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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Determinação da entalpia e da entropia de solvatação da superfície protéica a partir da energética de oxigenação de hemoglobinas /

Capitão, Rosa Cristina. January 2007 (has links)
Orientador: Marcio Francisco Colombo / Banca: Flávio Augusto Vicente Seixas / Banca: Richard John Ward / Banca: Gustavo Orlando Bonilla-Rodriguez / Banca: Marinômio Cornélio Lopes / Resumo: A hemoglobina (Hb) e uma proteina tetramerica cuja principal funcao e o transporte de oxigenio. As moleculas de O2 se ligam cooperativamente a proteina, com afinidade crescente com a saturacao. O favorecimento a energia de ligacao se deve a mudanca da estrutura quaternaria da proteina, ou seja, da conformacao T de baixa afinidade para a conformacao R de alta afinidade, induzida pela ligacao do ligante. Decorrente desta mudanca conformacional ha um aumento da area de superficie proteica acessivel ao solvente (ASA), na transicao do estado totalmente desoxigenado (T) para o estado totalmente oxigenado (R). Esta variacao de ASA pode ser medida, em solucao, utilizando-se o metodo de estresse osmotico (COLOMBO et al., 1992). Neste trabalho, determinamos o numero de moleculas de agua ( nw) que se liga a diferentes especies de Hb na transicao desoxiHboxiHb. Este valor varia de especie para especie, e dentro de cada especie e maior na presenca de NaCl do que na ausencia deste sal. A ligacao preferencial do anion cloreto a conformacao T da Hb altera sua estrutura terciaria, o que reflete em mudancas no valor de nw de oxigenacao medidos na ausencia e na presenca deste anion. Como referenciado, os valores de nw de oxigenacao foram determinados em solucao pelo metodo de estresse osmotico, isto e, a partir da determinacao da dependencia de P50 com a atividade de agua (aw). Mostramos que diferentes especies de Hb, em diferentes condicoes de solucao, alem de terem valores de nw de oxigenacao distintos, apresentam valores diferentes de H de oxigenacao ( Hobservado). Os valores de nw e de Hobservado, determinados para as especies de Hb Equina adulta (HbEq), Bovina adulta (HbBovad) e fetal (HbBovfet) em diferentes condicoes experimentais, em conjunto com valores de nw e Hobservado para as hemoglobinas das especies Humana (HbA0) e do molusco Scapharca inaequivalvis (HbI)...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Hemoglobin (Hb) is a tetrameric protein whose main function is oxygen transport. Four O2 molecules bind cooperatively to the protein. The cooperative stepwise increasing in O2-affinity with protein saturation is bound to the change in the protein's quaternary structure from the low O2- affinity conformation (T-state) to the high O2-affinity conformation (R-state) induced by ligand binding. Upon the T'R transition, the water accessible surface area (ASA) of the protein increase, with a consequent binding of extra water molecules to the protein. The change in hydration associated with the ASA can be determined in solution using the osmotic stress method (COLOMBO et al., 1992). In this work, we determined the number of water molecules ( nw) that bind to different Hb specie in the T'R transition. This value changes from specie to specie, and is larger in presence of NaCl than in absence for all specie. In this work we had also determined the enthalpy change of Hb oxygenation ( Hobs) for the different specie and at varied conditions where the value of nw of oxygenation were observed to vary. nw and Hobs values determined for the Equine adult (HbEq), Bovine adult (HbBovad) and fetal (HbBovfet) Hb in different experimental conditions, and nw and Hobs values previously determined for Human (HbA0) and for the mollusk Scapharca inaequivalvis (HbI) hemoglobins, we correlated and analyzed in order to determine the enthalpy and entropy changes associated with the binding of extra water molecules to the newly exposed protein surface upon oxygenation. We have found that 'ÂHsol, the heat change of protein hydration, is approximately -0,57Kcal/mol.H2O. This parameter represents the enthalpic cost of protein hydration in aqueous solution. The entropic cost, ÂSsol, was estimated as approximately -2,89cal/mol.K.H2O. At 298K, the free energy...(Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

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