromatography. The pilot trials have so far resulted in a six fold production increase of the MFTI test peptide compared to the conventional batch method.</p>

Advances in genetics, proteomics and chromatography techniques have enabled the successfully generation of a cell-free bacterial translation system composed of highly pure and active components. This system provided an ideal platform for better elucidating the mechanism of each individual step of the prokaryotic protein biosynthesis and the function of the translation factors involved in the process. In doing so, we have discovered that the N-terminal domain or complete deletions of the ribosomal protein L11 reduced the termination efficiency of RF1 on cognate stop codons by four to six folds. The L11 deletions also conferred a two folds decrease in the missense error suggesting the increased nonsense termination accuracy of RF2 by two folds, which would clarified previous in vivo observations. The versatility of the cell-free system has provided the additional possibility to study the effects of class II release factor RF3 mutations in mediating fast dissociation of class I release factors RF1 and RF2 from the post-termination ribosome complexes. The results show a series of mutations within RF3 conferring considerable reduction of the class I release factors recycling rate. These observations together with sequence alignment studies suggest the possible location on RF3 of the class I release factors interaction site. In addition, the utilization of the cell-free system has made it possible to develop a new biotechnological approach for continuous production of polypeptides, based on gel filtration chromatography. The pilot trials have so far resulted in a six fold production increase of the MFTI test peptide compared to the conventional batch method.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:56:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6022.pdf: 1662458 bytes, checksum: 4e6f5f48dc72f84e96a68be96f5ddf02 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-28 / Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos / Penicillin G acylase (PGA) is the key enzyme for the industrial production of &#946;-lactam antibiotics. Major current PGA demand is attended for producer organisms as Escherichia coli and Bacillus megaterium genetically modified. The enzyme produced by Escherichia coli accumulates in the periplasmic space of the bacteria and it requires cell disruption for recovery, whereas the enzyme from Bacillus megaterium is secreted into the production medium. This study aimed to evaluate the adsorption of PGA expressed by these two recombinant microorganisms in cationic and anionic resins for recovery and purification of the enzyme. For E. coli PGA was evaluated ionic adsorption of the enzyme in Streamline SP XL® cation exchanger resin after cell disruption by sonication. In this step, we assessed the influence of pH and buffer, to reduce the loss of enzyme inactivation and adjust the pH to a value suitable for a subsequent selective adsorption of the enzyme. The buffers evaluated were acetate, citrate, phosphate and carbonate, and the values of pH were adjusted between 4,5 and 11,0. No denaturation of the enzyme was observed in buffers and pHs evaluated. However, it was observed enzyme adsorption in cellular debris at pH values equal or smaller than 5,4, this debris adsorption was more apparent in the presence of acetate buffer. Thus, cell disruption was defined at pH 6.0 to prevent loss PGA in the adsorption of debris and adjustment of pH and salt molarity by dilution in the appropriate buffer to prevent denaturation of the enzyme by local reduction of the pH when uses concentrated acid. The STREAMLINE SP XL® resin showed higher adsorption capacity of PGA at pH 5,0 and the temperature range (4 and 25°C) did not influence it. The Langmuir isotherm represented adequately the experimental data of the enzyme adsorption resin at 4 and 25°C (pH 5,0) with similar values of qm and KL 25,4 U/g 185,2 U/g, respectively. Purification of PGA in a fixed-bed column showed overall recovery of activity around 50% and purification factor of about 9 times. The adsorption capacity of cationic resin in this mode of operation was 10,9 UNIPAB/mlresin. The PGA purification secreted by Bacillus megaterium recombinant, produced in a synthetic medium, was studied by ion adsorption resins and the following pH values: Streamline SP XL ® and IMMOBEAD IB-C435 (cation-exchanger resins, pH 5,0, 5,5 and 6,0); manae-agarose activated with 40 and 80mmoles/g amino groups (cation exchanger resin, pH 6,0, 7,0 and 7,5); STREAMLINE DEAE XL® and STREAMLINE Q XL® (anionic exchange resins, pH 7,5 and 8,5). Equilibrium experiments in cationic resins Streamline SP XL ® (4°C, pH 5,0) and IB-C435 IMMOBEAD (4°C, pH 5,5) allowed estimation of the parameters of the Langmuir model qm = 76,6 and 91,5 U/g KL = 294,7 and 412,3 U/g, respectively. Despite the high adsorptive capacity of these resins, they were not suited to purification of PGA, because their adsorbes PGA and the contaminants. Manae-agarose resins (40 and 80 &#956;moles/g) were not effective in PGA adsorption. The STREAMLINE anionic exchangers resins not adsorbed significant amount of PGA in pH evaluated, however, this resin performed a adsorption of almost of 50% proteins present in the medium, demonstrating selective for removal contaminating proteins. Adsorption assays in fixed-bed column Streamline Q XL ® (22°C, pH 8,0) showed that the resin is effective in adsorption of contaminating proteins, it is possible to recover approximately 70 % PGA with a purification factor of 4 times and high specific activity of about 25 U/mg. Already on STREAMLINE SP XL® (22ºC, pH 5,0) resin, the total enzyme recovery was 70 %, but with a purification factor of only 1,61 times and specific activity of around 11 U/mg. It was concluded that adsorption in anionic mode is more advantageous, because presents a better performance and avoid the enzyme dilution. The cultivation of recombinant B. megaterium in a high cell density bioreactor using complex medium, allowed to reach PGA volumetric activity of 50 U/mL. After concentration of the enzyme extract by ultrafiltration to 100 U/mL, was evaluated purification of the enzyme on gel filtration resin column using Superdex 200 Prep Grad (22 °C, pH 7,5). This technique allowed high enzyme recovery (>93%), however with a purification factor of 3 times and specific activity of 13 U/mg. / Penicilina G acilase (PGA) é a enzima chave para a produção industrial de antibióticos &#946;-lactâmicos. Grande parte da demanda atual pela enzima é atendida pela sua produção por Escherichia coli e Bacillus megaterium geneticamente modificados. A enzima produzida por Escherichia coli acumula-se no espaço periplasmático da bactéria, requerendo rompimento celular para sua recuperação, enquanto que a enzima produzida por Bacillus megaterium é secretada para o meio de produção. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a adsorção de PGA produzida por esses dois microrganismos recombinantes em resinas catiônicas e aniônicas para recuperação e purificação da enzima. Para PGA de E. coli avaliou-se a adsorção iônica da enzima na resina de troca catiônica STREAMLINE SP XL® após rompimento celular por sonicação. Nesta etapa, avaliou-se a influência do tampão e do pH, visando reduzir a perda de enzima por inativação e ajustar o pH a um valor apropriado para uma posterior adsorção seletiva da enzima. Os tampões avaliados foram acetato, citrato, fosfato e carbonato, ajustados para valores de pH entre 4,5 e 11,0. Não se observou desnaturação da enzima nos tampões e pHs avaliados. Contudo, observou-se adsorção da enzima nos debris celulares a valores de pH iguais ou menores que 5,4, sendo mais acentuada essa adsorção na presença de tampão acetato. Definiu-se, assim, rompimento celular em pH 6,0 para evitar perda de PGA por adsorção nos debris e ajuste do pH e da molaridade do sal por diluição no próprio tampão da adsorção, para evitar desnaturação da enzima por redução local do pH quando se utiliza ácido concentrado. A resina STREAMLINE SP XL® mostrou maior capacidade de adsorção de PGA em pH 5,0, não sendo influenciada nas temperaturas avaliadas (4 e 25ºC). A isoterma de Langmuir representou adequadamente os dados experimentais de adsorção da enzima nessa resina a 4 e 25ºC (pH 5,0), com valores similares de qm e KL, 25,4 U/g e 185,2 U/g, respectivamente. A purificação de PGA em coluna de leito fixo apresentou recuperação global de atividade em torno de 50% e fator de purificação de aproximadamente 9 vezes. A capacidade de adsorção da resina de troca catiônica nesse modo de operação foi de 10,9 UNIPAB/mLresina. A purificação de PGA secretada por Bacillus megaterium recombinante, produzida em meio sintético, foi estudada por adsorção iônica da enzima nas seguintes resinas e valores de pH: STREAMLINE SP XL® e IMMOBEAD IB-C435 (resinas de troca catiônica, pHs 5,0, 5,5 e 6,0); MANAE-agarose ativada com 40 e 80 &#956;moles de grupos amino/g (resina de troca catiônica, pHs 6,0, 7,0 e 7,5); STREAMLINE DEAE XL® e STREAMLINE Q XL® (resinas de troca aniônica, pHs 7,5 e 8,5). Ensaios de equilíbrio para as resinas de troca catiônica STREAMLINE SP XL® (4ºC, pH 5,0) e IMMOBEAD IB-C435 (4ºC, pH 5,5) permitiram a estimativa dos parâmetros do modelo de Langmuir: qm = 76,6 e 91,5 U/g e KL= 294,7 e 412,3 U/g, respectivamente. Apesar da alta capacidade adsortiva dessas resinas, as mesmas não foram adequadas à purificação de PGA, pois adsorveram tanto PGA quanto proteínas contaminantes. As resinas MANAE-AGAROSE (40 e 80 &#956;moles/g) não foram eficazes na adsorção de PGA. As resinas STREAMLINE de troca aniônica não adsorveram quantidade significativa de PGA nos valores de pH avaliados, entretanto, adsorveram quase 50% de proteínas presentes no meio, mostrando-se assim seletiva para retirada das proteínas contaminantes. Ensaios de adsorção em coluna de leito fixo com STREAMLINE Q XL® (22ºC, pH 8,0) mostraram que a resina é eficaz na adsorção de proteínas contaminantes, sendo possível a recuperação de aproximadamente 70% de PGA com um fator de purificação de 4 vezes e alta atividade específica, em torno de 25 U/mg. Já na resina STREAMLINE SP XL® (22ºC, pH 5,0) a recuperação total da enzima foi de 70%, mas com um fator de purificação de apenas 1,61 vezes e atividade específica em torno de 11 U/mg. Assim, conclui-se que a adsorção no modo aniônico é mais vantajosa, pois além de maior purificação, não dilui a enzima. O cultivo de B. megaterium recombinante em biorreator com alta densidade celular, utilizando meio complexo, permitiu atingir atividade volumétrica de PGA de 50 U/mL. Após concentração do extrato enzimático por ultrafiltração até 100 U/mL, avaliou-se a purificação da enzima em coluna de gel de filtração utilizando a resina Superdex 200 prep grad (22ºC, pH 7,5). Essa técnica permitiu alta recuperação da enzima (>93%), entretanto com um fator de purificação de 3 vezes e atividade específica de 13 U/mg.

Salicylic acid binding protein 2 (SABP2) is one of the key enzymes in salicylic acid-dependent plant defense pathway. SABP2 is a 29 kDa protein present in extremely low abundance in plants and it catalyzes the conversion of signaling molecule methyl salicylate into salicylic acid. Although it has been shown that 6x His-tagged SABP2 over expressed in E. coli is a homodimer, its exact conformation in planta is still unknown. Therefore, we proposed to determine if SABP2 exist as a dimer and/or monomer under natural condition. To verify the exact conformation of native SABP2 protein in plant, SABP2 was purified from wild type tobacco using a 5-step purification protocol. Analysis of purified SABP2 in gel filtration and immunoblot assay suggested that SABP2 exists as a monomer in tobacco plant. Studies on SABP2 conformation will give us insight into the structure and functional relationship of this protein in salicylic acid-dependent disease resistance pathway.

TRIM21 is a cytosolic ubiquitin ligase and an antibody receptor that providesa last line of defense against invading pathogens. By utilizing the diversity ofantibody repertoire to identify pathogens, TRIM21 serves as a link betweenintrinsic cellular defense and adaptive immunity. A variety of diseases havebeen linked to mutations of the TRIM family, including cancer, inflammatorydiseases, and autoimmune diseases. In this project, TRIM21 was producedand purified from Escherichia coli, (E.coli). Protein characterization wasperformed with SDS-PAGE, size exclusion chromatography and cryo-electronmicroscopy (cryo-EM). Previously TRIM21 has been shown to form a dimerwhen produced in SF9. Results from size exclusion chromatography show thatTRIM21 form a larger complex when expressed in E.coli. Cryo-EM resultsshow that the complex structure is more globular than previously thought.Purified TRIM21 was bound to the antibody IC100. SDS-PAGE and sizeexclusion chromatography results show much lower affinity to antibodies thanexpected. / TRIM21 är en cytosolisk ubiquitinligas- och antikroppsreceptor som ger ensista försvarslinje mot invaderande virus. Genom att använda mångfalden avantikroppsrepertoar för att identifiera patogener, fungerar TRIM21 som enlänk mellan inre cellulärt försvar och adaptiv immunitet. En mängd olikasjukdomar har kopplats till mutationer i TRIM-familjen, inklusive cancer,inflammatoriska sjukdomar och autoimmuna sjukdomar. I detta projekt produceradesoch renades TRIM21 från Escherichia coli, (E.coli). Proteinkarakteriseringutfördes med SDS-PAGE, gelfiltreringskromatografi och kryo-elektronmikroskopi(cryo-EM). Tidigare har TRIM21 visat sig bilda en dimer när den producerasi SF9. Resultat från gelfiltrering visar att TRIM21 bildar ett större komplexnär det uttrycks i E.coli. Cryo-EM-resultat visar att den komplexa strukturenär mer klotformig än man tidigare trott. Renad TRIM21 bands till antikroppenIC100. SDS-PAGE och gel-filtrerings resultat visar mycket lägre affinitet tillantikroppar än förväntat.

Une antisepsie-désinfection (ATS-D) efficace est fondamentale si l'on considère le manque de traitements antiviraux spécifiques, l'émergence de nouveaux virus et l'accroissement du nombre d'infections nosocomiales virales. A ce jour, une seule norme Européenne, la norme NF EN 14476+A1, propose un cadre pour évaluer l'activité ATS-D antivirale en médecine Humaine et certaines améliorations sont encore nécessaires.Dans ce but, nous avons développé et validé, biologiquement et physico-chimiquement, un protocole pour évaluer l'activité ATS-D antivirale. Ce dernier est basé sur une méthode originale de filtration sur gel faisant appel à des colonnes de Séphadex™ G-25 et G-10 de notre conception comme moyen de neutralisation. Nous avons ainsi évalué, sur le coronavirus Humain 229E (HCoV 229E), les activités ATS-D de deux molécules de référence, la chlorhexidine (CHX) et l'hexamidine (HXM), ainsi que de deux calixarènes : le tetra-para-sulfonato-calix[4]arène (C[4]S) et le 1,3-bis(bithiazolyl)-tetra-para-sulfonato-calix[4]arène (C[4]S-BTZ). Selon la norme Européenne, pour qu'une formulation puisse prétendre à une activité ATS-D antivirale, il faut qu'elle induise une diminution de 4 log10 dans les titres viraux. L'HXM et le C[4]S n'ont montré qu'une très faible activité vis à vis du HCoV 229E. La CHX a montré quant à elle une activité beaucoup plus intéressante bien qu'elle ne puisse néanmoins pas prétendre à une activité ATS sur le HCoV 229E. Enfin, le C[4]S-BTZ a montré une activité comparable, voire meilleure, que la CHX. Son activité s'est en effet avérée plus rapide, rémanente et dénuée de cytotoxicité, contrairement à la CHX / Efficient antisepsis-disinfection is fundamental, considering the lack in antiviral treatments, the emergence of new viruses and the raising of viral nosocomial infections. Only one European Standard (NF EN 14476 + A1) proposes a frame to evaluate antiseptic antiviral activity in Human medicine and some improvements are still needed. We thus developed and validated, biologically and physico-chemically, a virucidal assay based on an original gel filtration method, using “in-house” G-25 and G-10 Sephadex™ columns, as neutralization method. We evaluated, on the Human coronavirus 229E (HCoV 229E), the antiseptic activity of two reference molecules, chlorhexidine (CHX) and hexamidine (HXM), and of two new potent antiviral drugs: the tetra-para-sulfonatocalix[4]arene (C[4]S) and the 1,3-bis(bithiazolyl)-tetra-para-sulfonato calix[4]arene (C[4]S-BTZ). A 4 log10 reduction in viral titers is required, according to the European Standard.HXM and C[4]S showed almost no activity on the HCoV 229E. Considering the CHX, it showed a quite interesting activity, even if it did not reach the threshold to pretend to an antiseptic activity on the HCoV 229E. Finally, The C[4]S-BTZ showed a comparable activity to the CHX, and even better. Thanks to this original method, we could highlight a new interesting molecule, the C[4]S-BTZ, which showed a close activity to the CHX, but faster, residual and exempt of cytotoxicity, whereas chlorhexidine did

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T17:37:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Luciana Iurkiv.pdf: 711564 bytes, checksum: 5c4d90728ef8f794863f124f3c97e9a7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-02-04 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Induced resistance involves the activation of latent defense mechanisms in plants in response to the treatment with biotic or abiotic agents. The use of crude extracts aimed at inducing resistance mechanisms is an interesting alternative to chemical control, however, in this extracts can occurs besides de presence of inducers, the presence of suppressors. This work objectived a partial purification, through gel filtration chromatography (GFC) and by ammonium sulphate (AS) precipitation, of compounds in basidiocarps crude extracts from Pycnoporus sanguineus efficient to the control of Asian rust in soybean by induction of resistance. Crude extracts from P. sanguineus were submited to gel filtration chromatography (GFC), and five proteins and one carbohydrate peaks were obtained, with molecular weight ranging from 1,82 to 5,18 KDa. It was made the fractionated protein purification from 100 mL of crude extract from P. sanguineus. The fractions obtained were: 0-20%, 20-40%, 40-60%, 60-80% and 80-100% of ammonium sulphate. Incised soybean cotyledons were treated with fractions from GFC and AS precipitation, crude extract 20% (EB 20%), Saccharomyces cerevisiae (25 mg mL-1) and water. After incubation during 20 h, was made biochemical analyses to verify the phytoalexins content and peroxidases, polyphenoloxidases, β-1,3 glucanases and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activities. The treatments from GFC, protein fractions III (3,44 KDa), IV (2,79 KDa) and V (1,82 KDa), and carbohydrate fraction, fractions 40-60%, 60-80% and 80-100%, obtained by ammonium sulphate precipitation, crude extract (CE) of basidiocarps at 20%, besides control treatments fungicide (tebuconazole, 0,5 g a.i. L-1) and water were used to evaluate the antimicrobial activity and induction of resistance in soybean against P. pacchirhizi in greenhouse. Soybean plants were treated and after three days were inoculated with the pathogen. Samples were collected 0, 1, 3, 6 and 9 days after the treatment for biochemical analyses and the severity was evaluated after 13 days. The data referring to evaluation of antimicrobial activity show that the fractions do not have inhibiting activity of germination of spores. As for severity, the treatments protein fraction III and CE 20% were efficient in the reduction of the number of injuries for cm2. For peroxidase the CE 20% presented tendency in reducing the enzymatic activity. Chitinases and polifenoloxidases did not presented statistical differences between the treatments. For β-1,3 glucanases there was local induction for the treatments with glicide fraction and protein fractions III and V, and fractions 40-60% and 60-80%, while CE 20% presented systemic induction for this enzyme. For phenylalanine ammonia-lyase the purified fractions of P. sanguineus reduced the enzymatic activity, except for CE 20%. It was possible to induce defense mechanisms in soybean against P. pachyrhizi for the application of partially purified fractions from P. sanguineus, indicating its possible use as an alternative method for controling this pathogen / A indução de resistência envolve a ativação de mecanismos de defesa latentes existentes nas plantas em resposta ao tratamento com agentes bióticos ou abióticos. A aplicação de extratos brutos visando à indução de mecanismos de resistência é uma alternativa interessante ao controle químico, entretanto, nestes extratos pode ocorrer além da presença de indutores, a presença de supressores. Este trabalho teve por objetivo a purificação parcial, por meio de cromatografia de filtração em gel (CFG) e precipitação com sulfato de amônio (SA), de compostos presentes em extrato bruto de Pycnoporus sanguineus, eficientes no controle de ferrugem asiática em soja por indução de resistência. Extrato bruto de P. sanguineus foi submetido à cromatografia de filtração em gel, sendo obtidos cinco picos protéicos e um pico glícido, com pesos moleculares variando de 1,82 a 5,18 KDa. Foi efetuada a precipitação fracionada das proteínas presentes em 100 mL de extrato bruto de basidiocarpos de P. sanguineus. As frações obtidas foram: 0-20%, 20-40%, 40-60%, 60-80% e 80-100% de SA. Cotilédones de soja incisados foram tratados com as frações provenientes da CFG e precipitação com SA, além dos tratamentos extrato bruto a 20% (EB 20%), Saccharomyces cerevisiae (25 mg mL-1) e água. Após incubação pelo período de 20 h efetuou-se análises bioquímicas dos cotilédones para verificar os teores de fitoalexinas, peroxidases, polifenoloxidases, β-1,3 glucanases e fenilalanina amônia-liase. Os tratamentos obtidos por CFG frações protéicas III (3,44 KDa), IV (2,79 KDa) e V (1,82 KDa), e glícida, além das frações 40-60, 60-80 e 80-100% obtidos por saturação com SA foram selecionados para avaliação de atividade antimicrobiana e de indução de resistência em soja contra P. pacchirhizi em casa de vegetação, utilizou-se também extrato bruto (EB) 20% de basidiocarpo de P. sanguineus e as testemunhas fungicida tebuconazole (0,5 g i.a. L-1) e água. Visando avaliar o controle da doença ferrugem asiática e indução de enzimas relacionadas à defesa, montou-se ensaio em casa de vegetação onde plantas foram tratadas e após três dias inoculadas com o patógeno. Amostras foram coletadas 0, 1, 3, 6 e 9 dias após os tratamentos para análises bioquímicas e a severidade foi avaliada após 13 dias. Os dados referentes à avaliação de atividade antimicrobiana mostram que as frações não possuem atividade inibidora da geminação de esporos. Quanto à severidade, a fração III e o EB 20% foram eficientes na redução do número de lesões por cm2. Para peroxidases, o EB 20% apresentou tendência em reduzir a atividade enzimática. Quitinases e polifenoloxidases não apresentaram diferenças estatísticas entre os tratamentos. Para β-1,3 glucanases houve indução local pelas frações glícida e protéicas III e V, e pelas frações 40-60% e 60-80% em relação ao EB 20%, sendo que o mesmo apresentou indução sistêmica para essa enzima. Para fenilalaniana amônia-liase as frações purificadas de P. sanguineus apresentaram tendência em reduzir a atividade enzimática, com exceção para EB 20%. Foi possível induzir mecanismos de defesa em soja contra P. pachyrhizi pela aplicação de frações parcialmente purificadas de P. sanguineus, o que pode permitir o desenvolvimento de métodos alternativos para controle desse patógeno