A artrite reumatoide (AR) é uma doença crônica, inflamatória, sistêmica, com manifestações autoimunes articulares e extra-articulares, como fraqueza e atrofia muscular. Apesar de terem profundo impacto funcional, os mecanismos envolvidos nesses processos em músculo esquelético têm sido pouco estudados. O objetivo desse trabalho foi descrever o envolvimento muscular e vias moleculares em um modelo experimental de artrite e em um modelo de atrofia por desuso. Ratas Wistar, 8-12 semanas foram separadas em três grupos: controle (CO), imobilizado com bota de cobre (IM) e artrite induzida por colágeno bovino tipo II (CIA). A locomoção espontânea e o peso dos animais foram avaliados semanalmente. As articulações tíbio-társicas e os músculos gastrocnêmicos foram processados e corados com hematoxilina-eosina (HE). Imunoblot foi realizado para quantificar MuRF- 1, miogenina e anti-LC3. O nível de significância foi considerado quando p<0,05. A análise histológica das articulações confirmou a severidade da doença. Na locomoção espontânea houve uma diferença significativa na distância, velocidade, número de vezes em pé e número de descanso com redução no grupo CIA, quando comparado ao grupo controle, de 90%, 90%, 75% e aumento de 70%, respectivamente. O peso corporal total, o peso do músculo gastrocnêmio, e o peso relativo do músculo reduziram 20%, 30% e 20% nos animais CIA, quando comparado ao grupo controle. A análise histopatológica identificou no músculo de CIA: atrofia de fibras perifasciculares, infiltrado inflamatório, fibras atróficas do tipo 2 e edema. A área seccional da miofibra estava reduzida em torno de 30% no grupo CIA e 60% no IM. Na quantificação proteína demonstrou aumento da expressão em 70% das proteínas MuRF-1 e miogenina no grupo CIA quando comparado ao grupo controle, resultado não observado em IM. Na quantificação da proteína LC3 não houve diferença entre os grupos. Esse estudo demonstrou que o desenvolvimento da artrite experimental está associado com perda de peso e da mobilidade, atrofia muscular e degradação muscular nesses animais. Pela primeira vez foi demonstrado que a atrofia muscular na artrite está associada com a própria doença e não com a imobilidade, visto que o grupo IM, apesar de atrofia mais muscular mais marcada, não apresentou ativação das vias de atrofia (MuRF-1 e miogenina) que foram observadas no grupo CIA. / Objective: Although causing great functional impact, the mechanisms of muscle wasting in RA have been poorly studied. The objective of this study is to describe the muscular involvement in an experimental model of arthritis and its pathways and compare with disuse atrophy. Methods: Female Wistar rats were separated in three groups: control (CO), collageninduced arthritis (CIA) and immobilized (IM). Spontaneous locomotion and weight were evaluated weekly. Gastrocnemius muscle was evaluated by histology and immunoblotting to measure LC3, MuRF-1 and myogenin expression. Significance was considered at p<0.05 level. Results: Histological analysis of the joint confirmed the severity of the arthropathy. There was significant difference in spontaneous locomotion (distance, velocity, number of times standing and number of times resting) in CIA group. Animal body weight, gastrocnemius muscle weight and relative muscle weight decreased 20%, 30% and 20% in CIA rats. Inflammatory infiltration, swelling and type 2 fiber atrophy was present in CIA gastrocnemius muscles, with reduced cross-sectional area by 30%, and 60% in IM. Imunoblotting analysis demonstrated increased expression of myogenin and MuRF-1 in CIA muscles by about 70%, while in IM remained similar to control. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that the development of experimental arthritis is associated to decreased mobility, weight loss, muscle atrophy, increased expression of markers of muscle proteolysis and regeneration. For the first time it is demonstrated that muscle atrophy in arthritis is associated with the disease itself, and not simply due to decreased mobility, since immobilized group presented no activation of the same atrophy pathways.

L'objectif global de cette étude était de produire du bioéthanol à partir de biomasse lignocellulosique en utilisant des enzymes libres ou immobilisées de type xylanase, cellulase et β-1,3-glucanase. L'isolement de la souche AUKAR04 de Trichoderma citrinoviride a permis de produire par fermentation solide ces trois enzymes à un taux de 55 000, 385 et 695 UI / gd, respectivement. L’activité biochimique des enzymes libres a été caractérisée en faisant varier différents paramètres : pH, température et concentration en cations métalliques, et les paramètres cinétiques correspondants ont été identifiés. Par la suite, les enzymes ont été immobilisées en phase solide, soit sous forme d’agrégats sans support de type (combi-CLEA), soit par association avec des nanoparticules magnétiques bifonctionnalisées (ISN-CLEA). Ces dernières ont fourni de meilleures performances en termes de stabilité thermique, d’activité et d’aptitude à réutilisation après un temps de conservation prolongé. Le substrat végétal utilisé (SCB : bagasse de canne à sucre) a été prétraité chimiquement par cuisson à l'ammoniac, permettant d’éliminer 40% de la lignine initiale tout en préservant 95% de glucane, 65% de xylane et 41% d'arabinane. L’hydrolyse enzymatique du substrat prétraité a permis une conversion de la cellulose en 87% de glucose, et une conversion des hémicelluloses (arabinoxylanes) en 74% de xylose et 64% d'arabinose, chiffres notoirement supérieurs à l'activité des enzymes libres. L'analyse chimique et structurale du substrat a été faite par spectrométrie ATR-FTIR et DRX, et par analyse TGA. L’étude FTIR a prouvé l’efficacité du traitement enzymatique en montrant que les hémicelluloses et la cellulose subissent une dépolymérisation partielle par l’action simultanée des trois enzymes immobilisées dans les ISN-CLEA. L’étude TGA a montré que la stabilité thermique des échantillons prétraités à l'ammoniac puis traités par des enzymes est notoirement améliorée. L’analyse DRX a montré que l'indice de cristallinité du substrat prétraité à l’ammoniac puis traité par l'ISN-CLEA a augmenté de 61,3 ± 1%, par rapport au substrat avant traitement enzymatique. La fermentation par la levure Saccharomyces cerevisiae LGP2Y1 utilisée en monoculture, à partir d’un hydrolysat enzymatique contenant 103,8 g / L de glucose, a produit 42 g / L d'éthanol en 36 h de fermentation. Le rendement métabolique global atteint ainsi environ 79% du rendement théorique. La fermentation en co-culture avec Saccharomyces cerevisiae LGP2Y1 et Candida utilis ATCC 22023 d’un hydrolysat à 107,6 g / L de glucose et 41,5 g / L de xylose a produit 65 g / L d'éthanol en 42 h de fermentation. Ainsi, en co-culture fermentaire, le rendement métabolique global atteint environ 88 % du rendement théorique. / The overall objective of the study was to produce bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass by using free and immobilized xylanase, cellulase and β-1, 3-glucanase. Specifically, this study was focused on the isolation of Trichoderma citrinoviride strain AUKAR04 and it produces xylanase (55,000 IU/gds), Cellulase (385 IU/gds) and β-1, 3-glucanase (695 IU/gds) in solid state fermentation. Then the free enzymes were biochemically characterized such as effect of pH, temperature and metal ion concentration and kinetics parameters. Then the enzymes were subjected to two types of immobilization using carrier-free co-immobilization (combi-CLEAs) method and immobilized on bifunctionalized magnetic nanoparticles (ISN-CLEAs) with higher thermal stability, extended reusability and good storage stability. Liquid ammonia pretreatment removed 40% lignin from the biomass and retained 95% of glucan, 65% of xylan and 41% of arabinan in sugarcane bagasse (SCB). SCB was enzymatically hydrolyzed and converted to 87% glucose from cellulose and 74% of xylose, 64% of arabinose from the hemicelluloses which is remarkably higher than the activity of the free enzymes. Chemical and structural analysis of SCB was done by ATR-FTIR, TGA and XRD. FTIR result showed a successful pretreatment of the SCB raw material. It showed that hemicelluloses and cellulose are partially depolymerized by the action of xylanase, cellulase and β-1,3-glucanase in ISN-CLEAs. TGA studies showed that the thermal stability of the ammonia pretreated and enzymatically treated samples have improved remarkably. XRD results showed that the crystallinity index of the ISN-CLEAs treated SCB increased to 61.3±1% when compared to the ammonia-treated SCB. Mono-culture fermentation using Saccharomyces cerevisiae LGP2Y1 utilized SCB hydrolysate containing 103.8 g/L of glucose and produced 42 g/L ethanol in 36 h of fermentation. The overall metabolic yield achieved was about 79% of theoretical yield. Co-culture fermentation using Saccharomyces cerevisiae LGP2Y1 and Candida utilis ATCC 22023 utilized SCB hydrolysate containing 107.6 g/L of glucose and 41.5 g/L xylose and produced 65 g/L ethanol in 42 h of fermentation. The overall metabolic yield in co-culture fermentation achieved was about 88 % of the theoretical yield.

Ce travail de thèse traite de l'étude de levures non-Saccharomyces (Kluyveromyces marxianus et Pichia kluyveri) du point de vue physiologique lors de la fermentation de moût à base de jus d’agave pour l’obtention de tequila. Il consiste à déterminer comment différents facteurs tels que la source de carbone, d'azote, les concentrations de minéraux (calcium et magnésium) présent dans le milieu, l'aération et la température affectent le métabolisme de la levure et provoque des changements dans la production de composés volatiles durant la fermentation qui peuvent contribuer positivement à la boisson alcoolisée. Les levures utilisées au cours de cette étude ont été obtenues à partir de la collection de microorganismes du CIATEJ, qui ont été isolées à partir de différents procédés de fermentation artisanale de mezcal des états de Oaxaca, Guerrero et San Luis Potosi au Mexique. Sur la base de connaissances préalables disponibles dans la littérature qui démontrent que ces levures non-Saccharomyces sont de bonnes productrices de composés volatiles ainsi que des résultats obtenus, une utilisation de ces levures dans le procédé de fermentation alcoolique pour la production de tequila est considérée. Les résultats montrent que les levures non- Saccharomyces étudiés sont affectées par tous les facteurs étudiés, ils doivent donc être considérés et contrôlés durant le procédé de fermentation pour obtenir la production des composés volatiles recherchés. Les souches étudiées présentent un certain potentiel qui leur permet de se positionner comme possible candidat pour réaliser une fermentation de manière indépendante sans avoir besoin de la présence de Saccharomyces cerevisiae, ou en co-culture avec S. cerevisiae pour obtenir dans les deux cas une tequila plus aromatique par rapport aux produits qui sont actuellement disponibles sur le marché. La connaissance détaillée des besoins physiologiques de la levure, nous donne la possibilité de modifier les composés volatiles présents dans la boisson alcoolisée, en contrôlant les paramètres au cours du procédé de fermentation. / The present work aimed to study how factors such as carbon and nitrogen source, calcium and magnesium concentration (in the medium), aeration or temperature disturb the metabolism of non-Saccharomyces yeasts (Kluyveromyces marxianus and Pichia kluyveri), specifically their impact on the production of volatile compounds during alcoholic fermentation of agave must employed in Tequila elaboration process. The used yeasts were obtained from the collection of CIATEJ strains, which were isolated from artisanal mezcal fermentation processes from the states of Oaxaca, Guerrero and San Luis Potosi in Mexico. It is intended to use the information generated and then using these yeasts in alcoholic fermentation processes for the production of tequila. Based on prior knowledge that non-Saccharomyces yeasts are good producers of volatile compounds desired in alcoholic beverages requested by consumers and the results of this study, the use of these strains is considered for tequila production. The results obtained in the present study revealed that all tested factors disturbed volatile compound production in these non- Saccharomyces yeasts and therefore need to be considered to drive fermentation processes aiming the production of a more aromatic beverage. Some yeast strains showed good potential to perform fermentation without or in co-culture with S. cerevisiae obtaining in both cases a product with more desired flavors compared to products currently on the market. The knowledge about the physiological needs of these yeasts gives the opportunity to modify the composition of the alcoholic beverage, only by controlling the parameters during the fermentation process.

O soro e o permeado de soro de queijo, subprodutos da indústria de laticínios, constituem-se substratos alternativos, ricos em nutrientes e de grande potencial para a produção de etanol. Diante da necessidade de melhorias em processos fermentativos, a tecnologia de imobilização celular pode contribuir positivamente para processos mais eficazes e vantajosos. Nesse contexto, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo aperfeiçoar a produção de etanol a partir de soro e permeado de soro de queijo por diferentes leveduras em biorreatores de células imobilizadas operados em regime batelada e em sistema contínuo, bem como representar matematicamente o bioprocesso. Na primeira etapa deste trabalho, diferentes linhagens de Kluyveromyces marxianus e diferentes meios de cultivo foram testados em agitador rotacional e em biorreator de células imobilizadas, e os efeitos da taxa de diluição (D) e da concentração de substrato (C WP ) foram investigadas em biorreatores contínuos. Altos fatores de conversão (YEtOH/S) e de produtividade volumétrica (QP) foram obtidos pela linhagens K. marxianus CCT 4086 tanto em agitador rotacional quanto em biorreator com células imobilizadas em alginato de cálcio operado em regime batelada (0,47 g L-1 e 2,53 g L-1 h-1). Diante disso, esta linhagem foi escolhida para os testes posteriores. Aumentos consideráveis nos parâmetros de fermentação (YEtOH/S e QP) foram obtidos a partir do planejamento experimental hexagonal em biorreatores operados continuamente (0,51 g g-1 e 6,01 g L-1 h-1). Melhorias no processo ainda foram alcançadas em biorreatores contínuos de dois estágios operados em sequência, em que alta produtividade volumétrica (6,97 g L-1 h-1) e concentração de etanol (70,4 g L-1) foram observadas. Em uma segunda etapa deste trabalho, linhagens de Saccharomyces cerevisiae foram testadas para a bioconversão de soro e permeado de soro de queijo a etanol. Diferentes leveduras imobilizadas e estratégias de cultivo foram utilizadas para bioconverter meios não concentrados e concentrados, em biorreatores de leito fluidizado. Valores similares dos parâmetros fermentativos (YEtOH/S e QP) foram obtidos para o monocultivo das linhagens de S. cerevisiae (CAT-1 e PE-2). O co-cultivo de S. cerevisiae CAT-1 e K. marxianus CCT 4086 aumentou em quatro vezes a produtividade volumétrica em permeado de soro de queijo e em 69 % em soro de queijo, mas não superou os altos valores obtidos pela monocultura de K. marxianus CCT 4086 (0,49 g g-1 e 1, 68 g L-1 h-1). Aumentos na concentração de etanol foram alcançados a partir de meio concentrado (79,1 g L-1), e melhorias na produtividade volumétrica foram obtidas a partir de batelada repetida (2,8 g L-1 h-1). Em uma terceira etapa, foi realizada a modelagem matemática do bioprocesso da produção de etanol por soro de queijo a partir de K. marxianus CCT 4086, linhagem esta que conferiu os melhores resultados ao longo deste trabalho. O sistema contínuo A-stat (accelerostat technique) foi utilizado, tanto para cultivos de células livres quanto imobilizadas, onde duas taxas de aceleração foram testadas. Quatro modelos matemáticos não estruturados foram analisados, levando em consideração a limitação pelo substrato e a inibição pelo produto. Os resultados mostraram que as taxas de diluição (D) e de aceleração (a) afetam a fisiologia e o metabolismo celular. O estado estacionário foi alcançado para a menor taxa de aceleração (a = 0,0015 h-2), e um alto fator de conversão foi obtido (0,52 g g-1) nesta condição. A imobilização celular contribuiu para o aumento do fator de conversão em 23 % na condição de maior taxa de aceleração testada (a = 0,00667 h-2). Alto ajuste dos modelos preditivos para biomassa, substrato e produto foi obtido a partir da maior taxa de aceleração, contudo o fenômeno biológico foi melhor representado para a menor taxa de aceleração. Os modelos de Monod e de Levenspiel combinado com Ghose e Tyagi foram os mais apropriados para descrever o bioprocesso. / Whey and whey permeate, by-products of the dairy industry, are alternative substrates, rich in nutrients and with great potential for use in the ethanol production. Considering the need for improvements in fermentation processes, cell immobilization technology can positively contribute to more effective and advantageous bioprocesses. In this context, the aim of this work was to optimize the ethanol production from whey and whey permeate by different yeasts on immobilized batch fluidized bed bioreactors and in continuous systems, and also describe mathematically the bioprocess. In the first step, different strains of K. marxianus and cultivation media were tested in batch mode and the effects of dilution rate (D) and substrate concentration (C WP ) were investigated in continuous bioreactors. High ethanol yield (YEtOH/S) and ethanol productivities (QP) were obtained by K. marxianus CCT 4086, for both in shaker cultivation and in batch fluidized-bed bioreactors with immobilized cells in Ca-alginate (0.47 g L-1 e 2.53 g L-1 h-1). This strain was chosen for subsequent tests. Substantial increases in the fermentation parameters (YEtOH/S e QP) were obtained from the hexagonal experimental design in continuous bioreactors (0.51 g g-1 e 6.01 g L-1 h-1). Process improvements were achieved in two continuous fluidized-bed bioreactors operated in sequence, wherein high ethanol productivities (6.97 g L-1 h-1) and concentrations (70.4 g L-1) were obtained. Then, in a second step of this study, strains of S. cerevisiae were tested to bioconversion of lactose-hydrolysed whey and whey permeate into ethanol. Different immobilized strains in monoculture and coculture were used to the bioconversion of not concentrated or concentrated mediums in batch fluidized bed bioreactors. Similar values of the fermentation parameters (YEtOH/S e QP) were obtained for the strains S. cerevisiae (CAT-1 and PE-2). The co-culture of S. cerevisiae CAT- 1 and K. marxianus CCT 4086 increased four times the ethanol productivity in lactosehydrolyzed whey permeate and 69 % in lactose-hydrolyzed whey, but not attained the high values of K. marxianus CCT 4086 monoculture (0.49 g g-1 e 1.68 g L-1 h-1). Increases in the ethanol concentrations (79.1 g L-1) were obtained from concentrated media, and improvement in ethanol productivities was obtained by repeated batch (2.8 g L-1 h-1). In a third step, the mathematical modeling of the ethanol production from whey was performed, using K. marxianus CCT 4086 as biocatalyst due to the better results attained throughout of this work. The continuous A-stat system (accelerostat technique) was used for both free cell cultures and immobilized, and two acceleration rates were tested. Four unstructured mathematical models were analyzed, taking into account the limiting substrate and product inhibition. The results showed that the dilution rate (D) and the acceleration rate (a) affected cell physiology and metabolism. The steady state was attained for the lower acceleration rate (a = 0.0015 h-2), and in this condition a high ethanol yield was verified (0.52 g g-1). Cell immobilization increased 23 % of the ethanol yield for the highest acceleration rate (a = 0.00667 h-2) tested. High fit of the predictive models of biomass, lactose and ethanol concentrations were obtained from the high acceleration rate, however the biological phenomenon was better described for the lower acceleration rate. Among the set of models evaluated, Monod and Levenspiel combined with Ghose and Tyagi models were found to be more appropriate for describing the bioprocess.

Nesse trabalho foram produzidas lipases da levedura Pseudozyma hubeiensis (HB85A) em reator de 14 L. Após produção da enzima, a lipase foi imobilizada por adsorção em suporte hidrofóbico por processo contínuo em reator de leito fixo. As melhores condições de imobilização foram: tempo de imobilização de 2 h e 29 min., pH de 4,76 e quantidade de enzima livre adicionada por grama de suporte de 1282 U/ g de suporte, sendo que, a máxima atividade da lipase imobilizada obtida foi de 143 U/g de suporte. O sobrenadante contendo lipase e o biocatalisador heterogênio foram caracterizados por planejamento fatorial. A máxima atividade da enzima imobilizada (71 U/g de suporte) foi obtida em pH 6,0 à temperatura de 52 °C. A imobilização da lipase resultou em um aumento na estabilidade dessa enzima em temperaturas altas, pH ácidos e neutros, presença de detergentes não-iônicos e altas concentrações de solventes orgânicos como iso-propanol, metanol e acetona. Foi possível a reutilização da lipase imobilizada por apenas uma vez na reação de hidrólise, havendo uma perda de 72 % da atividade após o primeiro reuso. Analisou-se ainda a estabilidade da lipase livre e imobilizada durante 40 dias de armazenamento a 4 °C. Durante o período de armazenamento, a lipase imobilizada manteve 50 % de sua atividade original e a lipase livre apresentou 80 %. O catalisador heterogêneo foi testado quanto a sua eficácia na produção de biodiesel. A reação de transesterificação foi realizada na ausência de co-solvente utilizando-se como matérias-primas metanol, etanol e iso-propanol e quatro fontes diferentes de triglicerídeo (óleo de soja, óleo de mamona, óleo residual de restaurante e a gordura bovina). A partir dos testes realizados, obteve-se um rendimento máximo quanto à produção de biodiesel de 3,15 % utilizando-se óleo de mamona e iso-propanol como matéria-prima pelo período de 24 h. A produção de biodiesel utilizando diferentes quantidades de lipase imobilizada e também a lipase livre como catalisador foi testada na presença de hexano, iso-propanol e óleo de mamona pelo período de 24 h nas temperaturas de 40, 50 e 60 °C. No entanto, não houve produção de biodiesel nas condições analisadas. / In this work, lipases from yeast Pseudozyma hubeiensis (strain HB85A) were produced in a 14 L reactor. After lipase from yeast P. hubeiensis (strain HB85A) production, the enzyme was immobilized by adsorption in polyestyrene divinylbenzene hydrophobic support in a packet bed column. The best conditions for lipase immobilization were: 2 h and 29 min. immobilizing time, pH 4.76 and rate of free enzyme added per gram of support equal to 1282 U/g. The maximum activity of immobilized lipase was reached of 143 U/g. The lipases of P. hubeiensis (HB85A) supernatant culture and the heterogeneous catalyst were characterized through response surface methodology by factorial design. The maximum activity of immobilized lipase was reached for a support rate of 71 U/g, with pH 6.0 and temperature of 52 °C. It was detected that lipase immobilization increased enzyme stability under high temperatures, neutral and acid pH levels, non-ionic detergent and high concentration of organic solvent like iso-propanol, methanol and acetone. The reuse of immobilized lipase was possible only once for hydrolysis reaction, with activity losses of 72 % after first re-use. Also, it was tested lipase stability in a period of 40 days, under 4 °C storage conditions. During storage period, immobilized lipase kept 50 % of its original activity. Free lipase kept 80 %. After the development of heterogeneous catalyst, its efficiency as catalyst for biodiesel production was analyzed in this study. The transesterification reaction was tested in co-solvent absence using as raw material three differents sources of alcohols (methanol, ethanol and iso-propanol) and four differents triglicerides source (soybean oil, castor oil, waste cooking oil and bovine fat) and as catalystis the immobilized lipase. Based in test results, the maximum biodiesel production yield was 3.15 % using castor oil and methanol as raw material for 24 h. The biodiesel production was also tested with different amount of immobilized lipase and with free lipase as catalystis at the presence of methanol, castor oil and the co-solvent hexane for 24 h at 40, 50 e 60 °C. However there was no biodiesel production at the tested conditions.

Ce travail porte sur la préparation de matériaux silicatés à porosité hiérarchisée pour l'encapsulation de molécules d'intérêt dans le domaine de la pharmacie et en tant que biocatalyseur. Afin d’atteindre cet objectif, les nano-émulsions sont choisies comme empreinte pour créer les macropores du matériau en raison de la taille homogène et réduite des gouttelettes de l’émulsion (inférieure à 100 nm). Pour cela le système Remcopal 4/décane/eau est investi en déterminant les conditions les plus optimales de formation de nano-émulsion, via les méthodes d'inversion de phases. L’ajout de micelles aux nano-émulsions ne déstabilise pas les émulsions et permet la formation d’un réseau de mésopores organisés selon une symétrie hexagonale. Les matériaux hybrides issus des matériaux poreux contenant encore la phase organique sont dopés par le ketoprofène en vue d’étudier la libération de ce dernier. Celle-ci se révèle sensible au pH. De plus, cette étude de la libération du kétoprofène à partir du matériau méso-macroporeux indique qu'elle est assistée par les micelles qui sont solubilisées dans la solution réceptrice. Le deuxième objectif de ce travail est d'utiliser ces matériaux poreux en tant que biocatalyseur pour la synthèse de biodiesel à partir d'huile de colza. Pour cette application, il est nécessaire que les matériaux résistent à l’immersion dans des milieux aqueux. L’étude de la stabilité hydrothermale a montré que le matériau calciné présente la meilleure stabilité dans l’eau bouillante. Par ailleurs, le matériau peut résister jusqu’à 550°C, la structure ne subissant que des dégradations mineures. Nous avons également utilisé un matériau silicaté à double mésoporosité préparé à partir de micelles fluorées et hydrogénées coexistant dans une même solution. L'évaluation thermique et hydrothermale indique que ces matériaux présentent deux cinétiques de déstructuration qui correspondent à chacune des deux matrices ayant deux tailles de pores différents. L’immobilisation de la lipase Mml est étudiée sur le matériau méso-macroporeux calciné et sur le matériau à double mésoporosité. Les isothermes d'adsorption ont permis de mettre en évidence que le matériau à double mésoporosité peut encapsuler plus d’enzymes que son homologue méso-macroporeux. L’activité enzymatique, au regard des réactions de transestérification, est de façon inverse plus importante avec le matériau méso-macroporeux calciné / This work concerns the preparation of silica materials with hierarchical porosity for the encapsulation of molecules of interest in the field of drug delivery and as biocatalysts. In order to reach this goal, the nano-emulsions were chosen as templates for the macropores of the material because of the homogeneous and small size of the emulsion droplets (less than 100 nm). The system Remcopal 4/decane/water was investigated and the optimal conditions for which nano-emulsion is formed via the phase inversion methods were determined. Adding micelles to the nano-emulsions does not affect its stability and can form a network of mesopores organized with a hexagonal symmetry. Hybrid materials which are hierarchically porous materials where the organic phase is still present, were doped with ketoprofen to study its release, which proved to be pH sensitive. Moreover, the study of the release of ketoprofen from the meso-macroporous material indicates that it is assisted by the micelles which are solubilized in the release medium. The second objective of this work was to use these porous materials as a biocatalyst for biodiesel synthesis from colza oil. For this application it was necessary that the materials are resistant to immersion in aqueous media. The study of the hydrothermal stability shows that the calcined material has the best stability in boiling water. Moreover, the material can withstand up to 550 ° C, the structure undergoes only minor damages. We also used a dual-mesoporous silica material prepared from hydrogenated and fluorinated micelles coexisting in the same solution. Thermal and hydrothermal evaluation indicates that these materials have two different decay kinetics corresponding to each of the two matrices having different pore sizes. The immobilization of lipase Mml was studied on the meso-macroporous calcined material and the dual-mesoporous material. The adsorption isotherms were used to demonstrate that the dual-mesoporous material can encapsulate more enzymes than its meso-macroporous counterpart. On the other hand, the enzyme activity, evaluated by the transesterification reactions, is more important for the calcined meso-macroporous material

L'objectif de ce travail est de développer des catalyseurs originaux et performants à base de lipases immobilisées sur argiles pour la synthèse de biopolyesters et d’obtenir des nanohybrides organique/inorganique par greffage de chaînes polyesters sur les nanoparticules d'argiles. Deux argiles (sépiolite et montmorillonite) ont été utilisées pour l'immobilisation de Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) et les catalyseurs obtenus ont été testés en polymérisation de l'ε-caprolactone et des isomères de lactide. Les cinétiques de polymérisation et la caractérisation des polyesters ont montré que les lipases immobilisées sur montmorillonite sont plus performantes que celles immobilisées sur sepiolite. L’organo-modification de ces argiles améliore l’activité catalytique des systèmes obtenus. L'utilisation de CALB immobilisée sur montmorillonite a permis l’élaboration de nanohybrides organique/inorganique via le greffage et la croissance des chaînes polyesters à partir de la surface de l’argile. Finalement, des copolyesters statistiques PCL/PLA ont été obtenus avec succès par polymérisation enzymatique du D-lactide avec l'ε-caprolactone. / This thesis aims at presenting the use and development of original catalytic systems based on lipases immobilized on clays which are efficient for the synthesis of biopolyesters and allowing the preparation of organic/inorganic nanohybrids based on clay nanoparticles (sepiolite and montmorillonite) grafted with such polyesters. These nanoclays were used as lipase supports and the clay-immobilized forms of Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) were tested for ε-caprolactone and lactide isomers polymerization. Polymerization kinetics and characterization of resulting materials have shown that lipases immobilized on montmorillonite show better performances compared to the ones immobilized on sepiolite. Clay surface organo-modification has proved to greatly enhance the catalytic activity of the corresponding systems. CALB immobilized on montmorillonite allowed the elaboration of organic/inorganic nanohybrids as evidenced by the effective grafting of polyester chains from the clay surface. Finally, random PCL/PLA copolyesters were successfully obtained by lipase-catalyzed copolymerization of D-lactide with ε-caprolactone.

Le muscle squelettique est le réservoir principal d’acides aminés libres de l’organisme. Ainsi, l’atrophie musculaire induite par l’immobilisation peut entraîner un affaiblissement et un allongement des périodes de récupération générant des coûts de santé publique élevés. Une aggravation de l’atrophie caractérise de façon surprenante le muscle tibialis anterior (TA) après le déplâtrage, retardant la récupération. Mon objectif a été de comprendre les mécanismes à l’origine de l’aggravation de l’atrophie du TA pendant les phases précoces de récupération en étudiant i) la structure et le phénotype des muscles, ii) la composition de la matrice extracellulaire (MEC), iii) la protéolyse et l’apoptose, et iv) les processus de signalisation via les intégrines. Des rats ont été soumis à une immobilisation par plâtrage pendant 8 jours d’une des deux pattes arrière, l’autre servant de témoin, et placés en récupération pendant 10 jours. L’aggravation de l’atrophie du TA apparaît dès déplâtrage, corrélée avec i) une baisse de l’aire des fibres associée à leur déformation, ii) une redistribution des isoformes des chaines lourdes de myosines, iii) une augmentation de l’apoptose localisée dans le tissu conjonctif, iv) un épaississement de l’endomysium pendant la remobilisation, v) des adaptations au niveau des processus de remodelage des collagènes, et vi) une activation prononcée et persistante du système protéolytique ubiquitine-protéasome (UPS) et de l’apoptosome. Nous montrons également une élévation des niveaux ARNm dans le TA remobilisé vii) de la ténascine-C et de Sparc dès le déplâtrage, et viii) de marqueurs de l’autophagie à partir du moment où l’atrophie se stabilise. Enfin, nous montrons également une élévation des ARNm dans le TA immobilisé ix) des facteurs myogéniques, et x) des intégrines membranaires et de leurs partenaires pendant l’immobilisation et après le déplâtrage. En conclusion, mon travail de thèse a permis de montrer que l'aggravation de l’atrophie du TA est précoce, associée à un remodelage important de la structure et de la composition de la MEC et du phénotype des fibres musculaires, et pourrait résulter de l’augmentation persistante et prononcée de la voie UPS et de l’apoptose. Ce travail suggère que des modifications au niveau des molécules matricielles pendant la remobilisation pourraient influencer la signalisation dépendante des intégrines et la régénération musculaire. / Skeletal muscle is the main reservoir of body amino acids. Thus, muscle atrophy induced by immobilization can lead to a weakening and to a lengthening of recovery periods, leading to elevated healthcare costs. Surprisingly, a worsening of tibialis anterior (TA) muscle atrophy prevailed after cast removal and thus delayed recovery. The aim of my Ph.D was to understand mechanisms underlying the worsening of TA atrophy during early recovery by studying i) the muscle structure and phenotype, ii) the composition of the extracellular matrix (ECM), iii) proteolysis and apoptosis, and iv) the signaling pathways via integrins. Rats were subjected to hindlimb casting for 8 days of one hindllimb, the other leg served as control, and then were allowed to recover for 10 days. The worsening of TA atrophy appeared immediately after cast removal and correlated with i) a decrease in fiber crosssection area associated to fiber deformation, ii) a redistribution of myosin heavy chain isoforms, iii) an increase in apoptosis localized in the connective tissue, iv) a thickening of the endomysium during remobilization, v) some adaptations in collagen remodeling processes, and vi) a pronounced and sustained activation of the ubiquitin-proteasome proteolytic system (UPS) and of the apoptosome. We also showed an increase in the remobilized TA of mRNA levels vii) of tenascin-C and Sparc immediately after cast removal, and viii) of some autophagy markers, when atrophy stabilized. Finally, we showed an elevation of mRNA levels encoding ix) myogenic factors, and x) transmembrane integrins and their partners during TA immobilization and after cast removal. In conclusion, my Ph.D project showed that the worsening of the TA atrophy occurred early after cast removal, was associated with a significant remodeling of the structure and composition of the ECM and of the phenotype of muscle fibers, and may result from pronounced and sustained increase in the UPS and apoptosis. This work suggests that changes in the matricellular matrix molecules during remobilization could influence integrin-dependent signaling and muscle regeneration.

abstract: The application of microalgal biofilms in wastewater treatment has great advantages such as abolishing the need for energy intensive aerators and recovering nutrients as energy, thus reducing the energy requirement of wastewater treatment several-fold. A 162 cm2 algal biofilm reactor with good wastewater treatment performance and a regular harvesting procedure was studied at lab scale to gain an understanding of effectual parameters such as hydraulic retention time (HRT; 2.6 and 1.3 hrs), liquid level (LL; 0.5 and 1.0 cm), and solids retention time (SRT; 3 and 1.5 wks). A revised synthetic wastewater “Syntho 3.7” was used as a surrogate of domestic primary effluent for nutrient concentration consistency in the feed lines. In the base case (2.6 hr HRT, 0.5 cm LL, and 3 wk SRT), percent removals of 69 ± 2 for total nitrogen (TN), 54 ± 21 for total phosphorous (TP), and 60 ± 7 for chemical oxygen demand (COD) were achieved and 4.0 ± 1.6 g/m2/d dry biomass was produced. A diffusion limitation was encountered when increasing the liquid level, while the potential to further decrease the HRT remains. Nonlinear growth kinetics was observed in comparing SRT variations, and promoting autotrophic growth seems possible. Future work will look towards producing a mathematical model and further testing the aptness of this system for large-scale implementation. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Chemical Engineering 2016

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Em todos os casos a BSA atuou como catalisador, visto que quando as reações foram realizadas sem sua presença, não houve formação dos produtos desejados. Os rendimentos obtidos para as reações aldólica (37%), Henry (80%) e MBH (73%), variaram de bons a moderados e não foi observada enantiosseletividade para nenhuma das reações estudadas. As soroalbuminas são proteínas que formam muita emulsão dificultando os processos downstream na separação dos produtos e materiais de partida. Visando minimizar este inconveniente, a BSA foi submetida à imobilização em MCLEA (magnetic cross-linking enzyme aggregates) utilizando nanopartículas magnéticas de óxido de ferro. Nestes casos, o biocatalisador pôde ser facilmente retirado do meio reacional com aplicação de um campo magnético externo. Esta metodologia afetou diretamente no rendimento da reação de Henry, passando de 80% para 89%. Porém, para as outras reações a melhoria no rendimento não foi tão expressiva. A imobilização também não foi eficaz para o aumento dos excessos enantioméricos. Até o momento para a reação de MBH com os substratos utilizados, não há relatos na literatura para a síntese do aduto desejado catalisado pela BSA. Sendo assim, optamos por realizar um planejamento fatorial completo dessa reação visando otimizar as condições reacionais bem como os rendimentos. As variáveis estudadas foram: temperatura, concentração do biocatalisador e condição do biocatalisador (livre ou imobilizado). Os resultados obtidos mostraram que a variável com maior influência na reação, é a concentração do biocatalisador. A conversão obtida passou de 30% para 40% utilizando 2,2 μmol de BSA. Em seguida, realizamos um estudo de ascendência da concentração do catalisador visando otimizar este parâmetro. A conversão obtida passou para 73% quando foram utilizadas 3,7 μmol de biocatalisador imobilizado. Realizamos um estudo de reciclagem do biocatalisador imobilizado. Foi possível reutiliza-lo porém com diminuição da conversão a partir do segundo ciclo. Os resultados obtidos nesta dissertação evidenciam o potencial biocatalítico da BSA em reações para a formação de ligação C-C. / This work aimed to study the catalytic activity of bovine serum albumin (BSA) in reactions that form a new C-C bond: aldol reactions, Henry and Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH). In all cases BSA served as the catalyst, whereas when the reactions were carried out without their presence there was no formation of the desired products. The yields obtained for aldol reactions (37%), Henry (80%) and MBH (73%), ranged from good to moderate enantioselectivity and was not observed for any of the studied reactions. The serum albumins are proteins that form the much emulsion difficulting downstream processes in separation of the products and starting materials. To minimize this inconvenience, the BSA was subjected to immobilization in M-CLEA (magnetic cross-linking enzyme aggregates) using magnetic nanoparticles of iron oxide. In these cases the biocatalyst could be easily removed from the reaction medium by applying an external magnetic field. This methodology directly affect the yield of the Henry reaction, from 80% to 89%. However, for other reactions the improvement of yields was less pronounced. The immobilization was also not effective for improving the enantiomeric excess. So far for the MBH reaction with the worked substrates, there are no reports in the literature for the synthesis of the desired adduct catalyzed by BSA. So we decided to study a full factorial design of this reaction to optimize the reaction conditions and yields. The variables studied were: temperature, the biocatalyst concentration and biocatalyst conditions (free and immobilized). The concentration of biocatalyst was the major factor with interference in all reactions. The conversion increased from 30% to 40% using 2.2 μmol of BSA. Then we perform a study of catalyst concentration to optimize this parameter. The conversion increased to 73% when they were used 3.7 μmol immobilized biocatalyst. To evaluate the retention of catalytic activity of BSA immobilized, it was performed a study of the immobilized biocatalyst recycling. It was possible the reuse but with reduced conversion from the second cycle. The results obtained in this work demonstrated the potential of BSA in C-C bond formation reactions.