Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2017-01-12T11:50:46Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Otavio Augusto Chaves.pdf: 6300833 bytes, checksum: 156947ce06fa4e3b0674f5eaeaa4ef06 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-01-12T11:50:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Otavio Augusto Chaves.pdf: 6300833 bytes, checksum: 156947ce06fa4e3b0674f5eaeaa4ef06 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-19 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico - CNPq / The interactions between human serum albumin (HSA) with 18-PF, BZL, MTZ and MZ and between bovine serum albumin (BSA) with t-DCTN, PF, LF-B, PIA and ?-lap were studied by spectroscopic techniques (molecular absorption in the UV-Vis region, circular dichroism, emission fluorescence in the steady state and temporal resolution) under physiological conditions. Theoretical calculations by molecular docking were performed to complement the experimental data and thus offer accurate to the results. The results obtained for the fluorescence quenching rate constant (kq) is greater than the diffusion rate constant in water (kdiff ? 5,00x109 L/mol), indicating that there is formation of complex between albumin and biologically active molecules in the ground state (for the sample PIA we confirmed this data with time resolved fluorescence experiments). For t-DCTN and LF-B beyond the static mechanism it was observed the presence of dynamic fluorescence quenching mechanism. Finally, for PF and PIA F?rster theory shows that the energy transfer between the fluorophore and the quenchers can occurs with high probability. The thermodynamic values for Gibbs? free energy are in accordance with the spontaneity of the association, for all the samples. Thermodynamic parameters ?H? and ?S? provided evidence of the main intermolecular interactions in the association. The samples 18-FP, t-DCTN, LF-B, PIA, ?-lap, BZL and MTZ interact with albumin by hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions. On the other hand, PF and MZ interact by hydrogen bonding and electrostatic forces. The number of binding sites shows that there is only one main cavity of the protein to the interaction. For 18-PF, PF and LF-B the binding is weak, for t-DCTN the binding is moderate and for PIA, ?-lap, BZL, MTZ and MZ the binding is strong. Circular dichroism results show that upon binding of samples with the albumin there are no significant perturbations on the secondary structure of the protein. Theoretical calculations by molecular docking are in full agreement with the spectroscopic results / As intera??es entre albumina s?rica humana (ASH) com 18-FP, BZL, MTZ e MZ e entre albumina s?rica bovina (ASB) com t-DCTN, PF, LF-B, PIA e ?-lap foram estudadas por t?cnicas espectrosc?picas (absor??o molecular no UV-Vis, dicro?smo circular, emiss?o de fluoresc?ncia no estado estacion?rio e com resolu??o temporal) sobre condi??es fisiol?gicas. C?lculos te?ricos por ancoramento molecular (do ingl?s molecular docking) foram executados para complementa??o dos dados experimentais e dessa forma obter resultados mais precisos. Os resultados obtidos para as constantes de velocidade de supress?o de fluoresc?ncia das albuminas (kq) s?o maiores do que a velocidade de difus?o em ?gua (kdiff ? 5,00x109 L/mols), indicando que h? forma??o de um complexo no estado fundamental entre as albuminas com as mol?culas biologicamente ativas (para amostra PIA tal dado foi confirmado com a fluoresc?ncia resolvida no tempo). Para as amostras t-DCTN e LF-B al?m do mecanismo est?tico foi observado ? presen?a do mecanismo din?mico e j? para as amostras PF e PIA o c?lculo de F?rster mostra alta probabilidade de ocorr?ncia de transfer?ncia de energia entre o fluor?foro e os supressores. Os valores termodin?micos de energia livre de Gibbs, calculados para todas as amostras est?o de acordo com a espontaneidade da associa??o. Par?metros termodin?micos de ?H? e ?S? forneceram ind?cios das principais intera??es intermoleculares na associa??o. As amostras 18-FP, t-DCTN, LF-B, PIA, ?-lap, BZL e MTZ associam com a albumina via liga??o de hidrog?nio e intera??es hidrof?bicas e j? PF e MZ por liga??o de hidrog?nio e intera??es eletrost?ticas. O n?mero de s?tios de liga??o para todas as amostras indicam que h? apenas uma principal cavidade da prote?na para a associa??o das mol?culas estudadas, sendo que essa associa??o ? moderada para 18-FP, PF e LF-B, fraca para t-DCTN e forte para PIA, ?-lap, BZL, MTZ e MZ. Estudos de dicro?smo circular demonstram que n?o h? perturba??es significativas na estrutura secund?ria da albumina com a associa??o. C?lculos te?ricos via ancoramento molecular est?o em total acordo com os resultados espectrosc?picos

Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2017-01-26T11:36:13Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - D?bora Barbosa Amarante.pdf: 1603287 bytes, checksum: 8c473e3225022499b4e4dc93119df63f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-01-26T11:36:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - D?bora Barbosa Amarante.pdf: 1603287 bytes, checksum: 8c473e3225022499b4e4dc93119df63f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-26 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / The 17?-estradiol (E2) regulate many cardiac genes via its estrogen receptor (ER). The propagation of electrical activity in the myocardium depends on the current transfer at gap junctions. Connexins 40 (Cx40) and 43 are the predominant junctional proteins. In mice, Cx40 is restricted to the atrium and conduction system. Alterations of Cx40 expression or activity are associated with atrial fibrillation. Here we evaluate the effect of the E2 onCx40 mRNA expression, in vitro, and in vivo the effect on atrium expression of Cx40 mRNA in correlation to ECG studies. We treated A7r5 cells (smooth muscle cells from rat thoracic aorta) with low and high doses ofestradiol benzoate, EB, (10-8 M and 10-6M) for 24h and rat neonatal cardiomyocytes with EB 10-6 M for 2, 4 and8 hours. A7r5 cells were trasiently transfected with 0.5 microgramas of the test plasmid (-1190/+121Cx40Luc pGL3) and treated with 10-6M of EB for 24 hours. Female mice were subjected to ovariectomy (OVX) and then, treated with a low (2?g) and a high dose (20?g) of estradiol benzoate (EB; OVX+EB2 and OVX+EB20) for 15 days. ECG recordings were obtained from mice and atrium Cx40 mRNA expression were evaluated by RT-PCR real time. First, we observed that high doses of EB down regulated Cx40 mRNA in vitro (A7r5 cells and rat atrial cardiomyocytes). The transcriptional activity of Cx40 promoter was inhibited by 10-6M of EB in A7r5 cells. We observed lower heart rate for OVX animals when to compared to control animals, FO. In this regard, no difference was observed between OVX+EB2 and OVX+BE20 heart rate. The OVX group showed decrease P wave duration when to compared to FO group, but no difference in the P wave duration was observed among the others groups. No difference was observed in another ECG intervals among the experimental groups. The atrial Cx40mRNA level was reduced in OVX+BE20group when to compared to FO group. Our data indicate, for the first time, high doses of estradiol benzoate reduce Cx40 mRNA in vitro and ovariectomized mice. We proposed that when E2 levels are high, the complex ER-E2 acts directly from the DNA, inhibiting the transcriptional activity of Cx40 promoter / O 17?-estradiol (E2), regula muitos genes card?acos atrav?s de seu receptor (receptor para estr?geno, RE). A propaga??o da atividade el?trica no mioc?rdio depende da transfer?ncia de corrente atrav?s das jun??es comunicantes. As conexinas 40 (Cx40) e 43 s?o as principais conexinas que formam as jun??es expressas no cora??o. Em camundongos, a Cx40 ? restrita ao ?trio e sistema de condu??o. Altera??es na express?o ou atividade da Cx40 est?o associadas a fibrila??o atrial. Aqui n?s avaliamos o efeito do E2 in vitro e in vivo sobre a express?o do RNAm da Cx40 nos ?trios e correlacionamos aos estudos eletrocardiogr?ficos (ECG). N?s tratamos a linhagem A7r5 (derivada de m?sculo liso a?rtico de rato embrion?rio) com alta e baixa concentra??es de benzoato de estradiol, BE, (10-6 M e 10-8 M) durante 24 horas e cultura prim?ria de cardiomi?citos atriais de ratos neonatos foram incubados com BE 10-6 M durante 2, 4 e 8 horas. Ensaios de transfec??o transiente foram realizados na linhagem A7r5 com um plasm?deo contendo um segmento da regi?o promotora da Cx40 (-1190/+121Cx40LucpGL3) e tratadas com 10-6 M de BE durante 24 horas. Camundongos f?meas foram ovariectomizadas (OVX) e ent?o tratadas com baixa (2 microgramas) e alta (20 microgramas) doses de benzoato de estradiol (OVX+BE2 e OVX+BE20) durante 15 dias, sendo que o grupo controle sofreu apenas estresse cir?rgico (FO). Foram realizados registros ECG e a express?o atrial do RNAm da Cx40 foi avaliada por RT-PCR em tempo real. N?s observamos que altas doses de BE diminui a express?o do RNAm da Cx40 in vitro (na linhagem A7r5 e na cultura de cardiomi?citos). A atividade transcricional do promotor foi inibida por BE10-6 M. N?s observamos diminui??o da frequ?ncia card?aca dos animais do grupo OVX em rela??o ao controle, grupo FO. Nenhuma diferen?a foi observada na frequ?ncia card?aca entre os grupos OVX+BE2 e OVX+BE20. Os animais do grupo OVX apresentaram diminui??o na dura??o da onda P em rela??o ao grupo FO, no entanto nenhuma diferen?a foi observada na dura??o da onda P entre os outros grupos. Nenhuma diferen?a foi observada nos outros intervalos eletrocardiogr?ficos entre os grupos experimentais. A express?o atrial do RNAm da Cx40 estava reduzida nos animais do grupo OVX+BE20 em rela??o ao grupo FO. Nossos dados demonstram que altas doses de benzoato de estradiol reduzem a express?o do RNAm da Cx40 in vitro e em camundongos ovariectomizados. N?s propomos que altas doses de E2 ativa o seu receptor, e o complexo RE-E2 age diretamente no DNA, inibindo a atividade transcricional do promotor da Cx40

Submitted by Leticia Schettini (leticia@ufrrj.br) on 2017-03-16T14:03:46Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2008 - Telma de Figueiredo do Nascimento.pdf: 875301 bytes, checksum: 0d53eac4a000372a6c136ed189b7dd48 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-16T14:03:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2008 - Telma de Figueiredo do Nascimento.pdf: 875301 bytes, checksum: 0d53eac4a000372a6c136ed189b7dd48 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-11-19 / In Brazil it is believed that bovine tuberculosis is present in all states, as is in all continents. The official indices are 1.3% of the national herd infected, which represent a large number in the order of 2.5 million animals. Mycobacterium bovis stands out as zoonotic disease of major importance. Increasing are the economic losses, caused by tuberculosis in cattle, such as low productivity of the herd, condemnation of carcasses at slaughterhouses, reduction in the production of milk and meat, commitment marketing of animals and their products domestically and externally. It is estimated that about 5,0 % of human tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium bovis. The success of a program to control a disease is closely linked to various factors including the knowledge of the history of the causative agent and its spatial and temporal distribution. Molecular methods are used as auxiliary tools in combating the disease by providing information in order to achieve these goals. In the last decade, methods for molecular typing of M. tuberculosis were developed and implemented on a large scale. Although the genomes of the two parasites are very similar, the discriminatory power of the methods is smaller in Mycobacterium bovis. In this study were analyzed samples from cattle slaughtered in refrigerators under Federal Inspection in the state of Minas Gerais. A total of 215 cultures sent to the Laboratory of Applied Molecular biology to Micobacterioses, and only 159 confirmed a profile of Mycobacterium bovis through molecular techniques applied. The south and state has the highest prevalence of the disease in the samples studied. The method of Spoligotyping applied to the samples showed the presence of 32 different profiles, obtaining a HGDI of 0.86 and a departure from the MIRU-VNTR presented 40 different profiles with a HGDI of 0.87. In this study was to evaluate that when using these techniques together we get a greater discriminatory power between these strains. / No Brasil acredita-se que a tuberculose bovina est? presente em todos os Estados, assim como est? em todos os continentes. Os ?ndices oficiais est?o em 1,3% do rebanho nacional infectado, que representaria um n?mero elevado, na ordem de 2,5 milh?es de animais. Mycobacterium bovis destaca-se como zoonose de reconhecida import?ncia. Crescentes s?o as perdas econ?micas, causada pela tuberculose em bovinos, como a baixa na produtividade do rebanho, condena??o de carca?as em matadouros, redu??o na produ??o de leite e carne, comprometimento da comercializa??o de animais e seus produtos no mercado interno e externo. Estima-se que em torno de 5,0% da tuberculose humana ? causada por M. bovis. O sucesso de um programa de controle de uma doen?a est? estreitamente ligado a diferentes fatores entre os quais o conhecimento da hist?ria do agente etiol?gico e sua distribui??o espacial e temporal. Os m?todos moleculares s?o utilizados como ferramentas auxiliares no combate ? doen?a fornecendo informa??es com a finalidade de alcan?ar estes objetivos. Na ?ltima d?cada, m?todos para tipagem molecular de Mycobacterium tuberculosis foram desenvolvidos e aplicados em larga escala. Embora o genoma dos dois parasitos seja muito parecido, o poder discriminat?rio dos m?todos decresce para Mycobacterium bovis. Neste trabalho foram analisadas amostras de bovinos abatidos em Frigor?ficos sob Inspe??o Federal no estado de Minas Gerais. Um total de 215 culturas foram enviadas ao Laborat?rio de Biologia Molecular Aplicada ? Micobacterioses, e apenas 159 confirmaram um perfil de Mycobacterium bovis atrav?s das t?cnicas moleculares de Spoligotyping e 159 a t?cnica do MIRU-VNTR. A mesorregi?o Sul e Sudoeste mostraram a maior preval?ncia da doen?a nas amostras estudadas. O m?todo de Spoligotyping aplicados ?s amostras mostrou a presen?a de 32 perfis diferentes, obtendo um HGDI de 0,86 e em contra partida o MIRU-VNTR apresentou 40 perfis diferentes com um HGDI de 0,87. Neste estudo foi poss?vel avaliar que quando utilizamos estas t?cnicas em conjunto obtemos um maior poder discriminat?rio entre essas cepas.

Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2017-03-27T13:44:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2010 - ?rica Gaspar da Silva.pdf: 488338 bytes, checksum: 0fb8f4161c16ffb2272dd0dd607a0828 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-27T13:44:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2010 - ?rica Gaspar da Silva.pdf: 488338 bytes, checksum: 0fb8f4161c16ffb2272dd0dd607a0828 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-07-20 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / The maned wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus, the largest canid of South America, is often characterized as an omnivorous animal because of its diet in the wild, which includes plants and animals. Thus, it is considered a generalist species. Studies about the digestive physiology of this animal are rare, mainly due to the importance of the issue to the support of adequated nutritional manipulation that makes possible the survival of the species. In this sense, the objective of this study is assess the ability of the maned wolf to digest typicals fruits of Cerrado, Solanum lycocarpum (wolf?s fruit) and Annona crassiflora, and characteristics of its diet in the wild as well as examine the digestibility of a mixed diet of rats and quails, representing the animal portion of its diet. The maned wolf has a good ability to digest fruits, reinforcing its characterization as an omnivorous animal, and the fruits are great importance to the processes of nutrition of the species. The study confirmed the enormous importance of wolf?s fruit in the diet of this animal. Besides this, that fruit presented high digestibility by animals tested, and cause of this maned wolf?s fruit is probably very important during the dry period, where the availability of fruits, in general, is lower. The digestibility of dry material of wolf?s fruit is even greater than that of a mixed diet with animal and plant fraction, confirming the importance of that fruit to the nutrition of the maned wolf / O lobo-guar?, Chrysocyon brachyurus, maior can?deo da Am?rica do Sul, ? freq?entemente caracterizado como um animal on?voro devido a sua dieta em vida livre, que inclui itens de origem animal e vegetal, sendo uma esp?cie generalista. Estudos sobre a fisiologia digestiva desse animal s?o raros, principalmente frente ? import?ncia do tema para o suporte do manejo nutricional adequado que viabilize a sobreviv?ncia da esp?cie. Nesse sentido, o objetivo do presente trabalho ? avaliar a capacidade do lobo-guar? de digerir algumas frutas t?picas do Cerrado, como por exemplo, Solanum lycocarpum (?fruta do lobo?) e Annona crassiflora (?Araticum?), que s?o caracter?sticas da sua dieta em vida livre. An?lise da digestibilidade de uma dieta mista com ratos e codornas que representem a por??o animal da sua alimenta??o. O lobo-guar? possui boa capacidade de digerir frutos, refor?ando sua caracteriza??o como um animal on?voro, e esses frutos s?o de grande import?ncia para os processos de nutri??o da esp?cie. O estudo confirmou a relev?ncia da ?fruta do lobo?na dieta dos animais, apresentando elevada digestibilidade por parte dos indiv?duos testados, sendo provavelmente muito importante durante o per?odo de seca, onde a disponibilidade de frutos, de forma geral, ? mais baixa. A digestibilidade da mat?ria seca da ?fruta do lobo? ? ainda maior do que de uma dieta mista com fra??o animal e vegetal, comprovando a import?ncia desse fruto para a nutri??o desses animais.

Submitted by Leticia Schettini (leticia@ufrrj.br) on 2017-04-24T14:23:01Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Carlos Augusto dos Santos Sousa.pdf: 2340153 bytes, checksum: 5ef373f242c2c4700a9a9e55280bc62c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-24T14:23:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Carlos Augusto dos Santos Sousa.pdf: 2340153 bytes, checksum: 5ef373f242c2c4700a9a9e55280bc62c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-03 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Morphology studies provide knowledge that allow us to understand how animals interact with the natural environment or in captivity. In this context, the comparative anatomy of the formation of the brachial plexus awakens interest since the nineteenth century and remains one of the most intriguing topics of contemporary anatomy. The aim of this study was to describe the origin and the antimeric distribution of the brachial plexus nerves in Macaca mulatta, as well as the innervated muscles. Ten male rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) were used, from the Non-human Primates? Breeding Department at the Laboratory Animals Breeding Centre (Cecal/Fiocruz), donated to the Animal Anatomy Department of the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ). The specimens were fixed in formaldehyde solution by infusion of 10% solution. They were subsequently wrapped in a low-density polythene container with 500 liters of formaldehyde 30% solution over a period of 12 months. After this period, they were washed in running water and subjected to X-ray examinations of the neck at the Small Animals Veterinary Hospital of the UFRRJ to characterize the number of cervical vertebrae. Then, they had both antimeres dissected aiming at the exposure of the origins and the nerves arising from the brachial plexus. Data were presented both in absolute frequency and in simple percentage. In 11 (55%) animals the resulting nerves were constituted by the connections between the ventral spinal branches C5, C6, C7, C8 and T1. In 5 (25%) animals, the participants roots were C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, T1 and T2. In 2 (10%) animals C5, C6, C7, C8, T1 and T2. In the other 2 (10%) animals the formation of the plexus was observed from C6, C7, C8, T1 and T2. The ventral branches formed three nerve trunks: cranial, middle and caudal. The suprascapular nerves, subscapular, axillary, musculocutaneous, radial, median, ulnar innervated the intrinsic muscles and the subclavian nerve innervated the thoracodorsal, medial cutaneous arm and forearm, long thoracic, cranial pectoral and caudal pectoral innervate extrinsic muscles. The results obtained in this study contribute to the comparative anatomy of primates and to the information for applied research, serving as basis for clinical and surgical procedures that uses this species as an animal model. / Estudos morfol?gicos fornecem conhecimentos que permitem entender o modo como os animais interagem com o ambiente natural ou em cativeiro. O objetivo desse estudo foi descrever a origem e a distribui??o antim?rica dos nervos do plexo braquial em Macaca mulatta, assim como dos m?sculos inervados. Foram utilizados 10 cad?veres de Macaca mulatta do sexo masculino, oriundos do Servi?o de Cria??o de Primatas N?o Humanos do Centro de Cria??o de Animais de Laborat?rio (Cecal/Fiocruz) doados a ?rea de Anatomia Animal da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ). Os esp?cimes foram fixados com perfus?o de solu??o de formalde?do a 10%. Posteriormente, foram acondicionados em caixas de polietileno de baixa densidade com capacidade de 500 litros contendo solu??o de formalde?do a 30% por um per?odo de 12 meses. Ap?s este per?odo, foram lavados em ?gua corrente e submetidos a exames radiogr?ficos da regi?o cervical no Hospital Veterin?rio de Pequenos Animais da UFRRJ para a caracteriza??o do n?mero de v?rtebras cervicais. Em seguida, foram dissecados at? a exposi??o das origens e dos nervos oriundos do plexo braquial. Os dados foram representados em frequ?ncia absoluta e percentual simples. Em 11 (55%) os nervos resultantes foram constitu?dos das conex?es entre os ramos espinhais ventrais de C5, C6, C7, C8 e T1. Em 5 (25%) as ra?zes participantes foram C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, T1 e T2. Em 2 (10%) de C5, C6, C7, C8, T1 e T2. Em outros 2 (10%) verificamos a constitui??o do plexo a partir de C6, C7, C8, T1 e T2. Os ramos ventrais formaram tr?s troncos nervosos: cranial, m?dio e caudal. Os nervos supraescapular, subescapulares, axilar, musculocut?neo, radial, mediano, ulnar inervaram a musculatura intr?nseca e os nervos subcl?vios, toracodorsal, tor?cico longo, peitoral cranial e peitoral caudal inervaram a musculatura extr?nseca. Tamb?m foram registrados os nervos cut?neos oriundos do plexo braquial, sendo eles o nervo cut?neo medial do bra?o, nervo cut?neo medial do antebra?o e ramos para a musculatura cut?nea do tronco. Os dados descritos neste estudo contribuem para a anatomia comparada de primatas e fornecem informa??es para a pesquisa aplicada, servindo como base para procedimentos cl?nico-cir?rgicos em que venha a se utilizar esta esp?cie como modelo experimental.

Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2017-04-26T19:53:52Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2012 - Simone Quinelato Bezerra.pdf: 1703088 bytes, checksum: c39ad4f0bc5fb8b05085a7e4684060b9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-26T19:53:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2012 - Simone Quinelato Bezerra.pdf: 1703088 bytes, checksum: c39ad4f0bc5fb8b05085a7e4684060b9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-03-30 / FAPERJ / Aiming to decrease the chemicals acaricide use and their damages, new alternatives for ticks control has been studied. Metarhizium anisopliae s.l. is one of the most studied fungi in agricultural pest management programs, since it has great acaricide potential. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize molecular and morphologically, as well as evaluate the virulent potential of 30 M. anisopliae s.l. isolates from different geographical regions, hosts or substrates allowing the selection of virulent isolates in order to be further investigated for field programs of microbial control of pests. Initially, the analyses of morphological characterizations of the isolates were made to confirm their identification. Each isolate had its conidial potential production evaluated. The colonies studied showed morphological characteristics consistent with those described in the literature. The colonies diameter varied between 29.66 mm and 51.33 mm among isolates. There was both length and width variation in the conidia and phialides in the same isolate, as well as the presence of grouped and solitary phialides. The conidial production potential was variable among isolates, but both conidial size and colonies diameter did not influence the conidial production; isolates with low conidial production showed similar colony size in comparison to isolates with high potential. In a second stage of the study, the virulence of these isolates was evaluated to Rhipicephalus microplus larvae treated with one of the four different conidial concentrations (105, 106, 107 or 108 conidia.mL-1). The lethal action of Brazilian M. anisopliae s.l isolates to R. microplus larvae were confirmaded with high mortality among the isolates, which in general was proportional to the conidia concentration of the treatments. Most isolates killed larvae population with 107 conidia.mL-1 concentration, however the most virulent isolates presented lethal concentration of 106 conidia.mL-1 with main percentages of mortality nearly 100% at day 20 after treatment. In addition, the genetic variability of these isolates was performed to evaluate their relationship with other species of Metarhizium sp. through RFLP-PCR analysis and ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 rDNA sequencing. No specificity pattern was observed when isolates from the same region, host or substrate were grouped. Low genetic variability was observed among isolates, which were basically grouped into two groups. The CG 344 isolate was shown to be genetically distant from the remaining Brazilian isolates studied, but according to the ?GenBank? sequences comparison, it was related to the Metarhizium genus. It is suggested that this variation occured owing the lack of procedures that could generated morphological and molecular changes, which probably contribute to this low genetic variability. The present study allowed the detection of M. anisopliae s.l. isolates with highly virulence to R. microplus larvae, that may be considered potential biocontrol agents for this tick species, emphasizing the importance of molecular tools for identification and characterization of fungal isolates, ensuring the product quality, their success implement and the environmental track of the fungi at field biological control programs. / Na tentativa de diminuir a utiliza??o de produtos qu?micos e os danos por eles causados, novas alternativas para o controle de carrapatos vem sendo estudadas. O fungo Metarhizium anisopliae ? um dos mais estudados em programas agropecu?rios de manejo de pragas, pois apresenta grande potencial acaricida. Baseado nisso, o presente estudo objetivou a caracteriza??o morfol?gica, molecular e a avalia??o da virul?ncia de 30 isolados brasileiros de M. anisopliae s.l. provenientes de diferentes regi?es geogr?ficas, hospedeiros ou substratos, com a finalidade de selecionar isolados mais virulentos para utiliza??o em futuros programas de biocontrole de carrapatos. Inicialmente os isolados foram caracterizados morfologicamente para confirma??o de sua identifica??o, tamb?m sendo avaliado o potencial de produ??o de con?dios de cada isolado. As col?nias estudadas apresentaram caracter?sticas morfol?gicas compat?veis com as descritas na literatura. O tamanho das col?nias variou entre 29,66 mm e 51,33 mm de di?metro. Houve varia??o no comprimento e na largura de con?dios e fi?lides num mesmo isolado, assim como a presen?a de fi?lides agrupadas e solit?rias. O potencial de produ??o de con?dios foi vari?vel entre os isolados, por?m tanto o tamanho dos con?dios quanto o di?metro das col?nias n?o influenciaram a produ??o de con?dios. Numa segunda etapa do estudo, foi avaliada a virul?ncia destes isolados sobre larvas de Rhipicephalus microplus tratadas com uma das quatro diferentes concentra??es de con?dios (105, 106, 107 ou 108 con?dios/mL). Foi confirmada a a??o letal dos isolados brasileiros de M. anisopliae s.l. sobre larvas de R. microplus, geralmente ocorrendo de forma diretamente proporcional a concentra??o conidial dos tratamentos. A maioria dos isolados ocasionou a morte de metade da popula??o de larvas com a concentra??o de 107 con?dios/mL; os isolados mais virulentos apresentaram esta concentra??o letal com 106 con?dios/mL, com percentuais m?dios de mortalidade de larvas pr?ximos de 100% ao 20? dia ap?s tratamento. Al?m disso, buscou-se avaliar a variabilidade gen?tica destes isolados e sua rela??o com outras esp?cies do g?nero Metarhizium atrav?s da an?lise de RFLP-PCR e do sequenciamento da regi?o ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 do rDNA. N?o foi observado um padr?o de especificidade para o agrupamento entre isolados oriundos de mesma regi?o, hospedeiro ou substrato. Foi observada variabilidade gen?tica entre os isolados que basicamente se agruparam em dois grupos. O isolado CG 344 mostrou-se geneticamente distante de todos os outros, mas de acordo com a compara??o com sequ?ncias obtidas do ?GenBank? mostrou-se relacionado ao g?nero Metarhizium. Esta varia??o pode ser devido ao fato deste isolado ter sido poupado de processos que gerassem altera??es morfol?gicas e moleculares, o que possivelmente contribuiu para a pequena variabilidade gen?tica obsevada. O presente estudo possibilitou a detec??o de isolados brasileiros de M. anisopliae s.l. com elevada virul?ncia para larvas de R. microplus, podendo ser considerados potenciais agentes no biocontrole desta esp?cie de carrapato, ressaltando a import?ncia da utiliza??o de ferramentas moleculares para identifica??o e caracteriza??o destes isolados, contribuindo para a qualidade do produto, o sucesso de sua aplica??o e o monitoramento de um isolado introduzido no ambiente com finalidade de controle biol?gico.

Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2017-05-19T18:08:20Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Corina Anah? Barrera.pdf: 2798404 bytes, checksum: 56ddd89ceb87a772a2bc0299c858947e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-19T18:08:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Corina Anah? Barrera.pdf: 2798404 bytes, checksum: 56ddd89ceb87a772a2bc0299c858947e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-24 / CNPq / Habitat loss is one of the main threats to global biodiversity. In fragmented habitats, species have more limited capacity for dispersal and as a result are at higher risk of extinction. However, different species respond differently to this kind of disturbance. Therefore, community structure, interspecific interactions, and ecological functions become altered, and the magnitude and direction of the changes are unpredictable. Host-parasitoid interactions are an example of interactions that can be highly impacted, and in the tropics, interactions between parasitoids and ants are among the most relevant. In the Neotropics, leaf-cutting ants are considered dominant herbivores and play a key role in ecosystem functioning. These ants can also become agricultural pests, and therefore their biological control is of high economic importance. An important group of natural enemies of leaf-cutting ants are the dipteran parasitoids of the family Phoridae. Interactions between phorid parasitoids and leaf-cutting ants in a fragmented region of the Atlantic Forest of Southeastern Brazil comprise a promising model system to study the impacts of habitat fragmentation, since phorids are the most important parasitoids of these ants and show a high degree of specialization for host ant species. The overall goal of this work was to study the effects of reduction in forest cover, one of the most important negative impacts of fragmentation, upon phorid parasitoids of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex niger, a common species in the Southeastern Atlantic Forest. This work was conducted at the Guapia?u Ecological Reserve (REGUA) and surrounding areas in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Ten forest fragments of different sizes (five large >80 ha and five small <20 ha) were sampled, as well as three regions of continuous forest (>1000 ha). One to five colonies of A. niger were marked in the interior of each fragment and continuous forest location. At each nest, all of the phorids in interaction with the worker ants were collected for a period of 15 minutes and later identified in the laboratory. Additionally, approximately 200 worker ants were collected from each colony and maintained in the laboratory for the rearing of parasitoids. For the data analysis were made analysis of variance and simple regression. Were identified three genus of phorids: Myrmosicarius, Apocephalus and Neodohrniphora both observed in the field in interactions with the workers as reared in the laboratory from workers collected in the field. The total phorid abundance, total parasitism percentage, and genus richness of immature phorids were significantly greater in continuous forest sites than forest fragments, while there were no significant differences between large and small fragments. The abundance of Apocephalus and the parasitism percentage of Myrmosicarius were also greater in the continuous forest sites, but the difference was only significant in comparison to small forest fragments. These results have provided the first evidence about the effects of habitat size on the phorid-Acromyrmex system in tropical rain forest, through an evaluation of the abundance and richness of parasitoids as adults in the field and the reared of immature phorids in the laboratory. / A perda de habitats ? uma das principais amea?as para a biodiversidade global. Em ambientes fragmentados as esp?cies ficam com menor capacidade de dispers?o e suas intera??es s?o mais propensas ? extin??o. Todavia, as esp?cies s?o afetadas de maneira diferente por este tipo de perturba??o. Desta forma, a estrutura da comunidade, as intera??es interespec?ficas e as fun??es ecol?gicas s?o alteradas e a magnitude e dire??o das mudan?as s?o imprevis?veis. As intera??es parasit?ide-hospedeiro s?o um exemplo das que podem ser muito afetadas. Dentre elas, as intera??es entre parasit?ides e formigas est?o entre as mais relevantes. Certos grupos de formigas, como as cortadeiras, podem se tornar pragas agr?colas, portanto seu controle biol?gico ? de suma import?ncia. Essas formigas possuem um papel chave nos ecossistemas, pois s?o consideradas os herb?voros dominantes da regi?o Neotropical. Um grupo importante de inimigos naturais de formigas cortadeiras s?o os d?pteros parasit?ides da fam?lia Phoridae. Intera??es entre for?deos parasit?ides e formigas cortadeiras em uma regi?o fragmentada da Mata Atl?ntica comp?em um modelo bastante promissor para sua investiga??o como indicador dos impactos causados pela fragmenta??o de habitats, pois os for?deos s?o os parasit?ides mais importantes dessas formigas e possuem uma forte especializa??o nas mesmas. O objetivo geral deste trabalho foi estudar os efeitos da perda da superf?cie florestal sobre os for?deos parasit?ides da formiga cortadeira Acromyrmex niger, uma esp?cie comum na Mata Atl?ntica. Este trabalho foi realizado na Reserva Ecol?gica de Guapia?u (REGUA) e arredores no Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Foram amostrados dez fragmentos florestais de diferentes tamanhos (cinco grandes >80 ha e cinco pequenos <20 ha) e tr?s regi?es de floresta cont?nua (>1000 ha). Uma a cinco col?nias de A. niger foram marcadas no interior de cada fragmento e local de mata cont?nua. Sobre cada ninho, durante 15 minutos, todos os for?deos em intera??o com as oper?rias foram coletados e depois identificados. Tamb?m, em cada col?nia amostrada, foram coletadas aproximadamente 200 oper?rias e mantidas para cria??o dos parasit?ides. Para a an?lise de dados foram feitas an?lises de vari?ncia e regress?es simples. Foram identificados tr?s g?neros de for?deos: Myrmosicarius, Apocephalus e Neodohrniphora, tanto observados no campo em intera??es com as oper?rias quanto criados em laborat?rio a partir de oper?rias coletadas no campo. A abund?ncia total, a porcentagem de parasitoidismo total, a riqueza de g?neros de for?deos adultos observados no campo e a riqueza de g?neros de for?deos imaturos, foram significativamente maiores nos locais de floresta cont?nua sem diferen?as significativas entre fragmentos grandes e pequenos. A abund?ncia de Apocephalus e a porcentagem de parasitoidismo de Myrmosicarius tamb?m foram maiores em locais de mata cont?nua, mas com diferencias significativas s? em rela??o aos fragmentos pequenos. Os resultados ofereceram a primeira evidencia dos efeitos do tamanho do habitat sobre o sistema for?deo-Acromyrmex em floresta tropical ?mida, avaliando em conjunto a presen?a de for?deos adultos no campo e a porcentagem de parasitoidismo determinada atrav?s de m?todos experimentais no campo e no laborat?rio.

Submitted by Celso Magalhaes (celsomagalhaes@ufrrj.br) on 2017-09-22T12:42:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Ericson Ramos de Mello.pdf: 4027891 bytes, checksum: 7ce6fcb724a96319669aef0ec318a39e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-22T12:42:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Ericson Ramos de Mello.pdf: 4027891 bytes, checksum: 7ce6fcb724a96319669aef0ec318a39e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-09-29 / The Centers for Wild Animals Screening (CETAS) on jurisdiction of the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Resources (IBAMA), are responsible for the receipt and disposal of wild animals that are victims of trafficking throughout the national territory. The CETAS of Serop?dica (CETAS-RJ) is the only place responsible for the receipt and disposal of wild animals that are victims of trafficking in the state of Rio de Janeiro. This study aimed to characterize the species of wildlife, seized or voluntarily surrendered, 2008-2014 in CETAS of Serop?dica ? Rio de Janeiro. The total effective entries in the Wild Animal Screening Center was 39.777 (thirty-nine thousand, seven hundred seventy-seven) animals during the years 2008 to 2014, with the annual average of the last 7 years, 5.682 entries. Among the animals received, 91,25% (36.295) were birds, 5,47% (2.177) reptiles, 3,14% (1.248) mammals, 0,13% (53) invertebrates; between crustaceans, insects and arachnids and 0,01% (4) indeterminate information from seizures, deliveries or redemptions. The seizure was the origin most represented during the study period, with 88,75% (35.302) animals and an average of 5.043 animal per year. The Environmental Police Command (CPAM), along with other battalions of military and Civilian Police were the most representative bodies in the fight against wildlife trafficking. Receipt of birds between the years, identified 24 orders, 54 families and 255species of birds. The order Passeriformes was the one that had the highest number of incoming animals (92,22%), having predominance of Thaupidae family with 85,54% (28.634), followed by family Icteridae 3,41% (1.143). The collared (Sporophila caerulescens), the Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola), the Crack-iron-true (Saltator similis), the Songbird (Sporophila angolensis), accounted for about 78,18% of passerines, 61,15% of the seized birds and 56,60% of total birds received in CETAS ? RJ, during the study period / Os Centros de Triagem de Animais Silvestres (CETAS), sob jurisdi??o do Instituto Brasileiro de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Renov?veis (IBAMA), s?o respons?veis pelo recebimento e destina??o dos animais silvestres que s?o v?timas do tr?fico em todo territ?rio Nacional. O CETAS de Serop?dica (CETAS-RJ), localizado na Floresta M?rio Xavier ? o ?nico local respons?vel pelo recebimento e destina??o dos animais silvestres que s?o v?timas do tr?fico no Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Objetivou-se caracterizar as esp?cies, da fauna silvestre, apreendidas ou entregues voluntariamente, de 2008 a 2014 no CETAS de Serop?dica ? Rio de Janeiro. O total de entradas efetivas no Centro de Triagem de Animais Silvestres foi de 39.777 (Trinta e nove mil, setecentos e setenta e sete) animais, durante os anos de 2008 a 2014, tendo como m?dia anual, dos ?ltimos 7 anos, 5.682 entradas. Dentre os animais recebidos, 91,25% (36.295) foram aves, 5,47% (2.177) r?pteis, 3,14% (1.248) mam?feros, 0,13% (53) invertebrados; entre crust?ceos, insetos e aracn?deos provenientes de apreens?es, entregas ou resgates. A apreens?o foi a proced?ncia com maior representa??o durante o per?odo estudado, com 88,75% (35.302) animais e uma m?dia de 5.043 animais por ano. O Comando de Pol?cia Ambiental (CPAM), juntamente com outros batalh?es da pol?cia militar e civil, foram os ?rg?os mais representativos no combate ao tr?fico de animais silvestres. O recebimento de aves entre 2008 e 2014 representou cerca de 91,25% (36.295) das entradas em rela??o ao total de todas as classes entre os anos, sendo identificadas 24 ordens, 54 fam?lias e 255 esp?cies de aves. A ordem Passeriformes foi a que teve o maior n?mero de animais recebidos (92,22%), havendo predomin?ncia das fam?lias, Thaupidae com 85,54% (28.634) e Icteridae 3,41% (1.143). O coleirinho (Sporophila caerulescens), o can?rio-da-terra-verdadeiro (Sicalis flaveola), o trinca-ferro-verdadeiro (Saltator similis), o curi? (Sporophila angolensis), o tiziu (Volatinia jacarina), o tico-tico (Zonotrichia capensis), corresponderam a cerca de 78,18% do total de Passeriformes, 61,15% apreendidos e 56,60% das aves recebidas no CETAS - RJ, no per?odo do estudo.

Submitted by Celso Magalhaes (celsomagalhaes@ufrrj.br) on 2017-10-03T16:25:38Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Viviane Figueira Marques.pdf: 1883187 bytes, checksum: 9996d5ea41ecd4f93424c808c4d82ba6 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-03T16:25:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Viviane Figueira Marques.pdf: 1883187 bytes, checksum: 9996d5ea41ecd4f93424c808c4d82ba6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-02 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / Staphylococcus spp. plays an important role in the etiology of bovine mastitis. Staphylococcus aureus is considered the most relevant specie due to the production of virulence factors such as ?slime?, which is required for biofilm formation. This study aimed to detect the phenotypic expression of the biofilm formation in 20 S. aureus isolates from bovine mastitis, to detect and quantify the expression of genes involved in its production and regulation, as well as to detect the phenogenotypic resistance to beta-lactam in order to evaluate the possible relation between biofilm production and antimicrobial resistance. The isolates were characterized by MALDI-TOF and phenogenotypic identification assays. Also they were submitted to the phenotypic tests to evaluate biofilm production and the susceptibility to beta-lactams. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC), Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) and Minimum Inhibitory Concentration in the Biofilm (MICB) were determined to three isolates presenting distinct biofilm production. Futherly, a PCR for the detection of ?slime? production genes (icaA and icaD), Bap protein (bap), beta-lactamase (blaZ) and protein altered penicillin-binding (mecA). Also, the Agr system was typified (agr I, agr II, agr III and agr IV) and its regulator (agr RNAIII) was detected. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was performed to determine the most suitable time interval for biofilm analysis. Real-time PCR (qPCR) was performed at the chosen times to quantify the expression of icaA, icaD and hld genes in the three studied isolates. All 20 isolates were biofilm producers and most presented icaA and icaD genes. Only one isolate presented the bap gene. The agr gene type II presented a prevalence of 70%. The SEM showed gradual changes in bacterial arrangement during the biofilm formation along the phases of the growth curve. The peak was reached at the stationary phase. Transcriptional analysis revealed increased expression of ica genes at 8 h of growth and of hld at 24 h. However, for the N-365 strain the ica expression was of low yield. For this study, the penicillin resistance was related to the production of beta-lactamase otherwise the high MBC detected for cefoxitin may be associated to biofilm protection, evidentiated by the fact that the isolates have MICB values higher than MICs tested for planktonic cells / Staphylococcus spp. tem papel importante na etiologia da mastite bovina. Staphylococcus aureus ? considerada a esp?cie mais relevante devido ? produ??o de fatores de virul?ncia, tais como ?slime?, o que favorece a forma??o do biofilme. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo detectar a express?o fenot?pica da forma??o de biofilme em 20 isolados de S. aureus oriundos de mastite bovina, detectar e quantificar a express?o dos genes envolvidos na sua produ??o e regula??o, al?m de detectar a resist?ncia fenogenot?pica aos beta-lact?micos para avalia??o da poss?vel rela??o da produ??o de biofilme com a resist?ncia antimicrobiana. Os isolados foram caracterizados atrav?s de testes fenogenot?picos e MALDI-TOF, submetidos ?s provas fenot?picas de detec??o da forma??o de biofilme e avalia??o da suscetibilidade aos beta-lact?micos. A Concentra??o Inibit?ria M?nima (CIM), Concentra??o Bactericida M?nima (CBM) e a Concentra??o Inibit?ria M?nima no Biofilme (CIMB) foram determinadas para tr?s isolados selecionados com base na varia??o da intensidade da produ??o de biofilme. Posteriormente, todos os isolados foram submetidos ? t?cnica de PCR para detec??o dos genes de produ??o de ?slime? (icaA e icaD), prote?na Bap (bap), beta-lactamase (blaZ) e prote?na ligante de penicilina alterada (mecA). Al?m de detec??o do sistema regulador Agr (agr RNAIII) e da tipifica??o do sistema Agr (agr I, agr II, agr III e agr IV). Foi realizada Microscopia Eletr?nica de Varredura (MEV) para determinar o intervalo de tempo mais adequado para a an?lise do biofilme. A PCR em tempo real (qPCR) foi realizada nos tempos selecionados para quantificar a express?o dos genes icaA, icaD e hld em tr?s isolados com produ??o variada de biofilme. Todos os isolados foram produtores de biofilme e a maioria apresentou os genes icaA e icaD. Apenas um isolado apresentou o gene bap. O gene agr tipo II mostrou preval?ncia de 70%. A MEV mostrou mudan?as graduais no arranjo bacteriano durante a forma??o de biofilme ao longo das fases da curva de crescimento que atingiu seu pico de forma??o na fase estacion?ria. A an?lise transcricional evidenciou maior express?o dos genes ica no tempo de 8 h de crescimento e hld em 24 h. Contudo, a cepa N-365 mostrou baixa produ??o dos genes ica. Para este estudo, a resist?ncia ? penicilina foi relacionada com a produ??o de beta-lactamase, enquanto a elevada CBM detectada para cefoxitina pode estar associada ? prote??o que o biofilme oferece, epis?dio evidenciado pelo fato dos isolados apresentarem valores de CIMB superiores aos CIMs testados para as c?lulas planct?nicas.

Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2017-10-05T11:53:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2009 - Leticia Silotti Zampirolli.pdf: 25893124 bytes, checksum: bd44115917dd331e511dc65cd22738a1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-05T11:53:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2009 - Leticia Silotti Zampirolli.pdf: 25893124 bytes, checksum: bd44115917dd331e511dc65cd22738a1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-05-27 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior, CAPES, Brasil. / A series of new dialkylphosphorylhydrazones (phosphorohydrazidic acid, N?-[1,2-dihydro-2- oxo-(R1)-3H-indole-3-iliden]- dialkyl esters was synthesized and characterized by IR, 1H, 13C and 31P NMR and mass spectroscopy. These dialkylphosphorylhydrazones were synthesized in three steps. The first step involved the synthesis of different dialkylphosphites which are obtained by the reaction of PCl3 with three mols of the corresponding alcohols. The second step consisted of the reaction between the dialkylphosphites and hydrazine in a two phase system, leading to the formation of the dialkylphosphorylhydrazines. Finally, the last step was the condensation of these dialkylphosphorylhydrazines with different N-substituted isatins. The analysis of the 1H, 13C and 31P NMR spectra showed the existence of the two possible diastereoisomers E and Z for compounds 1, 2, 6, 10 and 12, while for the remaining compounds only the Z isomer is present. Ten of these compounds were preliminarily tested for their inhibition potential against two protozoa (Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania amazonensis). All compounds tested showed cell proliferation inhibition of 98% at 50 ?M for Leishmania amazonensis, whereas for T. cruzi, inhibition of epimastigote cell proliferation was found to be higher than 75% for all compounds tested except 6, which showed a 59% inhibition. These ten compounds were also evaluated against Plasmodium falciparum, affording inhibitions higher than 90% for a 1mM concentration. These compounds were also investigated for their fungicidal activity against phytopatogenic Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium oxysporum. Compounds 9 and 11 showed a miscelial growth inhibition of 58% for Rhizoctonia solani while compound 12 afforde a 72% inhibition. Compounds 1, 2, 11 and 12 gave Fusarium oxysporum inhibition higher than 52%. Finally, the compounds synthesized were also evaluated for their inhibitory potential against lettuce seed germination and it was observed that the same compounds which showed fungicidal activity were not able to inhibit seed germination. / Uma s?rie de 16 dialquilfosforilidrazonas (?cido fosforoidraz?dico, N? -[1,2-diidro-2-oxo-(R1)- 3H- indol-3-ilideno] -, ?ster de dialquila), sendo todas in?ditas, foram sintetizadas e caracterizadas pelas t?cnicas de espectrometria de IV, RMN de 1H, RMN de 13C, RMN de 31P e massas. As novas dialquilfosforilidrazonas foram sintetizadas em tr?s etapas de rea??o. A primeira etapa consistiu na s?ntese de diferentes fosfitos de dialquila que foram obtidos atrav?s da rea??o do tricloreto de f?sforo (PCl3) com tr?s mols do ?lcool correspondente. Na segunda etapa, a rea??o dos fosfitos de dialquila com a hidrazina, em um sistema bif?sico, levou ? forma??o das dialquilfosforilidrazinas. A ?ltima etapa foi a condensa??o destas dialquilfosforilidrazinas com diferentes isatinas substitu?das. A an?lise dos espectros de RMN de 1H, RMN de 13C, RMN de 31P das dialquilfosforilidrazonas mostraram a coexist?ncia dos dois poss?veis diastereois?meros E e Z, para os compostos 1, 2, 6, 10 e 12, enquanto que para os compostos restantes observou-se apenas o diastereois?mero Z. Dos compostos sintetizados, dez foram avaliados preliminarmente quanto ao potencial inibit?rio de prolifera??o de dois protozo?rios (Trypanosoma cruzi e Leishmania amazonensis). Para Leishmania amazonensis todos os compostos testados apresentaram inibi??o da prolifera??o celular de 98 % a 50 ?M. Enquanto que para T.cruzi verificou-se inibi??o da prolifera??o celular de epimastigotas superior a 75% para todos compostos testados, a exce??o do composto (6) cuja inibi??o foi de 59 %. Esses dez compostos tamb?m foram avaliados frente ao protozo?rio Plasmodium falciparum apresentando inibi??o superior a 90 % para todos os compostos testados, a uma concentra??o de 1mM. Essas dialquilfosforilidrazonas tamb?m tiveram a a??o fungicida avaliada frente aos fungos fitopatog?nicos (Rhizoctonia solani e Fusarium oxysporum). Em Rhizoctonia solani os compostos (9) e (11) apresentaram inibi??o do crescimento miscelial de 58 %, j? o composto (12) apresentou inibi??o de 72%. Para o Fusarium oxysporum destacaram-se os compostos (1, 2, 11 e 12) com inibi??o superior a 52 %. Esses compostos tamb?m foram avaliados quanto ao potencial inibit?rio de germina??o em sementes de alface e verificouse que os mesmos compostos que apresentaram efeitos fungist?ticos, n?o inibiram a germina??o de sementes de alface.