O presente trabalho mostra a influência da força iônica na leitura potenciométrica de pH de soluções aquosas utilizando membrana de vidro. O tamanho e a carga dos íons são importantes fatos apontados. Um tipo de efeito de \"memória\" aparece durante as leituras de pH, este foi contornado pela calibração multipontuada. Propostas para corrigir a influência da força iônica foram estudadas sob aspectos experimental e teórico. A teoria de Cheng sobre o mecanismo de ação da membrana de vidro como capacitor químico foi comprovada por estudos em que se variou a ação do campo elétrico. O conceito da grandeza de pH também foi discutido. / This work shows the influence of the ionic strength on the potenciometric measurements of pH of aqueous solutions using the electrode of glass membrane. The size and charge of the ions are important studied facts. One type of \"memory\" of glass membrane was observed and this effect was overcame using multipoint calibration. To correct the influence of the ionic strength two studies on experimental and theorical aspects were performed. The model proposed by Cheng to the mechanism of glass membrane as a chemical capacitor was confirmed by application of electrical field on the glass membrane. The concept of pH amount was discussed.

<p>Diabetes mellitus is one of the most threatening epidemics of modern times with rapidly increasing incidence. Vanadium and peroxovanadium compounds have been shown to exert insulin–like actions and, in contrast to insulin, are orally applicable. However, problems with side–effects and toxicity remain. The exact mechanism(s) by which these compounds act are not yet fully known. Thus, a better understanding of the aqueous chemistry of vanadates and peroxovanadates in the presence of various (bio)ligands is needed.</p><p>The present thesis summarises six papers dealing mainly with aqueous speciation in different vanadate – and peroxovanadate – ligand systems of biological and medical relevance. Altogether, five ligands have been studied, including important blood constituents (lactate, citrate and phosphate), a potential drug candidate (picolinic acid), and a dipeptide (alanyl serine) to model the interaction of (peroxo)vanadate in the active site of enzymes. Since all five ligands have been studied both with vanadates and peroxovanadates, the number of systems described in the present work is eleven, including the vanadate – citrate – lactate mixed ligand system. The pH–independent formation constants have been determined for 33 ternary vanadate – ligand, 41 quaternary peroxovanadate – ligand and two vanadate – mixed ligand species in addition to the p<i>K</i>_a values of all five ligands. These constants have been used to model physiological conditions, and the biomedical relevance of the different species is discussed.</p><p>The studies have been performed at 25 ºC in the physiological medium of 0.150 M Na(Cl), i.e. the ionic strength of human blood. No buffers have been used, and wide pH–ranges have usually been covered. The applied experimental techniques comprise mostly ⁵¹V NMR and potentiometry, but ³¹P, ¹³C, ¹H and ¹⁴N NMR as well as EPR and ESI–MS have also been used to gain additional information. Multimethod data have been treated by the least–squares program LAKE and modelling has been carried out by the software package WinSGW.</p><p>Whenever possible, solution structures of the species have been proposed. In addition, simple biological tests have been carried out to determine the stability of the formed peroxovanadate complexes in the presence of human catalase. A brief comparison is given of the different vanadate – ligand and peroxovanadate – ligand systems with emphasis on observed trends and general features.</p>

RESUME Le travail de thèse porte sur le développement d’électrodes sélectives originales et performantes pour l’analyse de composés d’intérêt pharmaceutique. La partie introductive traite des notions relatives à l’électrochimie mais également de notions sur les molécules médicamenteuses étudiées, en l’occurrence les principes antipaludéens et l’iode. La partie expérimentale se subdivise en deux parties distinctes selon le type d’électrodes sélectives auxquelles font appel les techniques électrochimiques. La première partie concerne l’élaboration, la caractérisation et l’application des électrodes potentiométriques à membrane polymérique incluant une paire d’ions et sélectives à diverses molécules organiques pharmacologiquement actives (antipaludéens). Leur application aussi bien en analyse pharmaceutique qu’en cinétique de dissolution est décrite. La deuxième partie est consacrée à l’élaboration d’un type de senseur ampérométrique original à pâte de carbone à base d’argent micronisé ou colloïdal et à la comparaison de ses performances avec l’électrode d’argent métallique. L’intérêt analytique est mis en évidence par la détermination quantitative des iodures. Les différents aspects susceptibles d’influencer leur comportement, dont la nature des agents précipitants (tétraphénylborate de sodium et le tétrakis (4-chlorophényl) borate de potassium) et de plastifiants ont été investigués. Les bonnes performances des ces électrodes en analyse quantitative ont permis d’explorer les possibilités de leur utilisation à l’étude de la cinétique de dissolution. L’ampérométrie à électrode à pâte de carbone modifiée à base d’argent à l’échelle micronisée (35% m/m) couplée à la chromatographie liquide ionique s’est avérée très sensible vis-à-vis des iodures en particulier et des halogénures en général. Les facteurs susceptibles d’influencer les grandeurs de séparation et la réponse de l’électrode ont été investigués et l’exploitation du signal ampérométrique permet le dosage sélectif et rapide de faibles concentrations en iodures. Les informations fournies par les mesures réalisées en voltampérométrie cyclique à l’aide des mêmes électrodes permettent une bonne compréhension mécanistique quant au mode de détection ampérométrique évitant ainsi toute confusion à ce sujet et permettant l’optimisation du processus de détection. ------------------------------------------------ ABSTRACT This thesis describes the development of original and high performance selective electrodes for the analysis of several pharmaceutical compounds. The introduction describes the pharmaceutical compounds of interest (antimalarial drugs and iodine) and provides an overall understanding of the electrochemical groundwork pertaining to their analysis. The experimental aspect of the thesis is divided into two parts, each according to the type of electrode and electrochemical technique used for the analysis. The first part describes the design, characterization, and application of polymer membrane based ion selective potentiometric electrodes. Selectivity was provided by including ion pairs of several antimalarial drugs into the membrane. The feasibility of use of these electrodes in pharmaceutical analysis as well as in dissolution trials is also described in this part. The second part describes the design of an original silver-modified carbon paste amperometric sensor and compares its performances to those of a plain metallic silver electrode. The electrode has been modified by silver microparticles or by silver nanoparticles. Quantitative iodine determination serves to prove the usefulness of this new sensor in analytical chemistry. Different aspects, such as the nature of the counter ions (sodium tetraphenylborate and potassium tetrakis (4-chlorophenyl) borate) and the plastifying agents that are likely to influence electrode behaviour have been investigated. Since the electrodes have been shown to perform well in quantitative analysis, the possibility of use in dissolution trials was explored. Micronized silver-modified carbon paste electrode (35% Ag m/m) coupled to anionic-exchange liquid chromatography with amperometric detection was shown to be very sensitive with regards to the assay of halogenides in general and iodide in particular. After having investigated the various factors likely to influence chromatographic separation and electrode response, it was shown that the sensor could be used to rapidly and selectively determine low iodide concentrations in complex samples. Cyclic voltammetric analysis provided information concerning the mechanisms allowing amperometric detection, thus allowing an optimisation of the detection procedures.

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most threatening epidemics of modern times with rapidly increasing incidence. Vanadium and peroxovanadium compounds have been shown to exert insulin–like actions and, in contrast to insulin, are orally applicable. However, problems with side–effects and toxicity remain. The exact mechanism(s) by which these compounds act are not yet fully known. Thus, a better understanding of the aqueous chemistry of vanadates and peroxovanadates in the presence of various (bio)ligands is needed. The present thesis summarises six papers dealing mainly with aqueous speciation in different vanadate – and peroxovanadate – ligand systems of biological and medical relevance. Altogether, five ligands have been studied, including important blood constituents (lactate, citrate and phosphate), a potential drug candidate (picolinic acid), and a dipeptide (alanyl serine) to model the interaction of (peroxo)vanadate in the active site of enzymes. Since all five ligands have been studied both with vanadates and peroxovanadates, the number of systems described in the present work is eleven, including the vanadate – citrate – lactate mixed ligand system. The pH–independent formation constants have been determined for 33 ternary vanadate – ligand, 41 quaternary peroxovanadate – ligand and two vanadate – mixed ligand species in addition to the pKa values of all five ligands. These constants have been used to model physiological conditions, and the biomedical relevance of the different species is discussed. The studies have been performed at 25 ºC in the physiological medium of 0.150 M Na(Cl), i.e. the ionic strength of human blood. No buffers have been used, and wide pH–ranges have usually been covered. The applied experimental techniques comprise mostly 51V NMR and potentiometry, but 31P, 13C, 1H and 14N NMR as well as EPR and ESI–MS have also been used to gain additional information. Multimethod data have been treated by the least–squares program LAKE and modelling has been carried out by the software package WinSGW. Whenever possible, solution structures of the species have been proposed. In addition, simple biological tests have been carried out to determine the stability of the formed peroxovanadate complexes in the presence of human catalase. A brief comparison is given of the different vanadate – ligand and peroxovanadate – ligand systems with emphasis on observed trends and general features.

The chemistry of mineral surfaces is of great importance in many different areas including natural processes occurring in oceans, rivers, lakes and soils. Manganese (hydr)oxides are one important group to these natural processes, and the thermodynamically most stable trivalent manganese (hydr)oxide, manganit (γ-MnOOH), is studied in this thesis. This thesis summarises six papers in which the surface chemistry of synthetic manganite has been investigated with respect to surface acid-base properties, dissolution, and adsorption of Cd(II) and the herbicide N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine (glyphosate, PMG). In these papers, a wide range of analysis techniques were used, including X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy, Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), potentiometry, electrophoretic mobility measurements and wet chemical techniques, in order to obtain a more complete understanding of the different processes occurring at the manganite-water interface. From the combined use of these techniques, a 1-pKa acid-base model was established that is valid at pH&gt;6. The model includes a Na+ interaction with the surface: =MnOH2+½ --&gt; =MnOH-½ + H+ log β0 (intr.) = -8.20 = -pHiep =MnOH2+½ + Na+ --&gt; =MnOHNa+½ + H+ log β0 (intr.) = -9.64 At pH&lt;6 the manganite crystals dissolve and disproportionate into pyrolusite (β-MnO2) and Mn(II)-ions in solution according to: 2 γ-MnOOH + 2H+ --&gt; β-MnO2 + Mn2+ + 2H2O log K0 = 7.61 ± 0.10 The adsorption and co-adsorption of Cd(II) and glyphosate at the manganite surface was studied at pH&gt;6. Cd(II) adsorption displays an adsorption edge at pH~8.5. Glyphosate adsorbs over the entire pH range, but the adsorption decreases with increasing pH. When the two substances are co-adsorbed, the adsorption of Cd(II) is increased at low pH but decreased at high pH. The adsorption of glyphosate is increased in the entire pH range in the presence of Cd(II). From XPS, FTIR and EXAFS it was found that glyphosate and Cd(II) form inner sphere complexes. The binary Cd(II)-surface complex is bonded by edge sharing of Mn and Cd octahedra on the (010) plane of manganite. Glyphosate forms inner-sphere complexes through an interaction between the phosphonate group and the manganite surface. The largest fraction of this binary glyphosate complex is protonated throughout the pH range. A ternary surface complex is also present, and its structure is explained as type B ternary surface complex (surface-glyphosate-Cd(II)). The chelating rings between the Cd(II) and glyphosate, found in aqueous complexes, are maintained at the surface, and the ternary complex is bound to the surface through the phosphonate group of the ligand.

O presente trabalho mostra a influência da força iônica na leitura potenciométrica de pH de soluções aquosas utilizando membrana de vidro. O tamanho e a carga dos íons são importantes fatos apontados. Um tipo de efeito de \"memória\" aparece durante as leituras de pH, este foi contornado pela calibração multipontuada. Propostas para corrigir a influência da força iônica foram estudadas sob aspectos experimental e teórico. A teoria de Cheng sobre o mecanismo de ação da membrana de vidro como capacitor químico foi comprovada por estudos em que se variou a ação do campo elétrico. O conceito da grandeza de pH também foi discutido. / This work shows the influence of the ionic strength on the potenciometric measurements of pH of aqueous solutions using the electrode of glass membrane. The size and charge of the ions are important studied facts. One type of \"memory\" of glass membrane was observed and this effect was overcame using multipoint calibration. To correct the influence of the ionic strength two studies on experimental and theorical aspects were performed. The model proposed by Cheng to the mechanism of glass membrane as a chemical capacitor was confirmed by application of electrical field on the glass membrane. The concept of pH amount was discussed.

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[pt] Neste trabalho investigou-se a complexação entre o íon alumínio e ligantes como a adenosina 5-trifosfato, a fosfocreatina e aminoácidos pelas técnicas de titulação potenciométrica, espectroscopia Raman e cálculos teóricos em solução aquosa, para conhecer as características dos compostos formados. O estudo visou subsidiar o entendimento dos mecanismos de absorção e biodisponibilidade do alumínio. Tal compreensão poderia auxiliar as pesquisas clínicas relacionadas à prevenção e ao tratamento de doenças neurodegenerativas. O alumínio está presente na água e em vegetais, carnes, laticínios e aditivos alimentares. Soluções de nutrição parenteral, fórmulas infantis e medicamentos podem conter alumínio também. Em fluidos corporais, os nucleosídeos di e trifosfatos e os aminoácidos são bons ligantes para o íon alumínio. Biomoléculas da baixa massa molecular formam complexos que aumentam o pH de precipitação do íon e sua absorção gastrointestinal. Esta pesquisa analisou seis complexos formados com o íon alumínio em solução aquosa. Os compostos binários, tetraaquaadenosina5- trifosfato alumínio(III) e aquafosfocreatina alumínio(III), foram estudados por espectroscopia Raman e cálculos quantomecânicos. As análises dos complexos ternários, adenosina5-trifosfatodiaquacisteína aluminato(III), adenosina5-trifosfatotriaquametionina aluminato(III), aquacisteínafosfocreatina aluminato(III) e aquafosfocreatinametionina aluminato(III), envolveram ainda a potenciometria. Os cálculos computacionais usaram a teoria do funcional de densidade com o funcional híbrido (B3LYP), a base 6-311++G(d,p) e consideraram o efeito do solvente água pelo modelo de contínuo polarizável. Eles englobaram a obtenção de parâmetros geométricos, o cálculo do espectro Raman e a descrição da superfície de contorno do potencial eletrostático e do mapa do potencial eletrostático. No que tange os complexos binários, as análises ratificaram o comportamento bidentado da adenosina 5-trifosfato por um oxigênio do fosfato alfa e um oxigênio do fosfato beta. No complexo formado entre o íon alumínio e a fosfocreatina, o ligante atua como tridentado por um oxigênio do fosfato, um oxigênio do carboxilato e um nitrogênio. Os mapas do potencial eletrostático apontaram a presença de regiões neutras ao redor dos átomos e como as cargas totais das moléculas eram zero, elas devem ser solúveis em lipídios. Nos complexos ternários, os modos de coordenação da adenosina 5-trifosfato e da fosfocreatina adotados nos compostos binários se mantêm. A cisteína se comporta como bidentada por um oxigênio do carboxilato e um nitrogênio. Na espécie adenosina5-trifosfatotriaquametionina aluminato(III), a metionina atua como monodentada pelo oxigênio do carboxilato. A despeito da carga total negativa dos complexos, as moléculas não apresentam um potencial eletrostático tão negativo e possuem uma estrutura estável. Quatro outros sistemas ternários, o alumínio(III):adenosina 5-trifosfato:homocisteína, o alumínio(III):fosfocreatina:homocisteína, o alumínio(III):adenosina 5-trifosfato: penicilamina e o alumínio(III):fosfocreatina:penicilamina, foram examinados apenas por potenciometria. Ela mostrou a ocorrência de várias reações de complexação e diversos complexos são formados de acordo com o pH. Comumente, o alumínio(III) se torna insolúvel entre pH 2,5 a 5,5. Todavia, isso não ocorreu. Os resultados exibiram a variedade do comportamento dos ligantes na complexação com o íon alumínio. As pesquisas sugerem como podem estar formados alguns complexos nos organismos vivos. / [en] This thesis investigated complexation reactions between aluminum(III) and ligands such as adenosine 5-triphosphate, phosphocreatine and amino acids by potentiometry, Raman spectroscopy and theoretical calculations in aqueous solution, with the aim to know the proprieties of formed complexes. The study was important to improve the knowledge about absorption mechanisms and bioavailability of aluminum(III). This learning could help clinical researches about prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Aluminum is present in water and in vegetables, animal products and food additives. Parenteral nutrition solutions, infant formulas and medications also contain aluminum. In fluids, di- and triphosphate nucleosides and amino acids are good ligands for aluminum(III). Low molecular mass biomolecules form complexes which increase the pH of precipitation of the metal ion and its gastrointestinal absorption. This study analyzed six complexes with aluminum ions in aqueous solution. The binary compounds tetraaquaadenosine 5-triphosphate aluminum(III) and aquaphosphocreatine aluminum(III) were studied by Raman spectroscopy and quantum mechanical calculations. The analysis of the ternary complexes adenosine5-triphosphatediaquacysteine aluminate(III), adenosine5’- triphosphatetriaquamethionine aluminate(III), aquacysteinephosphocreatine aluminate(III) and aquaphosphocreatinemethionine aluminate(III) also involved potentiometry. Computational calculations used density functional theory with the hybrid functional B3LYP and the 6-311++G(d,p) basis set regarding water solvent effects by the polarizable continuum model. They included the assessment of geometrical parameters, Raman spectrum calculations and the description of electrostatic potential contour surfaces and mapped electrostatic potential. Regarding the binary complexes, analyses confirmed the bidentate behavior of adenosine 5-triphosphate through one oxygen of the phosphate beta and one oxygen of the phosphate gamma. In the complex that formed between aluminum(III) and phosphocreatine, the ligand behaved as a tridentate, coordinated through one oxygen in the phosphate, one oxygen in the carboxylate and one nitrogen in the guanidine group. The electrostatic potential maps pointed out the presence of neutral regions around atoms and, as the total charge of these molecules was zero, they should be soluble in lipids. In the ternary complexes, the coordination modes of adenosine 5-triphosphate and phosphocreatine adopted in binary compounds remained. Cysteine behaved as a bidentate ligand through one carboxylate oxygen and nitrogen. In the adenosine5- triphosphatetriaquamethionine aluminate(III) species, methionine acted as a monodentate ligand via the carboxylate oxygen. Despite the negative net charge of the complexes, they did not exhibit a negative electrostatic potential and had stable structures. The four other ternary systems, aluminum(III):adenosine 5- triphosphate:homocysteine, aluminum(III):phosphocreatine:homocysteine, aluminum(III):adenosine 5-triphosphate:penicillamine and aluminum(III): phosphocreatine:penicillamine, were examined only by potentiometry. The results showed the occurrence of various complexation reactions, and several complexes are formed depending on the pH. Commonly, aluminum(III) becomes insoluble between pH 2.5 to 5.5. However, this did not occur. These results bring to light the multiplicity of ligand behaviors in complexation with aluminum(III). This research also suggests that some complexes may be formed in living organisms.

The aim of this work is to study the kinetics of generation and inhibitory action of peroxy radicals by the potentiometric method on the 2,2'-azobis (2-methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride (AAРH) model. The paper describes the causes and the effects of free radicals in the human body, the body's antioxidant system and methods for determining antioxidant / antiradical activity. In the course of the work, the kinetic parameters of the AAPH reaction with hexacyanoferrate (II) of potassium were studied by a potentiometric method. / Целью данной работы является исследование кинетики генерирования и ингибирующего действия пероксильных радикалов потенциометрическим методом на модели 2,2'-азобис(2-метилпропионамидин) дигидрохлорида (ААРН). В работе описаны причины возникновения и действия свободных радикалов в организме человека, антиоксидантная система организма и методы определения антиоксидантной/антирадикальной активности. В процессе работы исследованы кинетические параметры реакции ААРН с гексацианоферратом (II) калия потенциометрическим методом.

Целью выпускной квалификационной работы является комплексное исследование интегральных антиоксидантных параметров препаратов комбинированного действия для терапии вирусных и нейродегенеративных заболеваний. Были изучены пути образования свободных радикалов, рассмотрены антиоксидантные подходы в терапии различных заболеваний. С использованием предложенных потенциометрических методов была исследована антиоксидантная (АОЕ) и антирадикальная (АРЕ) емкость синтезированных триазолов и имидазолов, модифицированных полифенолами. АОЕ определяли потенциометрическим методом с использованием окислителя нерадикальной природы – K3[Fe(CN)6]/K4[Fe(CN)6], АРЕ оценивали потенциометрическим методом с использованием радикал-генерирующей системы 2,2´-азобис(2-метилпропионамидин) дигидрохлорида (ААРН). Стехиометрические коэффициенты ингибирования изученных триазолов принимают значения от 0 до 15, имидазолов от 0 до 5 в зависимости от количества активных групп в молекуле антиоксиданта, их расположением и с механизмом обрыва цепей на антиоксиданте. Были проведены корреляционные исследования с применением независимых спектрофотометрических методов. / Objective of the work: comprehensive study of integral antioxidant parameters of combined action drugs for the treatment of viral and neurodegenerative diseases. We have considered ways to form free radicals and antioxidant approaches in therapy of various diseases. In the process of work we investigated the antioxidant parameters adducts of triazole and imidazoles modified with polyphenols. Particularly, the determination of antioxidant capacity with oxidizing agents of a radical (2,2'-azobis (2-methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride (AAPH)) and non-radical nature (K3[Fe(CN)6]/K4[Fe(CN)6) was performed by using the potentiometric method. Stoichiometric inhibition coefficients of the studied triazoles take values from 0 to 15, imidazoles – from 0 to 5, depending on the number of active groups in the antioxidant molecule, their location and the mechanism of chain termination on the antioxidant. Spectrophotometric studies were carried out using the reactions of the interaction of antioxidants with a stable radical 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH•) and reagent Folin-Ciocalteu to confirm the correctness of the results.