by Wong Yin Kwan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-115). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Title page --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.ii / Table of contents --- p.iii / Abbreviations --- p.v / Abstract --- p.vi / 摘要 --- p.xi / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Assay Development for Ciprofloxacin / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2 --- HPLC Assay --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3 --- Microbiological Assay --- p.29 / Chapter 2.4 --- Discussion --- p.30 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- The Effects of Oral Ferrous Sulfate on Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Intravenous Ciprofloxacin / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.45 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.49 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion --- p.51 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- The Effects of Oral Ferrous Sulfate on Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Oral Ciprofloxacin / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.61 / Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.62 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.66 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.68 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Influence of Mineral Rich Traditional Chinese Medicines on the Pharmacokinetics of Oral Ciprofloxacin / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.77 / Chapter 5.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.81 / Chapter 5.3 --- Results --- p.85 / Chapter 5.4 --- Discussion --- p.86 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- General Conclusion --- p.98 / References --- p.105

Patients with acquired iron overload require chelation therapy using either Desferal or Exjade. Iron in excess may promote free radical formation in the Fenton reaction resulting in severe injuries of heart, liver and endocrine organs. Che1ators that bind ferric iron (Fe+3) in a 1:1 complex (Desferal) sequester it more efficiently than those che1ators that form 2:1 (Exjade) complexes. We initiated synthesis of new chelators derived from the tridentate chelator pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) and its analogs. The aim of the synthesis was to generate chelators that bind iron in a 1:1 complex, which was confirmed for 8LK02, 10LK02, 11LK02 and 15LK03 by spectrophotometry. All novel chelators mobilized iron more efficiently compared to Desferal and Exjade from murine reticulocytes and human myeloid leukemia cells (K562). Additionally, aforementioned four chelators were also more efficient than PIH and were found to be less or equally toxic as Desferal and Exjade.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri--Columbia, 1998. / "December 1998." Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 157-166). Also available on the Internet.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri--Columbia, 1998. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves: 157-166). Also available on the Internet.

The primary objective of this research was to determine if changes in iron availability influence the periodicity of blue-green algal growth. A secondary goal was to resolve how iron availability was related to events such as calcite (calcium carbonate) precipitation and sediment nutrient release. The biogeochemical regulation of blue-green algal succession was studied in three eutrophic hardwater lakes located upon the Thompson Plateau in south-central British Columbia. The experimental approaches included iri situ bottle and limnocorral experiments, sediment core analysis, monitoring of seasonal changes in water chemistry, and whole-lake manipulation by hypolimnetic aeration, or calcium hydroxide addition. Growth and primary production bioassays were used to evaluate iron availability. Microbial chelators were isolated from algal cultures and lake water, quantified by a chelation assay, and used to determine their in situ effects on algal productivity and bacterial heterotrophy. Microbes were able to regulate the bioavailability of iron. Algal siderophore isolates were rapidly assimilated in lake water and they were highly specific for iron chelation. Moreover, chelator concentrations in Black Lake usually exceeded the dissolved iron concentration. Algae excreted chelators that could suppress growth of some other species of algae by 90%, enhance the primary production of some other algal species by 30%, or suppress the heterotrophic activity of bacteria by 14-98%. The degree of iron limitation varied greatly during the summer. In Black Lake, iron limitation was more than ten-fold more intense in early summer than in late summer. Dense blooms of blue-green algae occurred in Black Lake only after the iron content of the lake increased from 20 to more than 100 ug/L. An increase in iron concentration in the water column of the three lakes was caused by a midsummer sediment release of iron. Although sediment pyrite formation converted available iron into refractory iron in both Chain and Frisken lakes, the degree of iron limitation varied greatly among the lakes. Unlike in Black Lake, the algae in Chain Lake were not limited by iron availability. Phosphorus solubility was a good index of iron availability. Black and Frisken lakes had too little iron for iron phosphate to precipitate, but the higher iron concentration in Chain Lake regulated phosphorus solubility. The differences among lakes was primarily a function of external iron loading, not sediment iron release. Chain Lake received 10³ more iron per m² than Frisken or Black lakes. Carbonate equilibria integrated the microbial responses to iron enrichment. When iron availability was increased in the epilimnion of Black Lake, algal productivity was enhanced which resulted in an increase in pH and the coprecipitation of more calcite and phosphorus than in control treatments. The precipitation of calcite could sediment as much as 90% of the algae and 97% of the phosphorus from the epilimnion. The hypolimnia of the iron-enriched limnocorrals had the lowest pH and highest dissolution of precipitated phosphorus. Three reactions, iron chelation, sediment iron release, and calcite precipitation, can regulate much of the periodicity of blue-green algal growth in hardwater lakes. / Science, Faculty of / Zoology, Department of / Graduate

The iron chelating molecule, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is used in food applications for the preservation of oxidation prone ingredients. Research has suggested that EDTA is also capable of enhancing the antimicrobial effectiveness of various compounds including naturally-derived antimicrobials. With consumer demand for cleaner food labels, there remains an opportunity to introduce new chelating technology to replace synthetically-derived EDTA. Through photographting and chemical conversion, hydroxamic acid ligands were covalently bound to polypropylene films resulting in polypropylene-graft-poly(hydroxamic acid) (PP-g-PHA). The resulting films demonstrated an ability to chelate 64 nmol/cm2 from an iron saturated environment or 163 nmol/cm2 of magnesium and 139 nmol/cm2 of calcium from bacterial growth media. A surface pKa of 8.97 suggested that film ligands should remain protonated under acidic and neutral pH conditions. When combined with lysozyme, PP-g-PHA films were able to reduce inhibitory concentration of lysozyme for Listeria monocytogenes by half. When tested against Bacillus cereus, Pseudomonas fluorescens, and E. coli O157:H7; PP-g-PHA films were unable to inhibit growth and showed little enhancement of lysozyme. EDTA controls revealed that similar levels of soluble chelator were more effective than immobilized chelators. EDTA results also suggested that a chelating film with a higher affinity for iron (through coordination or ligand stability) may be able to control B. cereus growth. Both EDTA and PP-g-PHA caused P. fluorescens to produce siderophores (pyoerdines), suggesting that each treatment resulted in a low-iron growth environment. These findings suggest that surface bound chelating technology can affect the growth of L. monocytogenes and enhance the effectiveness of lysozyme. With improved surface chemistry (a higher binding constant with iron), this technology has the potential to influence the growth of other pathogens and spoilage microorganisms.

In the last years, the interest by the bioactive peptides Spirulina sp. (Arthrospira) is increasing, because of its Generally Regarded as Safe (GRAS) status, and their potential health benefits. These peptides can be used in different functional foods, for medical purposes, cosmetic and nutraceuticals, due to biological properties such as antihypertensive, antioxidative, anti-hyaluronidase and others. In the present investigation, Spirulina maxima were produced through of three hydrolyses process. After, the peptides fractions were purified through tangential filtration (membrane of 2 μM and 10kDa), and the fragments obtained below 10 kDa were partially characterized and determinate their antioxidant (radical scavenging, iron-chelating), antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anti- collagenase. The peptide fraction obtained from the first hydrolyzed (PHA) presented antioxidant activity by capturing the DPPH radicals with a value of IC50 21.25 μg/ml and ABTS with IC50 9.5 μg/ml and TEAC 465.7 Trolox μM/μg sample, iron-chelating showed inhibition of 97.3% and IC50 6.99 μg/ml. Meanwhile, the peptide fraction obtained from the second hydrolyzed (PHP) presented antimicrobial activity with the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) and the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) 0.34 mg/ml and 0.63 mg/ml (Bacillus subtilis), IC50 and MBC 0.62 mg/ml and 0.63 mg/ml (Staphylococcus aureus), IC50 and MBC 0.99 mg/ml and 1.25 mg/ml (Salmonella typhi), IC50 and MBC 0.94 mg/ml 1.25 mg/ml (Escherichia coli). The peptide fraction obtained from the two enzymes (PHS) showed antioxidant activity by capturing the DPPH radicals with a value of IC50 17.93 μg/ml and ABTS with IC50 8.6 μg/ml and TEAC 540.7 Trolox μM/μg sample, anti-inflammatory with inhibition of 39% and IC50 0.92 mg/ml, and anti-collagenase with inhibition 92.5% and IC50 32.49 μg/ml. The results indicated that protein isolate from Spirulina maxima can be a source for obtaining of peptides fractions (PHA, PHP and PHS) with activity antioxidants, iron-chelating, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatories and anti-collagenase. / Nos últimos anos o interesse pelos peptídeos bioativos de Spirulina sp. (Arthrospira) tem aumentado enormemente devido a seu estado Geralmente reconhecido como seguro (GRAS) e seus potenciais benefícios para a saúde. Essa microalga pode ser utilizada em diferentes alimentos funcionais, para fins médicos, cosméticos e nutracêuticos devido às suas propriedades biológicas como anti-hipertensivas, antioxidantes, anti-hialuronidase e outras. No presente trabalho de investigação, as fracções de peptídeos de Spirulina maxima foram produzidas através de três processos diferentes de hidrólises, utilizando duas proteases diferentes. Em seguida os extratos foram submetidos a um processo de purificação pelo método de filtração tangencial (membranas de 2 μM e 10 kDa), e os fragmentos obtidos no permeado de 10 kDa foram parcialmente caracterizados e avaliadas suas capacidades antioxidantes (sequestro de radicais, atividade quelante de ferro, antimicrobiana, anti-inflamatória e anticolagenase. Fração de peptídeos obtido do primeiro hidrolisado (PHA) apresentou atividade antioxidante capturando aos radicais DPPH com um valor de IC50 21,25 μg/ml e ABTS com IC50 9,5 μg/ml e TEAC 465,7 Trolox μM/μg de amostra, e atividade quelante mostrou uma inibição de 97,3% e um IC50 6,99 μg/ml. Fração de peptídeos obtido do segundo hidrolisado (PHP) apresentou atividade antimicrobiana com concentração inibitória media (IC50) e concentração bactericida mínima (CBM) de 0,34 e 0,63 mg/ml (Bacillus subtilis), IC50 e CBM 0,62 e 0,63 mg/ml (Staphylococcus aureus), IC50 e CBM 0,99 e 1,25 mg/ml (Salmonella typhi), IC50 e CBM 0,94 e 1,25 mg/ml (Escherichia coli). Fração de peptídeos obtido das duas enzimas (PHS) apresentou atividade antioxidante capturando aos radicais DPPH com um valor de IC50 17,93 μg/ml e ABTS com IC50 8,6 μg/ml e TEAC 540,7 Trolox μM/μg de amostra, anti-inflamatória com inibição da enzima hialuronidase 39% e IC50 0,92 mg/ml, e anticolagenase com uma inibição 92,5% e IC50 32.49 μg/ml. Os resultados permitem concluir que isolado proteico de Spirulina pode ser uma fonte para obtenção de extratos peptídicos (PHA, PHP e PHS) com atividade antioxidante, quelante, antimicrobiana, anti-inflamatória, anticolagenase.

L'oligomérisation enzymatique de la rutine et esculine a donné lieu à cinq fractions d'oligomères de masse moléculaire moyenne entre 2127,42 et 8331,85 g/mol pour la rutine et 688,12 et 6973 g/mol pour l'esculine. L'analyse de ces fractions par FTIR montre que les fractions d'oligorutines sont obtenues à travers des liaisons C-C, C-O et C=O. Les fractions d'oligoesculines sont obtenues à travers des liaisons C-C. Une meilleure solubilité des oligorutines et des oligoesculines dans l'eau et une plus faible solubilité de ces oligomères dans l'éthanol comparé à leurs monomères a été mis en évidence. Une diminution de l'activité antiradicalaire vis-à-vis de DPPH., ABTS+. et OH. proportionnelle à la masse moléculaire moyenne des fractions d'oligorutines a été observé, contrairement aux fractions d'oligoesculines qui montrent un important pouvoir chélateur de ces mêmes radicaux comparé à leurs monomère. Une augmentation du pouvoir chélateur de fer, inhibiteur de la xanthine oxydase, réducteur du cuivre (CUPRAC), de l'activité antigénotoxique, ainsi que de l'activité stimulatrice de la prolifération des splénocytes, et des lymphocytes (B et T) proportionnelle au degré d'oligomérisation des oligomères étudiées a été noté. L'effet des fractions d'oligorutines et oligoesculines étudiées sur les macrophages en suivant la production de monoxyde d'azote (NO) montre un pouvoir anti-inflammatoire comparé à leurs monomères. L'étude de l'activité lysosomale induite par les fractions d'oligorutine révèle un pouvoir immunostimulateur proportionnelle à la masse moléculaire moyenne des oligorutines, et inversement proportionnelle à celle-ci pour les oligoesculines / Rutin and esculin have been polymerized by laccase. Five fractions with between 2127.42 and 8331.85 g/mol for oligorutins, and between 688.12 and 6973 g/mol for oligoesculins, were obtained. Fourier transformed infrared analysis showed that oligorutins were formed through C-C, C-O and C=O linkages, while oligoesculins were obtained through C-C linkages. Oligorutins and oligoesculins show a higher solubility in water and a lower solubility in ethanol compared to their monomers. The oligomerization of rutin decrease its antiradical capacity, while oligoesculin fractions demonstrated a high antiradical activity compared to monomeric esculin. Oligomer fractions showed a better iron chelating power, xanthine oxidase inhibition, copper reducing power (CUPRAC), antigenotoxic activity, and splenocytes stimulator activity compared to their monomers. Oligorutin and oligoesculin exhibited an important anti-inflammatory capacity through the nitric oxide inhibition. Moreover, oligorutin fractions demonstrated an immunostimulatory effect proportional to their degree of oligomerization, while oligoesculin fractions showed an immunostimulatory effect inversely proportional to their degree of oligomerization