1. Colorimetric Assay for Cyanide and Cyanogenic Glycoside Using Polysorbate 40-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles. This study described a simple and homogeneous method for the selective and sensitive detection of cyanide and endogenous biological cyanide using polysorbate 40-stabilized gold nanoparticles (PS 40-AuNPs). Neutral PS 40 molecules enable citrate-capped AuNPs to stabilize in a high-salinity solution. The addition of cyanide to a solution of PS 40-AuNPs resulted in the formation of AuCN(s) on the NP surface and Au(CN)2¡V in an aqueous solution. The removal of PS 40 molecules from the NP surface rendered the AuNPs unstable in a high-salinity solution, leading to NP aggregation. The formation of AuCN(s) and Au(CN)2¡V was demonstrated by means of surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy, respectively. PS 40-AuNPs were capable of selectively detecting cyanide at concentrations as low as 500 nM. Additionally, the minimum detectable concentration of linamarin (cyanogenic glycoside) was measured to be 1 uM using PS 40-AuNPs. This probe was successfully applied to the determination of cyanide in tap water, the monitor of cyanide removal during food processing, and the quantification of linamarin in cassava root. 2. Colorimetric detoxification and monitored cyanogenic glycoside in plants/fruit using polysorbate 40-stabilized gold nanoparticles. Developing rapid, highly sensitive, and selective detection/inhibition of cyanide/cyanogenic glycoside from plants and foods is extremely essential for human life safety. Here we report a strategy for the colormetric visualization of cyanogenic glycoside using polysorbate 40 stabilized gold nanoparticle (PS 40-AuNPs). Two cyanogenic glycosides (amygdalin and linamarin) were chosen to determine the efficiency of acid hydrolysis. According to US Department and Health and Human Services standard cyanide antidote kit, sodium thiosulfate and hydroxocobalamin (vitamin B12a) seems to be an appropriate antidote for treatment cyanide poisoning victims. The addition of thiosulfate/vitamin B12a to a solution of cyanide/cyanogenic glycosides resulted in the formation of thiocyanate/vitamin B12 in an aqueous solution, which couldn¡¦t etch PS 40-AuNPs and inhibit the aggregation of PS 40-AuNPs in a high-salt solution. The inhibition/detoxification efficiency (IC50) of thiosulfate and vitamin B12a were studied for treatment of cyanide and hydrolyzed cyanogenic glycoside. This probe was also used to monitor the removal of cyanide, estimated the concentration of cyanide and detoxification of cyanide by thiosulfate in plants/fruit sample.

Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2017-06-29T18:35:24Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Elisabete Maria da Gra?a Costa do Nascimento.pdf: 1991326 bytes, checksum: cc5f12994a8bca0da10c49a977a74e39 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-29T18:35:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Elisabete Maria da Gra?a Costa do Nascimento.pdf: 1991326 bytes, checksum: cc5f12994a8bca0da10c49a977a74e39 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-26 / CAPES / Brazil is the largest producer and consumer in the world passion fruit and their production is growing every year due to the good acceptance of its juice. Passion fruit juice is a small part of the fruit and the peels presents a problem for the environment, loss of material rich in fiber and loss than may pose as a gain for the economy. The aim of this study was to present a safe possibility for exploitation and processing of passion fruit peel. For this was done drying with application of ultrasound(SCUS) on the drying kinetics and also tested the antioxidant property and quantified the cyanogenic glycosides. Bioassay with Artemia salina was undertaken to determine and assess the lethal dose for 50% of the population of A. salina (LD50). The cyanogenic glycosides Amygdalin and prunasin in passion fruit peel flour sample sold in the Rio de Janeiro market were quantified in samples processed by Lyophilization (L), processed by convective drying (SC) and samples submitted to the thermoplastic extrusion process(ET). Major benefits have been found in the use of passion fruit peel as an ingredient as the decrease of glucose levels in blood and cholesterol, anti-inflammatory action and other. The dietary fiber content was quantified by various authors and ranged 35-90% and these findings have encouraged the development of several products, for example, breakfast cereal, diets cookie, sweet biscuits, pasta, cereal bars and candies in syrup added flour of the passion fruit peel, and others, but few studies consider the quantification of residual cyanogenic as an important part of the evaluation. The cyanotic toxicity of some plants has been well established by epidemiological studies and exposure to cyanogenicglycosides food, from acute or chronic form, can cause neuropathology, goiter, cretinism endemic and sometimes death. It was carried out as a strategy for studying processes in the best conditions to obtain security for toxic levels of cyanogenic and preservation of bioactive compounds in the tested processes. For quantification of Amygdalin glycosides and prunasin were used high-performance liquid chromatography. The tests to evaluate the antioxidant activity were made using the method for the reduction of iron (Ferric-Reducing Ability Power (FRAP)) and by the measure of total phenolic compounds against the Folin Ciocalteu reagent. The result of drying with ultrasound coupled at the lower temperatures tested affected the kinetic accelerating the process and preserved better antioxidant capacity. The microstructure also revealed that during the drying process wrinkling of matrix cells behave more evenly going in the same direction and drying without the use of ultrasound cells show a more disorganized wrinkling. The results for A. salina bioassay showed that the LD50 for potassium cyanide was 2.83 mg kg-1 and passion fruit peels in natura 397.30 mg kg-1. The results of the quantification Amygdalin and prunasin for passion fruit peels drying process showed that only the sample with ultrasound coupled drying at a temperature of 40?C and had only one commercial levels below Brazilian ANVISA standards. The general conclusion was that there are not enough studies to prove that the use of passion fruit peel flour is harmless to human health and that exposure to cyanogenic, even at low levels, can provide a public health problem in Brazil. / O Brasil ? o maior produtor e consumidor de maracuj? do mundo e sua produ??o vem crescendo a cada ano devido ? boa aceita??o do seu suco. O suco de maracuj? representa uma pequena parte do fruto e a casca dele apresenta um problema para o meio ambiente, perda de material rico em fibras e perda do que ele pode representar como ganho para economia do pa?s. O objetivo desse estudo foi apresentar uma possibilidade segura para aproveitamento e processamento da casca do maracuj?. Para isso foi feito uma secagem com aplica??o do ultrassom (SCUS) sobre cianog?nicos. Foi feito um bioensaio com Artemia salinapara determinar e avaliar a dose letal para 50% da popula??o de A. salina (DL50). Foram quantificados os glicos?deos cianog?nicos Amigdalina e Prunasina em amostra de farinha de cascas de maracuj? vendidos no mercado do Rio de Janeiro, em amostras processadas por liofiliza??o (L), processadas por secagem convectiva (SC) e amostras submetidas ao processo de extrus?o termopl?stica (ET). Grandes benef?cios t?m sido encontrados no uso da casca do maracuj? como ingrediente como a diminui??o dos n?veis de glicose no sangue e de colesterol, a??o anti-inflamat?ria e outras. O teor de fibra alimentar foi quantificado por v?rios autores e variaram de 35 a 90% e esses achados t?m incentivado o desenvolvimento de diversos produtos como, por exemplo, cereal matinal, cookie diets, biscoitos doces, massa aliment?cia, barra de cereais e doces em calda adicionados da farinha da casca de maracuj?, e outros, por?m poucos estudos consideram a quantifica??o dos cianog?nicos residuais como parte importante da avalia??o. A toxicidade cianog?nica de alguns vegetais j? foi bem estabelecida por estudos epidemiol?gicos e a exposi??o a alimentos que cont?m glicos?deos cianog?nicos de forma aguda ou cr?nica pode causar neuropatologias, b?cio, cretinismo end?mico e algumas vezes morte. Assim, foi realizado como estrat?gia para o estudo processamentosnas melhores condi??espara se obter a seguran?a quanto aos n?veis t?xicos de cianog?nicos e a preserva??o dos compostos bioativos nos processos testados.Para quantifica??o dos glicos?deos Amigdalina e Prunasina foi utilizada cromatografia liquida de alta efici?ncia. Os testes para avaliar a atividade antioxidante foram feitos atrav?s do m?todo pela redu??o do ferro (Ferric-Reducing Ability Power (FRAP)) e pela medida dos compostos fen?licos totais frente ao reagente Folin Ciocalteu. O resultado da secagem com ultrassom acoplado nas mais baixas temperaturas testadas afetou a cin?tica acelerando o processo e preservou melhor a capacidade antioxidante. A microestrutura revelou tamb?m que durante o processo de secagem o enrugamento das c?lulas da matriz se comportam mais uniformemente acontecendo na mesma dire??o e na secagem sem o uso do ultrassom as c?lulas mostram um enrugamento mais desorganizado. Os resultados para o bioensaio com A. salina mostraram que a DL50 para cianeto de pot?ssio foi de 2,83 mg kg-1e para cascas de maracuj? in natura de 397,30 mg kg-1. Os resultados da quantifica??o de Amigdalina e Prunasina para os processos de secagem de cascas de maracuj? mostraram que apenas a amostra com secagem com ultrassom acoplado na temperatura de 40?C e uma comercial tiveram n?veis abaixo dos padr?es brasileiros da ANVISA. A conclus?o geral foi que n?o existem estudos suficientes que comprovem que a utiliza??o da farinha de casca de maracuj? ? in?cua ? sa?de humana e que uma exposi??o aos cianog?nicos, mesmo que em baixos n?veis, pode oferecer um problema de sa?de p?blica para o Brasil.