Orientador: Francisco Benedito Teixeira Pessine / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-07T11:44:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Calderini_Adriana_M.pdf: 3626167 bytes, checksum: 65a0e866a04669d0055a59e424f4d2c5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Mestrado / Físico-Química / Mestre em Química

Master of Science / Department of Chemistry / Mark D. Hollingsworth / Most urea inclusion compounds (UICs) are known to share a common packing arrangement in which the urea host forms helical ribbons held together by hydrogen bonds to form a series of linear, hexagonal tunnels. Because UICs can encapsulate a wide variety of linear guest molecules, they serve as useful model systems for probing mechanisms of crystal growth and molecular recognition. In this thesis, the syntheses (or attempts thereof) of six compounds that will serve as consequential guest molecules in studies of UICs are presented. These compounds are (5S,6S)-2,9-decanedione-d2, 1,6-dicyanohexane-1,1,6,6-d4, 1,11-undecanedioic acid, bis(3-oxobutyl) adipate, 2,16-heptadecanedione, and 2-eicosanone. With the exception of (5S,6S)-2,9-decanedione-d2, whose synthesis remains incomplete, detailed synthesis and crystal growth of the UICs of these compounds are discussed. Ongoing studies with the UICs containing these guests include the determination of the absolute configuration of UICs, the study of guest conformer population changes via solid-state NMR, the development and identification of novel ferroelastic UICs, and the classification of guest ordering in a series of alkanedione UICs.

Orientador: Eneida de Paula / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-06T15:54:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Jesus_MarceloBispode_M.pdf: 3394057 bytes, checksum: 4efc7e982e2ad581d46398e2f54babbe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: As parasitoses provocadas por helmintos são um problema médico e de saúde pública em todo o mundo. Cerca de 10 % das pessoas infectadas com esquistossomose sofrem sérios danos e cerca de 500.000 mortes ocorrem no mundo todos os anos, sendo 200 milhões de pessoas infectadas pela esquistossomose em todo o mundo e 6 milhões no Brasil. O Praziquantel (PZQ) é um anti-helmíntico de amplo espectro, ativo contra cestóides e trematódeos. É o fármaco de escolha para o tratamento de todas as formas de esquistossomose que infectam o homem no mundo, devido ao seu baixo custo e poucos efeitos colaterais. No entanto, sua solubilidade em água é muito limitada justificando, assim, a busca de novas estratégias para aumentar sua biodisponibilidade. No presente trabalho foi preparada uma formulação de PZQ contendo ß-ciclodextrina (ß-CD). A ß-CD é um oligossacarídeo cíclico composto por 7 resíduos de glicose unidos por ligações do tipo a-1,4-glicosídicas, formando uma estrutura semelhante à de um cone truncado capaz de acomodar pequenas moléculas no interior de sua cavidade. Foram preparados complexos de inclusão pelo método de co-precipitação. Estudos de solubilidade de fase foram utilizados para determinar a estequiometria do complexo em solução (1:1 PZQ/ ß -CD) e sua constante de estabilidade foi determinada por estudos de RMN (941,00 M-1). A formação do complexo de inclusão foi confirmada por calorimetria diferencial de varredura, microscopia eletrônica de varredura e 2D RMN (ROESY). Os experimentos de RMN, acompanhados por cálculos de modelagem molecular, revelaram a geometria do complexo de inclusão em solução, na qual o grupamento isoquinolínico do PZQ está inserido na cavidade da ß -CD. Por fim, foi avaliada em camundongos a susceptibilidade do Schistosoma mansoni (linhagem BH) ao tratamento com o PZQ livre e o complexo de inclusão PZQ/ ß -CD. Os vermes adultos foram coletados pelo método de perfusão utilizando solução salina. A análise estatística (teste de Kruskal-Wallis, n=15, p<0,05) revelou uma diferença significativa na diminuição dos vermes sobreviventes após o tratamento com o complexo de inclusão em relação ao PZQ livre, indicando que a nova formulação, em ß -CD, aumentou a biodisponibilidade do PZQ. / Abstract: Infections caused by helminthes constitute a medical and public health problem of great magnitude. Approximately 10 % of the people infected by schistosome present serious injuries, leading to ca. 500,000 deaths per year, all over the world. From all the 200 million people worldwide infected with Schistosoma, 6 million are in Brazil. Praziquantel (PZQ) is an anthelmintic drug with a broad activity against cestoda and trematoda; it is the drug of choice for the treatment of all forms of schistosomiasis due to its low cost and relatively few side effects. Nevertheless, the PZQ solubility in water is low, justifying the search for a controlled release system that could improve its bioavailability. Herein, we have prepared a novel pharmaceutical formulation for PZQ in ß -cyclodextrin (ß -CD). ß -CD is a cyclic oligosaccharide, composed by 7 glucose residues of linked a -1,4-glycosidic bonds, that is able to accommodate small hydrophobic molecules into its internal cavity. PZQ/ ß -CD inclusion complexes were prepared using the coprecipitation method. Phase solubility studies were used to determine the stoichiometry of complexation in solution (1:1 PZQ/ ß -CD) and the stability constant (941.00 M-1). The formation of an inclusion complex between PZQ and ??-CD was confirmed by differential scanning calorimetry, scanning electron microscopy and 2D NMR (ROESY). NMR experiments, assisted by molecular modeling strategies, revealed the most likely structure of the PZQ/ ß -CD complex in solution, in which the isoquinolinic group is placed into the ß -CD cavity. To conclude the work, the susceptibility of the Brazilian (BH) strain of Schistosoma mansoni to the treatment with the PZQ/ ß -CD complex was experimentally evaluated in mice. Adult worms were collected from mice by the perfusion method using saline solution. The variation among medians of worms alive was compared in mice treated with PZQ in solution or with PZQ/ ß -CD complex (1:1). Statistical analysis (Kruskal-Wallis test, n=15, p<0.05) revealed a significant decrease in worms survival after treatment with the complex, indicating that the bioavailability of PZQ has improved with the complexation in ß -CD, as herein proposed. / Mestrado / Bioquimica / Mestre em Biologia Funcional e Molecular

Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Chemistry / Mark D. Hollingsworth / Urea inclusion compounds (UICs) are classic examples of nanoporous, host:guest materials in which the linear channels of the honeycomb structure of the urea host can include various types of long-chain compounds (the guests). By using synchrotron X-ray radiation sources, a deeper understanding of these materials is made possible through detailed structural studies. In particular, this dissertation describes a series of structural phase transitions that occur upon cooling two related UICs containing alkanedione guest molecules. UICs may be classified as either commensurate or incommensurate structures, depending on whether the repeat lengths of the host (c[subscript h]) and guest (c[subscript g]) along the channel axis are related by a small whole number ratio. Crystals of 2,8-nonanedione/urea and 2,11-dodecanedione/urea, which are incommensurate structures at room temperature, undergo "lock-in" phase transitions below room temperature to generate commensurate structures in which the guest repeat lengths are elongated. Upon nucleation and growth of these elongated, commensurate phases, other molecules in the same channels are compressed to give successively shorter guest repeat lengths. Further lock-in phase transitions give a multitude of commensurate and incommensurate phases during cooling. The crystal structures of two of these commensurate phases have been determined using synchrotron sources. The "self-compression" observed in these 1-D crystals serves as a paradigm for understanding solid-state reactions in three-dimensional crystals.

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O estudo dos processos de transferência de energia por íons opticamente ativos em matrizes rígidas vem recebendo bastante atenção por parte de pesquisadores, devido a importância destes processos em dispositivos de estado sólido, tais como laseres e materiais ópticos e eletrônicos. Esses materiais luminescentes (luminóforos) em solução aquosa podem ainda ser muito úteis como sensores ou sondas para análises de biomateriais. Neste contexto, íons de terras raras (TR) e as ciclodextrinas (CD) são muito importantes, já que podem participar no estado sólido e em solução. Algumas TRs – como o európio e o térbio – apresentam a propriedade da luminescência, enquanto que as CDs possuem uma cavidade apolar que pode incorporar moléculas (ou partes delas) em seu interior e protegê-las das moléculas do solvente, proporcionando assim uma matriz hidrofílica rígida em solução. Neste trabalho foi realizado o estudo de complexos de íons terras raras incorporados na cavidade da &#945;-CD e, posteriormente, o estudo desses compostos (TR/&#945;-CD) incorporados em matrizes inorgânicas através do método sol-gel. Inicialmente, foram sintetizados e caracterizados complexos de terras raras com &#946;-dicetonas. A solubilização dos complexos em solução aquosa foi realizada pela incorporação destes na cavidade apolar da &#945;-CD. Foram obtidos espectros de excitação, emissão e valores de tempo de vida do íon TR em ambiente aquoso. Observou-se que os íons apresentaram suas transições características no novo ambiente. Posteriormente, os compostos de &#945;-CD foram estudados em matrizes inorgânicas, obtidas através do método sol-gel. Após a dopagem, a estabilidade térmica do composto aumentou e as linhas espectrais dos íons TR apresentaram-se mais definidas. / In recent years, there has been considerable research on the study of energy transfer process by active optically ions due to their great importance in solid state devices, e.g., lasers and optic-electronic materials. These luminescent materials (phosphors) in aqueous solution can also be very useful as sensors or probe in biomaterials analysis. In this context, the interest on rare earth ion (RE), as well as cyclodextrin (CD) in such systems are increasing due to their compatibility wish solid state and aqueous media. Some RE, like europium and terbium, present luminescent properties, while the CD’s have an apolar/hydrophobic cavity that can incorporate molecules, protecting them from solvent entities and resulting na a rigid hydrophobic matrix in solution. In the present work was performed the study of RE complexes incorporate into &#945;-CD hydrophobic cavity, and then, the investigation on RE/&#945;-CD compounds incorporated in inorganic matrices through the sol-gel method. First, RE complexes with &#946;-diketones were synthesized and characterized. The solubilization of these complexes in aqueous solution was achieved by their incorporation into &#945;-CD hydrophobic cavity. Excitation and emission spectra as well as lifetime measurements were performed for RE ions in aqueous media. It was observed that the RE ions present their characteristic transitions in the new environment. Therefore, RE/&#945;-CD compounds in inorganic matrices obtained by sol-gel method were also studied. After doping, the thermal stability of these compounds increase and the detected RE ions emission lines presented a better definition than the ones in the &#945;-CD incorporate RE/&#946;-diketones in aqueous medium.

O estudo dos processos de transferência de energia por íons opticamente ativos em matrizes rígidas vem recebendo bastante atenção por parte de pesquisadores, devido a importância destes processos em dispositivos de estado sólido, tais como laseres e materiais ópticos e eletrônicos. Esses materiais luminescentes (luminóforos) em solução aquosa podem ainda ser muito úteis como sensores ou sondas para análises de biomateriais. Neste contexto, íons de terras raras (TR) e as ciclodextrinas (CD) são muito importantes, já que podem participar no estado sólido e em solução. Algumas TRs – como o európio e o térbio – apresentam a propriedade da luminescência, enquanto que as CDs possuem uma cavidade apolar que pode incorporar moléculas (ou partes delas) em seu interior e protegê-las das moléculas do solvente, proporcionando assim uma matriz hidrofílica rígida em solução. Neste trabalho foi realizado o estudo de complexos de íons terras raras incorporados na cavidade da &#945;-CD e, posteriormente, o estudo desses compostos (TR/&#945;-CD) incorporados em matrizes inorgânicas através do método sol-gel. Inicialmente, foram sintetizados e caracterizados complexos de terras raras com &#946;-dicetonas. A solubilização dos complexos em solução aquosa foi realizada pela incorporação destes na cavidade apolar da &#945;-CD. Foram obtidos espectros de excitação, emissão e valores de tempo de vida do íon TR em ambiente aquoso. Observou-se que os íons apresentaram suas transições características no novo ambiente. Posteriormente, os compostos de &#945;-CD foram estudados em matrizes inorgânicas, obtidas através do método sol-gel. Após a dopagem, a estabilidade térmica do composto aumentou e as linhas espectrais dos íons TR apresentaram-se mais definidas. / In recent years, there has been considerable research on the study of energy transfer process by active optically ions due to their great importance in solid state devices, e.g., lasers and optic-electronic materials. These luminescent materials (phosphors) in aqueous solution can also be very useful as sensors or probe in biomaterials analysis. In this context, the interest on rare earth ion (RE), as well as cyclodextrin (CD) in such systems are increasing due to their compatibility wish solid state and aqueous media. Some RE, like europium and terbium, present luminescent properties, while the CD’s have an apolar/hydrophobic cavity that can incorporate molecules, protecting them from solvent entities and resulting na a rigid hydrophobic matrix in solution. In the present work was performed the study of RE complexes incorporate into &#945;-CD hydrophobic cavity, and then, the investigation on RE/&#945;-CD compounds incorporated in inorganic matrices through the sol-gel method. First, RE complexes with &#946;-diketones were synthesized and characterized. The solubilization of these complexes in aqueous solution was achieved by their incorporation into &#945;-CD hydrophobic cavity. Excitation and emission spectra as well as lifetime measurements were performed for RE ions in aqueous media. It was observed that the RE ions present their characteristic transitions in the new environment. Therefore, RE/&#945;-CD compounds in inorganic matrices obtained by sol-gel method were also studied. After doping, the thermal stability of these compounds increase and the detected RE ions emission lines presented a better definition than the ones in the &#945;-CD incorporate RE/&#946;-diketones in aqueous medium.

New methods for the preparation of porous biomedical scaffolds have been explored for applications in tissue engineering and drug delivery. Scaffolds with controlled pore morphologies have been generated which incorporate cyclodextrin-drug inclusion complexes as the drug delivery component. Supercritical CO2 was explored as the main processing fluid in the complex formation and in the foaming of the polymer scaffold. The co-solvents, ethanol, ethyl acetate and acetone, were explored in each stage, as needed, to improve the solvent power of CO2. The first goal was to promote cyclodextrin-drug complex formation. Complex formation by traditional methods was compared with complex formation driven by processing in supercritical CO2. Complex formation was promoted by melting the drug in supercritical CO2 or in CO2 + co-solvent mixtures while in the presence of cyclodextrin. Some drugs, such as piroxicam, are prone to degradation near the drug's ambient melting temperature. However, this approach using CO2 was found to circumvent drug thermal degradation, since drug melting temperatures were depressed in the presence of CO2. The second goal was to produce porous polymeric matrices to serve as tissue engineering scaffolds. Poly(lactide-<i>co</i>-glycolide) and poly(ε-caprolactone) were investigated for foaming, since these biomedical polymers are already commonly used and FDA approved. Polymer foaming with CO2 is an alternative approach to conventional solvent-intensive methods for porosity generation. However, two major limitations of polymer foaming using CO2 as the only processing fluid have been reported, including the formation of a non-porous outer skin upon depressurization and limited pore interconnectivity. Approaches to circumvent these limitations include the use of a co-solvent and controlling depressurization rates. The effect of processing parameters, including foaming temperatures and depressurization rate, as well as co-solvent addition, were examined in polymer foaming using CO2. Drug release dynamics were compared for foams incorporated with either pure drug, cyclodextrin-drug physical mixture or cyclodextrin-drug complex. Pore morphology, polymer choice and drug release compound choice were found to alter drug release profiles. / Ph. D.

L'élaboration de réseaux poreux pi-conjugués par l'auto-organisation de molécules organiques, les cyclotriphosphazènes spirocycliques, a été explorée. L'étude de la stabilité des réseaux obtenus à partir du tris(o-phénylènedioxy)cyclotriphosphazène (TPP) conjointement à l'étude de la réactivité du N3P3Cl6 face à l'attaque nucléophile de différents dérivés du catéchol ont permis de définir de nouvelles cibles. Dans ce cadre, un nouveau composé, le tris(2,3-triphénylènedioxy)cyclotriphosphazène (TTPP) dans lequel le motif central est substitué par trois systèmes pi-conjugués étendus de type triphénylène a été synthétisé. Les tectons TTPP, de symétrie C3, présentent une orientation atypique des motifs aromatiques. Leur forme, analogue à celle d'une roue à aubes, leur permet d'engendrer à l'état cristallin des lacunes sous forme de deux types de nano-canaux de respectivement 6,1 Å et 8,4 Å de large et 10,7 Å et 12,4 Å de large, pouvant inclure des molécules de 1,2,4-trichlorobenzène. Ce matériau contient la plus grande porosité obtenu à partir de cyclotriphosphazènes spirocycliques à ce jour. La formation de réseaux poreux chiraux a également été réalisée à partir de tectons portant chacun trois motifs (S)-binol. Le (S,S,S)-tribinolcyclotriphosphazène ((S,S,S)-TBP) a ainsi pu être co-cristallisé avec des molécules d'o-xylène. Ainsi, des informations permettant de mieux comprendre la structure moléculaire de cyclotriphosphazènes portant des spirocycles à sept chaînons ont été obtenues. Enfin, les propriétés optoélectroniques des tectons ont été étudiées en solution. L'influence de l'agent directeur cyclotriphosphazène sur les propriétés optiques des chromophores a, en particulier, été abordée. / Elaboration of pi-conjugated networks through self-organization of spirocyclic cyclotriphosphazene molecules has been explored. The stability of the networks built from described tris(o-phenylenedioxy)cyclotriphosphazene (TPP) jointly with the study of the reactivity of N3P3Cl6 undergoing nucleophilic attack by catechol derivatives allowed to design new tectons. In this context, a new tris(2,3-triphenylenedioxy)cyclotriphosphazene (TTPP) compound embedding a central hub substituted by pi-conjugated triphenylene unit has been synthesized. TTPP tectons exhibits a particular shape with specific orientation of aromatic units. Their paddle-wheel like shape allows the elaboration of a porous network having two types of nano-tunnels of respectively 6.1 Å and 8.4 Å large and 10.7 Å and 12.4 Å large. This material has the biggest channel size described for network build from spirocyclic cyclotriphosphazenes and inclusion compounds with 1,2,4-trich lorobenzene molecules were made. Elaboration of chiral porous network from tectons constituted by three (S)-binol units has also been realized. Tribinolcyclotriphosphazene has been co-cristallized with o-xylene molecules. Thus, useful informations on seven-membered spirocyclic cyclotriphosphazene molecular structure have been obtained. Finally, tectons opto-electronic properties have been studied in solution. Influence of the cyclotriphosphazene directing agent on optical chromophore properties has been a particular matter of attention.

Neste trabalho foram investigadas a atividade antialérgica de extratos, ou substâncias isoladas, obtidos de fontes naturais. Para isso foi utilizado o sistema biossensor baseado em mastócitos os quais liberam a enzima beta-hexosaminidase usada como marcador da degranulação. Para algumas substâncias naturais da classe dos flavonóides (quercetina-Qc e rutina-Rt) e ácidos polifenólicos (ácido dimetoxicinâmico-Dm e ácido cafeico-Cf), os ensaios biológicos foram conduzidos na presença de beta-ciclodextrina (beta-CD) a fim de estudar a eficiência do ensaio biológico e o efeito de complexação na atividade antialérgica. Inicialmente, foram investigadas, as propriedades espectroscópicas destes flavonóides e ácidos polifenólicos, na ausência, e presença de beta-CD. As mudanças nos espectros de absorção e fluorescência, em presença de beta-CD, mostraram que ocorre a associação dos fármacos com a beta-CD. Assim, as constantes de incorporação (Kc) foram determinadas pelo método de Higuchi e Connors e os resultados mostraram maior incorporação da Qc (Kc = 172 /M) na cavidade da beta-CD quando comparada a Rt (Kc = 139 /M). No caso dos polifenóis, Dm mostrou incorporação maior em relação ao Cf, com valores de Kc iguais a 718 e 278 /M, respectivamente. Os valores de Kc foram considerados apropriados para a aplicação de compostos de inclusão como agentes terapêuticos. Assim, os complexos de inclusão sólidos, foram preparados por uma adaptação do método da co-evaporação e caracterizados por Análise Termogravimétrica (TGA), Análise Térmica Diferencial (DTA), Calorimetria Diferencial de Varredura (DSC), espectroscopia na região do Infravermelho (FTIR) e Ressonância Magnética Nuclear de Prótons (1H-RMN). O parâmetro físico-químico para interação hidrofóbica (log P) foi determinado para os flavonóides e acidos polifenólicos e os resultados indicaram que a hidrofobicidade seguiu a seguinte ordem: Dm > Cf > Qc > Rt. Os complexos de inclusão foram mais eficazes para inibir a liberação da beta-hexosaminidase do que os fármacos na forma livre. A atividade anti-alérgica da Qc livre (IC50= 5,1 µM) mostrou um aumento de oito vêzes quando complexada com a beta-CD (IC50= 0,62 µM). Um aumento da atividade foi observado, também, para os complexos Rt/CD, Cf/CD e Dm/CD. Este efeito foi mais forte para os compostos com maior hidrofobicidade. A atividade antialérgica das substâncais naturais livres provenientes de várias classes de plantas tais como flavonóides, ácidos polifenólicos, terpenos, alcalóides e iridóides foi, também, investigada. Os flavonóides tais como quercetina (IC50= 5,1 µM), 7-metil quercetina (IC50= 6,2 µM), caempferol-3-glicosideo (IC50= 6,7 µM) and 4-O-(6-trans-p-coumaroil)--D-glicopyranosil okanina (IC50= 5,8 µM) mostraram a maior atividade antialérgica comparados ao fumarato de cetotifeno (IC50= 15,1 µM). Os extratos provenientes de diversas espécies de plantas tais como Bidens sulphurea, Bidens gardneri, Bidens graveolens, Mikania parodii Cabrera e Mikania pilosa Baker foram, também, investigados. Os resultados mostraram maior atividade para o extrato de Bidens obtido de acetato de etila. Este extrato é rico em derivados metilados de quercetina os quais exibiram forte atividade antialérgica quando utilizados no ensaio biológico como substância isolada. / Anti-allergic activity of extracts and isolated compounds obtained from natural sources was investigated using the mast-cell based biosensor system. Mast cells release beta-hexosaminidase enzyme which is used as a marker of degranulation. Flavonoids (quercetin-Qc and rutin-Rt) and polyphenolic acids (caffeic acid-Cf and dimethoxy cinnamic acid-Dm) were used as inclusion compounds with beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) in order to compare the efficiency of the biological assay and the anti-allergic activity of the drugs free or associated with beta-CD. Spectroscopic properties of the flavonoids and polyphenolic acids were monitored in the absence or presence of beta-CD. The absorbance and fluorescence spectra showed drug association with beta-CD; subsequently the stability constants (kc) of the drugs were obtained in accordance with the method of the Higuchi-Connors. The results showed higher association of Qc with beta-CD (Kc= 172 /M) compared to Rt (Kc= 139 /M). For the polyphenolic acids, Dm exhibited the higher association with beta-CD compared to Cf (718 and 278 /M respectively). The Kc values felt within the range considered adequate for the formation of inclusion complex, and they can be used to improve the bioavailability of the flavonoids and polyphenolic acids. The solid inclusion compounds were obtained by an adaptation of the co-evaporation method and characterized by Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TG), Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (1H NMR). Physico-chemical parameter for hydrophobic interaction (log P) was determined for the flavonoids and polyphenolic acids and the results indicated that the hydrophobicity followed the order: Dm > Cf > Qc > Rt. The inclusion complexes were more effective at inhibiting beta-hexosaminidase release than plain drugs. The anti-allergic activity of plain Qc (IC50= 5.05 M) showed eightfold improvement when included inside the beta-CD cavity (IC50= 0.62 M). Higher biological activity on the part of the complex was also observed for the complexes Rt/CD, Cf/CD and Dm/CD. This effect was stronger for the compounds with higher hydrophobicity. The anti-allergic activity of plain natural compounds from several classes of plants such as flavonoids, polyphenolic acids, terpenes, alkaloids and iridoids was investigated. Flavonoids such as quercetin (IC50= 5.1 µM), 7-methyl quercetin (IC50= 6.2 µM), kaempferol-3-glycoside (IC50= 6.7 µM) and 4-O-(6-trans-p-coumaroil)--D-glucopyranosyl okanin (IC50= 5.8 µM) showed the stronger anti-allergic activity compared with ketotifen fumarate, a reference drug (IC50= 15.1 µM). Extracts proceeding from different species of plants such as Bidens sulphurea, Bidens gardneri, Bidens graveolens, Mikania parodii Cabrera and Mikania pilosa Baker were also investigated. The results showed stronger anti-allergic activity for ethyl acetate extracts obtained from Bidens specie. This extracts are rich in methylated quercetin derivatives which showed strong anti-allergic activity when assayed as isolated substances