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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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The nitration of cotton cloth

Andrews, William Page January 1942 (has links)
The investigation was begun in an attempt to obtain a cellulose nitrate, cloth, (by the direct nitration of cotton cloth) which would be suitable for use in powder bags. Such a product must have a rapid rate of combustion, a very small amount of ash, and a tensile strength which would meet Government requirements for powder bags. The results of the research conducted upon the nitration of cotton cloth indicate that a high percent of nitrogen can be obtained in a very short time. However, in most cases the action needed to produce a high nitrate is so drastic that the tensile strength of the cloth is greatly reduced. This degradation is most likely due to the hydrolytic action of the acids. / M.S.
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Mobility enhancement for organic thin-film transistors using nitridation method

Kwan, Man-chi., 關敏志. January 2006 (has links)
published_or_final_version / abstract / Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Master / Master of Philosophy
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NITRATION AND INACTIVATION OF MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN METABOLIC SWITCH

Anantharaman, Muthuswamy 01 January 2008 (has links)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a multifactorial, progressive, age-related neurodegenerative disease. Oxidative stress hypothesis is most prevalent and is gaining significant support. Inspite of the progress achieved on oxidative stress related damages in AD brain; the modification occurring on the various cellular antioxidant enzymes antioxidant has not been identified. Tyrosine nitration, a marker for peroxynitrite induced oxidative damage to protein is widespread in AD brain and Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), primary mitochondrial antioxidant enzyme is prone to peroxynitrite induced nitration and inactivation. Nitration of proteins involved in energy metabolism has been demonstrated in AD brain, which may explain the altered glucose metabolic status existing in AD brain. In the present study, we investigated the effect of tyrosine nitration of MnSOD on energy metabolism by the use of AD mouse model and cultured neuronal cells. The AD mouse model was generated from a double homozygous knock-in mouse, designated as APP/PS-1 mice, by incorporating the Swedish familial AD mutations in APP and P264L familial AD mutation in PS – 1. These animals develop age dependent increase in Aβ deposition beginning at 6 months along with an increase in insoluble Aβ1-40/Aβ1-42 levels. Genotype and age associated increase in nitration of MnSOD without any change in protein levels was also observed. MnSOD activity and mitochondrial respiration was decreased in APP/PS-1 mice. There was also concomitant increase in levels of lactate, an index of glycolytic activity in APP/PS-1 mice. To directly investigate the role of MnSOD inactivation in mitochondrial function and subsequent alteration in glycolytic activity, SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells line was used and treated with peroxynitrite. Enhanced nitration and reduction in the activity of MnSOD was observed upon peroxynitrite treatment. Peroxynitrite treatment also induced mitochondrial dysfunction, but MnSOD was inactivated at a concentration of peroxynitrite 10 times lower than that required to inhibit mitochondrial respiration. Mitochondrial dysfunction was alleviated by SOD mimetic and reproduced by MnSOD siRNA. The decline in mitochondrial function did not result in decreased ATP levels but was accompanied by an up-regulated glycolysis signified by high levels of lactate and lactate dehydrogenase activity but decreased activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase. These changes were prevented by SOD mimetic and were promoted by MnSOD siRNA. Specific reduction of MnSOD in MnSOD heterozygous knock-out mice resulted in decreased RCR and complex I activity with increased lactate levels. Taken together, these data demonstrate a critical role of MnSOD in influencing the mitochondrial function and thereby the switch in the energy metabolism switch that might occur under the pathological condition of MnSOD deficiency.
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Produção, caracterização morfológica e nitretação de nanotubos de TiO2. / Production, morphological characterization and nitriding of Ti02 nanotubes.

Bonelli, Thiago Scremin 27 October 2017 (has links)
Nos últimos anos, óxidos metálicos têm sido amplamente estudados para uma série de aplicações na indústria eletrônica e metalúrgica, sendo empregados em revestimentos anticorrosivos, sensores químicos, em dispositivos optoeletrônicos sensíveis, entre outros. Dentre os óxidos metálicos, o TiO2 (óxido de Titânio) tem enorme potencial em aplicações como sensor de gás, sensor de pH e em dispositivos fotossensíveis como células solares sensibilizadas por corante e para degradação fotocatalítica de compostos orgânicos. Há várias morfologias que podem ser obtidas para o TiO2, porém a de maior interesse atualmente é a de arranjos ordenados de nanotubos de TiO2 produzidos pelo processo de anodização do Ti, que por terem maior área superficial que outras morfologias como por exemplo, filmes finos, nanopilares e nanobastões, apresenta também maior sensibilidade à presença dos gases e/ou soluções a serem analisados, assim como maior absorção de fótons, além de uma menor recombinação de pares elétron-lacuna no material. Apesar destas várias vantagens, a atividade fotocatalítica do TiO2 é limitada por absorver apenas radiação ultravioleta devido a seu largo gap de aproximadamente 3,2 eV. Assim, neste trabalho foram produzidos nanotubos de TiO2 pelo processo de oxidação anódica do Ti, com diferentes parâmetros, correlacionando-os com a morfologia resultante. Com isso foi possível observar que o comprimento e diâmetro externo dos nanotubos de TiO2 crescem proporcionalmente com o aumento da tensão, sendo aproximadamente linear até um dado valor de saturação. A exceção a isto refere-se a nanotubos de TiO2 crescidos a partir de Ti depositado e substratos de vidro, no qual, há uma limitação de Ti a ser anodizado, de modo que após a conversão total do Ti em óxido não há mais o crescimento de nanotubos, porém os diâmetros gerados respeitam os mesmos valores para os casos em que não há essa limitação. Os nanotubos de TiO2 crescidos foram submetidos a processos de nitretação em um reator de deposição química a vapor assistida por plasma e os parâmetros foram avaliados com o intuito de encontrar as melhores condições para diminuição de seu gap, afim de aumentar sua atividade fotocatalítica. Pressão e potência de rádio frequência foram variados de 0,66 a 2,66 mBar (0,50 a 2,00 Torr) e 0,22 a 3,51 W/cm2 respectivamente. A maior diminuição no valor do gap, para 2,80 eV, foi obtida usando-se a pressão de 1,33 mBar (1,00 Torr), 1,75 W/cm2 de potência de rádio frequência durante um processo de 2 h a 320 °C, levando a uma diminuição de 14% no valor do gap e a um aumento de 25% na atividade fotocatalítica (redução de Azul de Metileno). Essa diminuição no valor do gap óptico dobra a abrangência de absorção de fótons de 5% para 10% do espectro solar. Os nanotubos de TiO2 nitretados produzidos com gap de 2,80 eV foram facilmente integrados a um microcanal de polidimetilsiloxano, produzindo um dispositivo fotocatalítico para estudo na fotodegradação de compostos orgânicos, podendo ser usado inclusive para redução de poluentes. O dispositivo fotocatalítico reduziu completamente 5 µL de solução de Azul de Metileno em cerca de 12 min, com uma taxa aproximadamente linear de 130 µM/h, enquanto os nanotubos de TiO2 como preparados apresentaram taxa de cerca de 115 µM/h. Logo, o dispositivo com nanotubos de TiO2 nitretados teve um aumento de 13% em sua eficiência de redução. / In recent years, metal oxides have been widely studied for a number of applications in the electronics and metallurgical industry, being used in anticorrosive coatings, chemical sensors, sensitive optoelectronic devices, among others. Among the metal oxides, TiO2 (titanium oxide) has enormous potential in applications such as gas sensor, pH sensor and in photosensitive devices such as dye sensitized solar cells and for photocatalytic degradation of organic compounds. There are several morphologies that can be obtained for TiO2, but the most interesting one today is ordered arrangements of TiO2 nanotubes produced by the Ti anodization process, which have a larger surface area than other morphologies such as thin films, nanopillars and nanobastones, also presents greater sensitivity to the presence of the gases and/or solutions to be analyzed, as well as greater absorption of photons, besides a smaller recombination of electron-hole pairs in the material. Despite these several advantages, the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 is limited by absorbing only ultraviolet radiation due to its wide gap of approximately 3.2 eV. Thus, in this work, TiO2 nanotubes were produced by the anodic oxidation process of Ti, with different parameters, correlating them with the resulting morphology. With this, it was possible to observe that the length and external diameter of the TiO2 nanotubes grow proportionally with the increase of the voltage, being approximately linear up to a given value of saturation. The exception to this relates to TiO2 nanotubes grown from Ti deposited and glass substrates, in which, there is a limitation of Ti to be anodized, so that after the total conversion of Ti to oxide, there is no longer growth of nanotubes, but the diameters generated respect the same values for cases in which there is no such limitation. The as grown TiO2 nanotubes were submitted to nitriding processes in a plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition reactor and the parameters were evaluated in order to find the best conditions to decrease their gap in order to increase their photocatalytic activity. Pressure and radio frequency power were varied from 0.66 to 2.66 mBar (0.50 to 2.00 Torr) and 0.22 to 3.51 W/cm2 respectively. The largest decrease in the gap value, to 2.80 eV, was obtained using the pressure of 1.33 mbar (1.00 Torr), 1.57 W/cm2 of radio frequency power during a process of 2 h in 320 °C, leading to a 14% decrease in gap value and a 25% increase in photocatalytic activity (reduction of Methylene Blue). This decrease in the value of the optical gap doubles the absorption range of photons from 5% to 10% of the solar spectrum. The nitrided TiO2 nanotubes produced with a gap of 2.80 eV were easily integrated into a microchannel of polydimethylsiloxane, producing a photocatalytic device for the study of photodegradation of organic compounds, and could be used to reduce pollutants. The photocatalytic device completely reduced 5 µL of Methylene Blue solution in about 12 min, with an approximately linear rate of 130 µM/h, whereas the TiO2 nanotubes as grown presented a rate of about 115 µM/h. Therefore, the device with nitrided TiO2 nanotubes had a 13% increase in its reduction efficiency.
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Oxidação e nitração de proteínas mediadas por peroxinitrito e peroxidases. Mecanismos, inibição por tempol e implicações patofisiológicas / Oxidation and nitration of proteins by peroxynitrite and peroxidases. Mechanisms, tempol inhibition and patophysiological implications

Vaz, Sandra Muntz 29 January 2008 (has links)
Os oxidantes derivados do peroxinitrito e das peroxidases, como mieloperoxidase (MPO), e os danos que ocasionam em proteínas vêm sendo muito estudados pela sua relevância em processos inflamatórios. Neste trabalho, as proteínas RNase e lisozima foram empregadas como alvos de oxidação e nitração mediadas por peroxinitrito e MPO/H<SUB.2O2/NO2-. Experimentos de EPR indicaram que as oxidações envolvem a formação de radicais protéicos sendo que os principais foram caracterizados como RNase-tirosila e lisozima-tirosila exposto e não exposto ao solvente, respectivamente. Estimativas do rendimento de radicais protéicos e produtos nitrados nos pHs 5,4, 6,4 e 7,4 mostrou que o peroxinitrito e o sistema MPO/H<SUB.2O2/NO2- são oxidantes mais efetivos nos pHs 7,4 e 5,4, respectivamente. Na condição ótima para cada oxidante foram identificados produtos de oxidação/nitração de resíduos de Tyr e Trp por HPLC-UV/MS-ESI. Para localização dos resíduos modificados nas estruturas das proteínas tratadas, elas foram digeridas com tripsina e os peptídeos resultantes submetidos a análise por HPLC/MS-MALDI-ToF. Desses resultados pode-se concluir que a RNase foi nitrada preferencialmente nos fragmentos contendo o(s)resíduo(s) Tyr115 > Tyr92/97 > Tyr73/76 por peroxinitrito e em praticamente todos os resíduos de tirosina por MPOH<SUB.2O2/NO2-. No caso da lisozima, o peroxinitrito oxidou principalmente o fragmento contendo os resíduos Trp62/63 que se mostrou nitrado e oxidado a dímero e quinurenina. Já o sistema MPO/H<SUB.2O2/NO2- nitrou o fragmento contendo os resíduos Tyr23/28 e nitrou e oxidou a dímeros e quinurenina o fragmento contendo os resíduos Trp62/63. As relações entre a acessibilidade dos resíduos específicos nas estruturas terciárias e a formação de produtos de oxidação/nitração são discutidas. Também, a possível importância da oxidação de resíduos de triptofano em agregação de proteínas é enfatizada. Paralelamente, examinou-se os efeitos do nitróxido tempol sobre a nitração da RNase mediada por MPO ou HRP/H<SUB.2O2/NO2- em condições de máxima nitração. De fato, as interações de tempol com peroxidases eram pouco conhecidas apesar da eficiência do nitróxido em reduzir a injúria e os níveis de 3-nitrotirosina em proteínas de tecidos de animais submetidos a condições inflamatórias. Foram determinadas as constantes de velocidade da reação do tempol com os intermediários oxidantes da MPO e HRP e também, o consumo de reagentes e a formação de produtos. A simulação dos resultados experimentais indicou que o tempol inibe a nitração da RNase mediada por peroxidases principalmente pela sua capacidade de reagir rapidamente com o &#8226;NO2 com formação de nitrito e cátion oxamônio que, por sua vez, recicla para tempol reagindo com H2O2 para produzir O2. / The oxidants derived from peroxynitrite and peroxidase enzymes, such as myeloperoxidase (MPO), and the lesions they promote in proteins are being extensively investigated because of their relevance in inflammatory processes. Here, the proteins RNase and lysozyme were employed as targets of oxidations/nitrations mediated by peroxynitrite and MPO/H<SUB.2O2/NO2-. EPR experiments showed that the oxidations produced protein radicals of which the prominent ones were characterized as RNase-tyrosyl and lysozyme-tyrosil solvent-exposed and non-exposed, respectively. Estimates of protein radical and nitrated product yields at pH 5.4, 6.4 and 7.4 indicated that peroxynitrite and MPO/H<SUB.2O2/NO2- were more effective oxidants at pH 7.4 and 5.4, respectively. At the best condition for each oxidant, the oxidation/nitration products of Tyr and Trp residues were identified by HPLC-UV/ESI-MS analysis. The site of oxidation in the protein structures were identified by HPLC/MALDI-ToF-MS analysis of tryptic digests after oxidative treatment. From these results, it was concluded that RNase was nitrated mainly in Tyr115 > Tyr92/97 > Tyr62/63 by peroxynitrite and in all Tyr by MPO/H<SUB.2O2/NO2-. In the case of lysozyme, peroxynitrite modified mainly Trp62/63 that resulted nitrated and oxidized to a dimer and kynurenine. The MPO/H<SUB.2O2/NO2- system promoted the nitration of Tyr23/Trp28 and nitration and oxidation to dimer and kynurenine of Trp62/63. The relationships between residue accessibility in the structure of the proteins and their oxidation/nitration are discussed. The possible importance of Trp oxidation in protein aggregation is emphasized. In parallel, the effects of the nitroxide tempol upon RNase nitration mediated by MPO or HRP/H<SUB.2O2/NO2- was examined. Indeed, the interactions of tempol with peroxidases have been little investigated although the nitroxide is very efficient in reducing injury and 3-nitrotyrosine protein levels in tissues of animals submitted to inflammatory conditions. The second order rate constants of tempol reactions with the ferryl oxidants of MPO and HRP were determined. The consumption of reactants and formation of products were also determined. Computer simulation of the results indicated that tempol inhibits RNAse nitration mediated by peroxidases mainly because of its capability to rapidly react with &#8226;NO2 with formation of nitrite and the oxammonium cation, which, in turn, recycles back to tempol, by reacting with H2O2 to produce O2.
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Mobility enhancement for organic thin-film transistors using nitridation method

Kwan, Man-chi. January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.
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Produção, caracterização morfológica e nitretação de nanotubos de TiO2. / Production, morphological characterization and nitriding of Ti02 nanotubes.

Thiago Scremin Bonelli 27 October 2017 (has links)
Nos últimos anos, óxidos metálicos têm sido amplamente estudados para uma série de aplicações na indústria eletrônica e metalúrgica, sendo empregados em revestimentos anticorrosivos, sensores químicos, em dispositivos optoeletrônicos sensíveis, entre outros. Dentre os óxidos metálicos, o TiO2 (óxido de Titânio) tem enorme potencial em aplicações como sensor de gás, sensor de pH e em dispositivos fotossensíveis como células solares sensibilizadas por corante e para degradação fotocatalítica de compostos orgânicos. Há várias morfologias que podem ser obtidas para o TiO2, porém a de maior interesse atualmente é a de arranjos ordenados de nanotubos de TiO2 produzidos pelo processo de anodização do Ti, que por terem maior área superficial que outras morfologias como por exemplo, filmes finos, nanopilares e nanobastões, apresenta também maior sensibilidade à presença dos gases e/ou soluções a serem analisados, assim como maior absorção de fótons, além de uma menor recombinação de pares elétron-lacuna no material. Apesar destas várias vantagens, a atividade fotocatalítica do TiO2 é limitada por absorver apenas radiação ultravioleta devido a seu largo gap de aproximadamente 3,2 eV. Assim, neste trabalho foram produzidos nanotubos de TiO2 pelo processo de oxidação anódica do Ti, com diferentes parâmetros, correlacionando-os com a morfologia resultante. Com isso foi possível observar que o comprimento e diâmetro externo dos nanotubos de TiO2 crescem proporcionalmente com o aumento da tensão, sendo aproximadamente linear até um dado valor de saturação. A exceção a isto refere-se a nanotubos de TiO2 crescidos a partir de Ti depositado e substratos de vidro, no qual, há uma limitação de Ti a ser anodizado, de modo que após a conversão total do Ti em óxido não há mais o crescimento de nanotubos, porém os diâmetros gerados respeitam os mesmos valores para os casos em que não há essa limitação. Os nanotubos de TiO2 crescidos foram submetidos a processos de nitretação em um reator de deposição química a vapor assistida por plasma e os parâmetros foram avaliados com o intuito de encontrar as melhores condições para diminuição de seu gap, afim de aumentar sua atividade fotocatalítica. Pressão e potência de rádio frequência foram variados de 0,66 a 2,66 mBar (0,50 a 2,00 Torr) e 0,22 a 3,51 W/cm2 respectivamente. A maior diminuição no valor do gap, para 2,80 eV, foi obtida usando-se a pressão de 1,33 mBar (1,00 Torr), 1,75 W/cm2 de potência de rádio frequência durante um processo de 2 h a 320 °C, levando a uma diminuição de 14% no valor do gap e a um aumento de 25% na atividade fotocatalítica (redução de Azul de Metileno). Essa diminuição no valor do gap óptico dobra a abrangência de absorção de fótons de 5% para 10% do espectro solar. Os nanotubos de TiO2 nitretados produzidos com gap de 2,80 eV foram facilmente integrados a um microcanal de polidimetilsiloxano, produzindo um dispositivo fotocatalítico para estudo na fotodegradação de compostos orgânicos, podendo ser usado inclusive para redução de poluentes. O dispositivo fotocatalítico reduziu completamente 5 µL de solução de Azul de Metileno em cerca de 12 min, com uma taxa aproximadamente linear de 130 µM/h, enquanto os nanotubos de TiO2 como preparados apresentaram taxa de cerca de 115 µM/h. Logo, o dispositivo com nanotubos de TiO2 nitretados teve um aumento de 13% em sua eficiência de redução. / In recent years, metal oxides have been widely studied for a number of applications in the electronics and metallurgical industry, being used in anticorrosive coatings, chemical sensors, sensitive optoelectronic devices, among others. Among the metal oxides, TiO2 (titanium oxide) has enormous potential in applications such as gas sensor, pH sensor and in photosensitive devices such as dye sensitized solar cells and for photocatalytic degradation of organic compounds. There are several morphologies that can be obtained for TiO2, but the most interesting one today is ordered arrangements of TiO2 nanotubes produced by the Ti anodization process, which have a larger surface area than other morphologies such as thin films, nanopillars and nanobastones, also presents greater sensitivity to the presence of the gases and/or solutions to be analyzed, as well as greater absorption of photons, besides a smaller recombination of electron-hole pairs in the material. Despite these several advantages, the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 is limited by absorbing only ultraviolet radiation due to its wide gap of approximately 3.2 eV. Thus, in this work, TiO2 nanotubes were produced by the anodic oxidation process of Ti, with different parameters, correlating them with the resulting morphology. With this, it was possible to observe that the length and external diameter of the TiO2 nanotubes grow proportionally with the increase of the voltage, being approximately linear up to a given value of saturation. The exception to this relates to TiO2 nanotubes grown from Ti deposited and glass substrates, in which, there is a limitation of Ti to be anodized, so that after the total conversion of Ti to oxide, there is no longer growth of nanotubes, but the diameters generated respect the same values for cases in which there is no such limitation. The as grown TiO2 nanotubes were submitted to nitriding processes in a plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition reactor and the parameters were evaluated in order to find the best conditions to decrease their gap in order to increase their photocatalytic activity. Pressure and radio frequency power were varied from 0.66 to 2.66 mBar (0.50 to 2.00 Torr) and 0.22 to 3.51 W/cm2 respectively. The largest decrease in the gap value, to 2.80 eV, was obtained using the pressure of 1.33 mbar (1.00 Torr), 1.57 W/cm2 of radio frequency power during a process of 2 h in 320 °C, leading to a 14% decrease in gap value and a 25% increase in photocatalytic activity (reduction of Methylene Blue). This decrease in the value of the optical gap doubles the absorption range of photons from 5% to 10% of the solar spectrum. The nitrided TiO2 nanotubes produced with a gap of 2.80 eV were easily integrated into a microchannel of polydimethylsiloxane, producing a photocatalytic device for the study of photodegradation of organic compounds, and could be used to reduce pollutants. The photocatalytic device completely reduced 5 µL of Methylene Blue solution in about 12 min, with an approximately linear rate of 130 µM/h, whereas the TiO2 nanotubes as grown presented a rate of about 115 µM/h. Therefore, the device with nitrided TiO2 nanotubes had a 13% increase in its reduction efficiency.
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Oxidação e nitração de proteínas mediadas por peroxinitrito e peroxidases. Mecanismos, inibição por tempol e implicações patofisiológicas / Oxidation and nitration of proteins by peroxynitrite and peroxidases. Mechanisms, tempol inhibition and patophysiological implications

Sandra Muntz Vaz 29 January 2008 (has links)
Os oxidantes derivados do peroxinitrito e das peroxidases, como mieloperoxidase (MPO), e os danos que ocasionam em proteínas vêm sendo muito estudados pela sua relevância em processos inflamatórios. Neste trabalho, as proteínas RNase e lisozima foram empregadas como alvos de oxidação e nitração mediadas por peroxinitrito e MPO/H<SUB.2O2/NO2-. Experimentos de EPR indicaram que as oxidações envolvem a formação de radicais protéicos sendo que os principais foram caracterizados como RNase-tirosila e lisozima-tirosila exposto e não exposto ao solvente, respectivamente. Estimativas do rendimento de radicais protéicos e produtos nitrados nos pHs 5,4, 6,4 e 7,4 mostrou que o peroxinitrito e o sistema MPO/H<SUB.2O2/NO2- são oxidantes mais efetivos nos pHs 7,4 e 5,4, respectivamente. Na condição ótima para cada oxidante foram identificados produtos de oxidação/nitração de resíduos de Tyr e Trp por HPLC-UV/MS-ESI. Para localização dos resíduos modificados nas estruturas das proteínas tratadas, elas foram digeridas com tripsina e os peptídeos resultantes submetidos a análise por HPLC/MS-MALDI-ToF. Desses resultados pode-se concluir que a RNase foi nitrada preferencialmente nos fragmentos contendo o(s)resíduo(s) Tyr115 > Tyr92/97 > Tyr73/76 por peroxinitrito e em praticamente todos os resíduos de tirosina por MPOH<SUB.2O2/NO2-. No caso da lisozima, o peroxinitrito oxidou principalmente o fragmento contendo os resíduos Trp62/63 que se mostrou nitrado e oxidado a dímero e quinurenina. Já o sistema MPO/H<SUB.2O2/NO2- nitrou o fragmento contendo os resíduos Tyr23/28 e nitrou e oxidou a dímeros e quinurenina o fragmento contendo os resíduos Trp62/63. As relações entre a acessibilidade dos resíduos específicos nas estruturas terciárias e a formação de produtos de oxidação/nitração são discutidas. Também, a possível importância da oxidação de resíduos de triptofano em agregação de proteínas é enfatizada. Paralelamente, examinou-se os efeitos do nitróxido tempol sobre a nitração da RNase mediada por MPO ou HRP/H<SUB.2O2/NO2- em condições de máxima nitração. De fato, as interações de tempol com peroxidases eram pouco conhecidas apesar da eficiência do nitróxido em reduzir a injúria e os níveis de 3-nitrotirosina em proteínas de tecidos de animais submetidos a condições inflamatórias. Foram determinadas as constantes de velocidade da reação do tempol com os intermediários oxidantes da MPO e HRP e também, o consumo de reagentes e a formação de produtos. A simulação dos resultados experimentais indicou que o tempol inibe a nitração da RNase mediada por peroxidases principalmente pela sua capacidade de reagir rapidamente com o &#8226;NO2 com formação de nitrito e cátion oxamônio que, por sua vez, recicla para tempol reagindo com H2O2 para produzir O2. / The oxidants derived from peroxynitrite and peroxidase enzymes, such as myeloperoxidase (MPO), and the lesions they promote in proteins are being extensively investigated because of their relevance in inflammatory processes. Here, the proteins RNase and lysozyme were employed as targets of oxidations/nitrations mediated by peroxynitrite and MPO/H<SUB.2O2/NO2-. EPR experiments showed that the oxidations produced protein radicals of which the prominent ones were characterized as RNase-tyrosyl and lysozyme-tyrosil solvent-exposed and non-exposed, respectively. Estimates of protein radical and nitrated product yields at pH 5.4, 6.4 and 7.4 indicated that peroxynitrite and MPO/H<SUB.2O2/NO2- were more effective oxidants at pH 7.4 and 5.4, respectively. At the best condition for each oxidant, the oxidation/nitration products of Tyr and Trp residues were identified by HPLC-UV/ESI-MS analysis. The site of oxidation in the protein structures were identified by HPLC/MALDI-ToF-MS analysis of tryptic digests after oxidative treatment. From these results, it was concluded that RNase was nitrated mainly in Tyr115 > Tyr92/97 > Tyr62/63 by peroxynitrite and in all Tyr by MPO/H<SUB.2O2/NO2-. In the case of lysozyme, peroxynitrite modified mainly Trp62/63 that resulted nitrated and oxidized to a dimer and kynurenine. The MPO/H<SUB.2O2/NO2- system promoted the nitration of Tyr23/Trp28 and nitration and oxidation to dimer and kynurenine of Trp62/63. The relationships between residue accessibility in the structure of the proteins and their oxidation/nitration are discussed. The possible importance of Trp oxidation in protein aggregation is emphasized. In parallel, the effects of the nitroxide tempol upon RNase nitration mediated by MPO or HRP/H<SUB.2O2/NO2- was examined. Indeed, the interactions of tempol with peroxidases have been little investigated although the nitroxide is very efficient in reducing injury and 3-nitrotyrosine protein levels in tissues of animals submitted to inflammatory conditions. The second order rate constants of tempol reactions with the ferryl oxidants of MPO and HRP were determined. The consumption of reactants and formation of products were also determined. Computer simulation of the results indicated that tempol inhibits RNAse nitration mediated by peroxidases mainly because of its capability to rapidly react with &#8226;NO2 with formation of nitrite and the oxammonium cation, which, in turn, recycles back to tempol, by reacting with H2O2 to produce O2.
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Towards the Investigation of the Effects of Nitration on the Activity of the Human p53 Tumour Suppressor Protein. Nitration of the p53 Tumour Suppressor Protein

Husaini, Roslina January 2014 (has links)
Upon responding to cellular stress, p53 protein becomes stabilised and acts as a transcription factor mainly resulting from phosphorylation and acetylation of the protein. Nitration of p53 protein is poorly characterised by comparison with phosphorylation and acetylation. The main aim of this work was to study the effects of nitration on p53 functional activities and on p53-MDM2 protein-protein interactions. Preliminary work was to characterise the nitration of p53 protein over-expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3) which was then purified by a series of column chromatography. GST-MDM2 protein along with control GST protein were also overexpressed in BL21 which were subsequently purified by a single step batch purification before subjected to nitration. Peroxynitrite, a nitrating agent used in this study, was generated in vitro. Preliminary nitration work was carried out using BSA as a model protein as it is easily nitrated owing to its high number of tyrosine residues (19 residues). The present results showed that p53 and GST-MDM2 proteins were hardly nitrated as no strong nitro-tyrosine signals were obtained. This might be due to these proteins, being overexpressed in E. coli, were not properly folded resulting in hidden/cryptic tyrosine residues of which making nitration difficult to achieve. Peroxynitrite was shown to have a degrading property, reducing protein levels of peroxynitrite-treated p53, GST-MDM2 and GST proteins. Immunoprecipitation studies of cancer cell lysates with different p53 status treated with peroxynitrite showed very weak signals of nitro-p53 protein in mutant p53 cells whereby no nitro-p53 protein signal in wild-type p53 MCF7 cells. In addition, NO donor GSNO-treated MCF7 cells showed weak nitro-p53 protein signals. / Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) of Malaysia
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Chemistry and toxicology of respirable airborne particulates

Kristovich, Robert Lee January 2004 (has links)
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