Les enzymes et leur diversité d’actions sont appréciées dans des domaines d’applications variés allant del’agroalimentaire à la thérapeutique. Ainsi, une attention toute particulière est portée à leur étude afin d’améliorer uneaction (contre le vieillissement de la peau, antivirale, anticancéreuse…) ou un procédé de synthèse. Ce projet derecherche s’inscrit dans une démarche de développement d’outils analytiques basés sur la spectrométrie de masse,permettant le suivi rapide et sensible d’interactions enzyme-ligand.Dans une première étude, l’approche TLC couplée à une détection par UV a été évaluée pour la déterminationde constantes enzymatiques de l’enzyme invertase. Cette approche couplée à un MALDI/TOF MS a permis d’identifierdes substrats spécifiques de l’invertase au sein d’extraits de plantes. Pour preuve de concept, l’interactioncellobiohydrolase II–ligand est présentée dans le cadre de l’identification d’inhibiteur par TLC-MALDI/TOF et TLCENALDIMS.En seconde étude, nos travaux ont porté sur la caractérisation directe de différentes enzymes kinases, puis auxsuivis des réactions de phosphorylation de nucléosides /tides endogènes. Ces études, basées sur des approches « offline» (Flow Injection Analysis, FIA) et « on-line » (Frontal Affinity Chromatography, FAC) couplées à unspectromètre de masse haute résolution, ont été réalisées au moyen de ces kinases libres et immobilisées. Dans le cadrede la recherche de nouveaux candidats médicamenteux antiviraux, le suivi d’une phosphorylation spécifique desmolécules de synthèse, au regard de souches humaine ou virale de kinase, a également été évalué par ces deuxméthodologies. / Enzymes are very appreciated and useful in various application fields from agri-business to therapeutic due to theirdiversity of actions. Therefore, their action mechanisms are widely studied in order to enhance an action (anti-aging ofskin, antiviral, antitumorous) or a synthesis process. This research project is part of the approach to propose analyticaltools based on mass spectrometry, allowing rapid and sensitive follow-up of enzyme-ligand interactions.In a first study, the Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC) approach coupled with UV detection was evaluated forthe determination of invertase kinetic constants. This approach coupled with a MALDI / TOF-MS led to theidentification of invertase substrates in plant extracts. As a proof of concept, the cellobiohydrolase II - ligand interactionwas presented in the framework of the identification of inhibitor by TLC-MALDI / TOF and TLC-ENALDI MS.In the second study, our work aimed at developing a direct method for the determination of kinetic parametersof kinases and following-up the phosphorylation reactions of endogenous nucleosides / tides. These studies, based on“off-line” (Flow Injection Analysis, FIA) and “on-line” (Frontal Affinity Chromatography, FAC) approaches coupledwith a high-resolution mass spectrometer, were carried out using free and immobilized kinases. In the context of thesearch for new antiviral drug candidates, a specific phosphorylation of synthetic molecules regards to human or viralkinase was also evaluated by these both approaches.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:42:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FabioPF_TESE.pdf: 3376603 bytes, checksum: 15dfaa7fe12ca918fd7e1b98c4378dd9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-09-16 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / Enzymatic synthesis of peptides using proteases has attracted a great deal of attention in recent years. One key challenge in peptide synthesis is to find supports for protease immobilization capable of working in aqueous medium at high performance, producing watersoluble oligopeptides. At present, few reports have been described using this strategy. Therefore, the aim of this thesis was to immobilize proteases applying different methods (Immobilization by covalent bound, entrapment onto polymeric gels of PVA and immobilization on glycidil metacrylate magnetic nanoparticles) in order to produce water-soluble oligopeptides derived from lysine. Three different proteases were used: trypsin, α-chymotrypsin and bromelain. According to immobilization strategies associated to the type of protease employed, trypsin-resin systems showed the best performance in terms of hydrolytic activity and oligopeptides synthesis. Hydrolytic activities of the free and immobilized enzymes were determined spectrophotometrically based on the absorbance change at 660 nm at 25 ?C (Casein method). Calculations of oligolysine yield and average degree of polymerization (DPavg) were monitored by 1H-NMR analysis. Trypsin was covalently immobilized onto four different resins (Amberzyme, Eupergit C, Eupergit CM and Grace 192). Maximum yield of bound protein was 92 mg/g, 82 mg/g and 60 mg/g support for each resin respectively. The effectiveness of these systems (Trypsin-resins) was evaluated by hydrolysis of casein and synthesis of water-soluble oligolysine. Most systems were capable of catalyzing oligopeptide synthesis in aqueous medium, albeit at different efficiencies, namely: 40, 37 and 35% for Amberzyme, Eupergit C and Eupergit CM, respectively, in comparison with free enzyme. These systems produced oligomers in only 1 hour with DPavg higher than free enzyme. Among these systems, the Eupergit C-Trypsin system showed greater efficiency than others in terms of hydrolytic activity and thermal stability. However, this did not occur for oligolysine synthesis. Trypsin-Amberzyme proved to be more successful in oligopeptide synthesis, and exhibited excellent reusability, since it retained 90% of its initial hydrolytic and synthetic activity after 7 reuses. Trypsin hydrophobic interactions with Amberzyme support are responsible for protecting against strong enzyme conformational changes in the medium. In addition, the high concentration of oxirane groups on the surface promoted multi-covalent linking and, consequently, prevented the immobilized enzyme from leaching. The aforementioned results suggest that immobilized Trypsin on the supports evaluated can be efficiently used for oligopeptides synthesis in aqueous media / S?ntese enzim?tica de pept?deos usando proteases tem atra?do uma enorme aten??o nos ?ltimos anos. Um desafio chave na s?ntese de pept?deos ? encontrar suportes para imobiliza??o de proteases capazes de apresentar um alto desempenho em meio aquoso, produzindo oligopept?deos sol?veis em ?gua, j? que at? o presente momento, pouco tem sido descrito usando essa estrat?gia. Dessa forma, o objetivo dessa tese foi imobilizar proteases usando diferentes m?todos (imobiliza??o por liga??o covalente, aprisionamento em g?is polim?ricos de PVA e imobiliza??o em nanopart?culas magn?ticas de Glicidil) para a produ??o de oligopept?deos derivados da lisina. Tr?s proteases foram utilizadas: tripsina, α-quimotripsina e bromela?na. De acordo com as estrat?gias de imobiliza??o associadas ao tipo de protease empregada, foi provado que os sistemas tripsina-resinas mostraram os melhores desempenhos em termos de atividade hidrol?tica e s?ntese de oligopept?deos. A atividade hidrol?tica das enzimas livres e imobilizadas foi determinada por espectrofotometria com base na mudan?a de absorb?ncia em 660 nm ? temperatura de 25 ?C (Casein method). O rendimento de oligolisina e o c?lculo do grau de polimeriza??o m?dio foram monitorados por RMN H. A protease tripsina foi covalentemente imobilizada em quatro diferentes resinas (Amberzyme, Eupergit C, Eupergit CM and Grace 192). O m?ximo rendimento de prote?na imobilizada foi 92, 82, 60, e 71 mg/g de suporte para cada resina, respectivamente. A efici?ncia desses sistemas (Tripsina-resinas) foi avaliada pela hidr?lise do substrato case?na e a s?ntese de oligolisina em meio aquoso. A maioria dos sistemas foram capazes de catalisar a s?ntese de oligopept?deos, entretanto com diferentes efici?ncias, tais como: 40, 37 e 35% para os suportes Amberzyme, Eupergit C e Eupergit CM, respectivamente, em compara??o com a enzima livre. Esses sistemas produziram olig?meros em somente 1 hora com grau de polimeriza??o m?dio mais alto que a enzima livre. Dentre esses sistemas, Eupergit CTripsina mostrou ser mais eficiente que os outros sistemas em termos de atividade hidrol?tica e estabilidade t?rmica, ao passo que n?o exibiu a mesma efici?ncia como era esperado para a s?ntese de oligolisina. Tripsina-amberzyme provou ser mais eficiente para a s?ntese de oligopept?deos, al?m de exibir um excelente reuso, mantendo 90% de sua atividade hidrol?tica e sint?tica ap?s sete reusos. As intera??es hidrof?bicas da tripsina com o suporte Amberzyme s?o respons?veis por proteger a enzima contra as fortes mudan?as conformacionais no meio reacional. Al?m disso, a alta concentra??o de grupos oxiranos na superf?cie da resina promoveu liga??es covalentes multipontuais e, consequentemente, preveniu a enzima imobilizada do processo de desor??o (Leaching process). Os resultados acima mencionados sugerem que a tripsina imobilizada nesses suportes pode ser eficientemente usada para a s?ntese de oligopept?deos em meio aquoso

A adição ao solo de resíduo vegetal de elevada relação C/N no sistema \"cana crua\", afeta o equilíbrio entre os processos de entrada e saída do N no sistema solo-planta-atmosfera. Assim, a presença da palhada modifica o agrossistema fazendo-se necessários ajustes no manejo da fertilização nitrogenada. Nesse sentido, quatro estudos foram desenvolvidos com os seguintes objetivos: (i) Avaliar as características produtivas e nutricionais da cultura da cana-de-açúcar de modo a identificar a fonte e a dose de N de maior eficiência agronômica; (ii) Quantificar a recuperação do N proveniente do fertilizante pela cana-de-açúcar; (iii) avaliar o potencial de inibição do íon cloreto na nitrificação no solo; (iv) avaliar as taxas de mineralização e imobilização do N-fertilizante e a sua interação com o Nnativo do solo. Em campo, foi conduzido um experimento em Latossolo Vermelho distróficocom cana-de-açúcar. O delineamento experimental foi o de blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições e nove tratamentos, com as fontes nitrogenadas: sulfato de amônio, YaraBela NitromagTM, nitrato de amônio e ureia na dose de 100kg ha-1 de N, cloreto de amônio, nas doses de N: 50, 100, 150 e 200 kg ha-1, e controle. Foram instaladas microparcelas com aplicação das fontes marcadas no isótopo 15N na dose de 100 kg ha-1 de N. Os fertilizantes nitrogenados foram aplicados manualmente, sobre a palhada. Posteriormente, amostras do solo coletadas previamente foram incubadas aerobiamente por um período de 21 dias. O delineamento experimental foi o inteiramente casualizado com quatro repetições e os tratamentos constaram da combinação de sulfato de amônio ou cloreto de amônio, na dose de 100 mg kg-1 de nitrogênio, com cloreto de potássio na dose de 100 ou 200 mg kg-1 de cloro. Avaliou-se, também, doses de cloreto de amônio (50, 100 e 200 mg kg-1 de N). As formas de N-mineral foram determinadas por meio de sistema de análise por injeção em fluxo. Amostras de solo foram, também, incubadas aerobiamente por um período de 20 semanas. O delineamento experimental foi o inteiramente casualizado com três repetições e seis tratamentos, constituindo-se um fatorial 3x2 (Namídico, N-amoniacal ou sem N versus com ou sem resíduo de cana). As fontes nitrogenadas (enriquecidas com 2% em átomos de 15N) foram aplicadas superficialmente no solo na dose de 100 mg kg-1 de N e o resíduo de cana-de-açúcar incorporado na dose de 5,2 g kg-1. O fornecimento de doses de N na forma de cloreto de amônio resultou em decréscimo de produtividade de colmos e açúcar. As fontes nítrico/amoniacais promoveram maior atividade da enzima redutase do nitrato nas folhas da cana-de-açúcar, porém, não apresentaram influência no acúmulo total de N. O aproveitamento do N-fertilizante pela cana-de-açúcar foi da ordem de 60% nos estádios iniciais, reduzindo-se para aproximadamente 20% próximo à fase de maturação. O íon cloreto reduziu a concentração de nitrato no solo devido a ação do ânion na reação de nitrificação. A incorporação de resíduo de cana-de-açúcar ao solo promoveu maiores taxas de imobilização do N e a aplicação de sulfato de amônio resultou em maior mineralização do N nativo do solo comparado a ureia. / The addition of plant residue with high C/N ratio to the soil in a \"green cane\" system affects the balance of input/output processes of N in a soil-plant-atmosphere system. Thus, the presence of straw modifies the agroecosystem requiring adjustments in management of nitrogen fertilization. Accordingly, four studies were developed to: (i) evaluate the nutritional and productive characteristics of sugarcane crops to identify the source and N rates of greater agronomic efficiency; (ii) quantify the sugarcane N recovery from fertilizers; (iii) assess the potential inhibition of chloride ion in reaction to soil nitrification, (iv) evaluate mineralization and immobilization rates of fertilizer-N and their interaction with the native soil N. We conducted a field experiment on a Typic Hapludox with sugarcane, in the 2009/2010 harvest. The experimental design was a randomized block with four replications and nine treatments with nitrogen sources: ammonium sulfate, YaraBela NitromagTM, ammonium nitrate and urea at 100 kg N ha-1, ammonium chloride at N doses: 50, 100, 150 and 200 kg ha-1 and control. Microplots were installed with application of nitrogen sources labeled 15N at 100 kg N ha-1. Nitrogen fertilizers were applied manually over straw. Subsequently, previously collected soil samples were incubated aerobically for 21 days. The experimental design was completely randomized with four replications and the treatments consisted of ammonium sulfate or ammonium chloride at 100 mg N kg-1 with potassium chloride at a chlorine dose 100 or 200 mg kg-1. We also evaluated doses of ammonium chloride (50, 100, and 200 mg N kg-1). Forms of mineral-N were determined by Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) system. Soil samples were incubated aerobically for 20 weeks. The experimental design was completely randomized with three replications and six treatments, comprising a 3x2 factorial (amidic-N, ammonium- N or without N versus with or without cane residue). Nitrogen sources (enriched with 2 atom% 15N) were applied to the soil surface at a N dose of 100 mg kg-1 and residue sugarcane incorporated at 5.2 g kg-1. The N supply in ammonium chloride form resulted in decreased yield of sugar and stalks. Nitric-ammonium sources promoted higher activity of nitrate reductase in sugarcane leave; however, they did not affect total N accumulation. The sugarcane recovery of fertilizer-N was approximately 60% in early stages, dropping to about 20% near the maturity stage. The chloride ion reduced nitrate concentration in soil due to the anion action in the nitrification reaction. The sugarcane residue incorporation to the soil showed higher N immobilization rates and the use of ammonium sulfate resulted in higher N mineralization rates of native soil N compared to urea.

A invertase comercial (Bioinvert®) foi imobilizada por adsorção em resinas aniônicas do tipo Dowex® [1x8:50-400, 1x4:50-400 e 1x2:100-400, todos copolímeros estireno-divinilbenzênicos, porém de granulometria (50-400 mesh) e quantidades de ligações cruzadas diferentes (2-8%)] em meio aquoso. A melhor percentagem de adsorção da invertase nas resinas foi observada em pH 5,5 a 32°C, tendo o complexo Dowex®1x4-200/lnvertase apresentado índice de adsorção e coeficiente de imobilização iguais a 100%. Os parâmetros cinéticos e termodinâmicos foram determinados para a invertase solúvel e insolúvel de Bioinvert® e também para a invertase purificada (Fluka®). O complexo Dowex®1 x4-200/Bioinvert® apresentou-se estável durante as reações sem desprendimento da enzima do suporte. Os parâmetros termodinâmicos da forma solúvel e insolúvel da Fluka® foram idênticos aos do Bioinvert®, no entanto, após a imobilização apresentou uma redução de 28% na sua atividade. O estudo da atividade transferásica de ambas as formas de Bioinvert® em diferentes concentrações de sacarose foram analisadas através da cromatografia de camada delgada. A estabilidade operacional e de estocagem foi também determinada para o complexo Dowex®1x4-200/Bioinvert®. / The invertase (trademarked as Bioinvert®) solubilized in deionized water was immobilized by adsorption on anion exchange resins, collectively named Dowex®, [1x8:50-400, 1x4:50-400 and 1x2:100-400, styrene-divinylbenzene copolymers, with different granulometry (50-400mesh) and different degrees of cross-linking (2-8%)]. The best percentage of adsorption of invertase on resins was observed in pH 5.5 at 32°C and the complex Dowex®1x4-200/invertase has shown a coupling yield and an immobilization coefficient equal to 100%. The thermodynamic and kinetic parameters for sucrosehydrolysis for both soluble and insoluble enzyme were evaluated to Bioinvert® and purified invertase purchased from Fluka®. The complex Dowex®/Bioinvert® was stable without any desorption of enzyme from the support during the reaction and having the thermodynamic parameters equal to the soluble formo However, the loss of activity for immobilized Fluka® was found to be 28% when compared to the soluble one. The transfructosylating activity of Bioinvert® in both forms in different concentrations of sucrose was investigated through TLC. In regard to insoluble Bioinvert® its storage and operational stability were also determined.

O músculo esquelético é um tecido muito importante para a saúde, e seu desequilíbrio está relacionado com diversas doenças. Existe um grande interesse na identificação e caracterização dos agentes/mecanismos responsáveis pelo controle das vias anabólicas/catabólicas da massa muscular que contribuem para a manutenção da homeostase do músculo esquelético. A atrofia muscular é caracterizada pela perda de massa muscular, levando a redução de capacidade funcional. Dada à importância deste tecido na locomoção e muitas outras funções fisiológicas do organismo, o processo de atrofia pode inferir ao indivíduo o aumento da morbidade e perda de sua qualidade de vida, tornando assim, de grande importância a compreensão dos processos moleculares envolvidos. Neste trabalho exploramos a capacidade da suplementação de leucina em proteger a massa muscular durante a atrofia induzida por imobilização, através da inibição de vias catabólicas. A leucina é um alvo atraente, uma vez que é considerado um aminoácido anti-atrófico capaz de regular as vias intracelulares envolvidas na síntese e degradação das proteínas, desta forma, abordamos se o efeito anti-atrófico da leucina envolve modulação do eixo GSK3-β/β-Catenina. Ratos Wistar, suplementados com leucina, tiveram sua pata posterior esquerda imobilizada com o músculo sóleo em posição encurtada. Em seguida, o músculo sóleo foi removido, pesado e processado para avaliar a expressão de genes e proteínas por qPCR e Western blot, respectivamente. Além disso, secções transversais musculares foram utilizadas em ensaios de imunofluorescência para análise de localização celular. Após 1 dia de imobilização, foi observado a ativação de GSK3-β no músculo sóleo, e a suplementação de leucina foi capaz de bloquear esse efeito. Embora os níveis proteicos de β-Catenina tenham sido inalterados pela imobilização ou pela suplementação de leucina, a análise de localização celular, mostrou uma diminuição nuclear da β-Catenina causada pela imobilização, porém, a suplementação de leucina foi capaz de aumentar os níveis de β-Catenina no núcleo. A análise Confocal confirmou a translocação nuclear de β-Catenina, durante a suplementação de leucina. Também analisamos os níveis de expressão de NF-κB por ser potencialmente regulado por β-Catenina, no entanto, não foram observadas alterações nos níveis desta proteína entre os grupos. Assim, este estudo revela β-Catenina como uma nova molécula chave envolvida nos efeitos anti-atróficos da leucina. / Skeletal muscle is a very important tissue for health, and its depletion predicts the prognosis of several diseases. There is great interest in the identification and characterization of the agents/mechanisms responsible for the control of muscle mass through anabolic/catabolic pathways that contribute to maintenance of skeletal muscle homeostasis. Muscle atrophy is characterized by loss of muscle mass, leading to a reduction in functional capacity. Due the importance of this tissue in locomotion and many other physiological organism functions, the process of atrophy can infer to the individual the increase of the morbidity and loss of his quality of life, thus making of great importance to the understanding the molecular processes involved. In this work, leucine supplementation is sought to protect muscle mass during atrophy induced by immobilization through the inhibition of catabolic pathways. Leucine is an attractive target, since it is considered an anti-atrophic amino acid capable of regulating intracellular pathways involved in the synthesis and degradation of proteins. Therefore, we approached whether the anti-atrophic effect of leucine involves modulation of the GSK3-β/β-Catenin. Male Wistar rats, supplemented with leucine, had their left hind limb immobilized with the soleus muscle in a shortened position. Thereafter, the soleus muscle was removed, weighed and processed to evaluate an expression of genes and proteins by qPCR and Western blot, respectively. In addition, muscle cross-sections were performed in immunofluorescence assays for cell localization analysis. After 1 day of immobilization, activated GSK3-β in the soleus muscle was observed, and leucine supplementation was able to block this effect. Although protein levels of β-Catenin were unchanged by immobilization or by leucine supplementation, cell localization analysis showed a nuclear decrease of β-Catenin caused by immobilization, however, leucine supplementation was able to increase levels of β-Catenin in the nucleus. Confocal analysis confirmed nuclear translocation of β-Catenin during leucine supplementation. We also analyzed the expression levels of NF-B by being potentially regulated by β-Catenin, however, no changes were observed in NF-κB protein levels between the groups. Thus, this study reveals β-Catenin as a new key molecule involved in the anti-atrophic effects of leucine.

Glycosaminoglycans are heterogeneous polysaccharides that mediate important biological functions. There has been considerable interest in deciphering the precise GAG sequences that are responsible for protein interactions. In fact, several GAG oligosaccharides have been discovered to date as targeting proteins with higher level of specificity. Yet, it has been difficult to develop GAG oligosaccharides as drugs. One of the key reasons for this state of art is that GAG synthesis is extremely challenging and is highly structure-specific. Thus, much of the biology and pharmacology of GAG remains unknown and unexploited to date. An alternative approach is to prepare GAG oligosaccharides using enzymatic depolymerization of polymeric GAGs. GAG lyases, including heparinases and chondritinases represent powerful tools that can theoretically generate multiple oligosaccharides in parallel. However, it is difficult to implement such procedures with high consistency. Moreover, GAG lyases can digest GAGs down to disaccharides. A priori, non-polymeric GAGs, or alternatively GAG oligosaccharides containing 4 to 10 residues, would be expected to function better as therapeutic agents because they would be more homogeneous and less non-specific than their polymeric precursors. Thus, we reasoned that immobilization of these enzymes may engineer altered biopolymer processing, which may afford longer oligosaccharides in higher proportions and greater consistency. Heparinase-I and chondroitinase ABC were immobilized on CNBr-activated Sepharose and compared with the free form of the enzyme. Immobilized GAG lyases retained high efficiency of depolymerization over a wide range of pH, temperature and reusability. Most importantly, the immobilized enzyme was found to produce larger proportions of oligosaccharides longer than di- and tetra-saccharides as compared to lyases in the free form. A two dimensional separation involves size exclusion chromatography followed by reversed phase ion-pairing ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry was employed to separate and characterize oligosaccharide structures. We have identified 40 heparin oligosaccharides, including regular and rare structures ranging from dp4 to dp10 and 39 chondroitin sulfate oligosaccharides in high homogeneity and significant yields. Overall, this technology is likely to offer a simple and cost effective route to preparation of larger amounts of sequences that can be expected to bind and modulate protein function.

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This study embarks on exploiting the Thickness Shear Mode (TSM) acoustic wave sensor and the ElectroMagnetic Piezoelectric Acoustic Sensor (EMPAS) towards the study of aptamer-to-cocaine binding in a label-free direct approach. The high sensitivity and selectivity offered by the EMPAS in combination with alkyltrichlorosilane-based self-assembled monolayers proved superior towards the detection of cocaine. The most efficient method for the attachment of the aptamers onto the sensor surface to construct highly dense populations of the aptamer molecules with retained biomolecule activity is shown to be dependent on the composition of immobilizing solution and on the amount of spacing provided in the plane of the aptamer molecules. The distinct ligand-induced binding mechanisms and regeneration capabilities of the two anti-cocaine aptamers are monitored with the EMPAS. Utilizing this sensor to monitor cocaine-aptamer interactions will serve as the first piezoelectric aptasensor for the detection of a small molecule.

This study embarks on exploiting the Thickness Shear Mode (TSM) acoustic wave sensor and the ElectroMagnetic Piezoelectric Acoustic Sensor (EMPAS) towards the study of aptamer-to-cocaine binding in a label-free direct approach. The high sensitivity and selectivity offered by the EMPAS in combination with alkyltrichlorosilane-based self-assembled monolayers proved superior towards the detection of cocaine. The most efficient method for the attachment of the aptamers onto the sensor surface to construct highly dense populations of the aptamer molecules with retained biomolecule activity is shown to be dependent on the composition of immobilizing solution and on the amount of spacing provided in the plane of the aptamer molecules. The distinct ligand-induced binding mechanisms and regeneration capabilities of the two anti-cocaine aptamers are monitored with the EMPAS. Utilizing this sensor to monitor cocaine-aptamer interactions will serve as the first piezoelectric aptasensor for the detection of a small molecule.

Se ha desarrollado un nuevo método de inmovilización de tirosinasa de champiñón, basado en la adsorción de esta enzima a un éster cinámico de un carbohidrato fotoentrecruzado, con muy buenos resultados. Se han obtenido inmovilizados de tirosinasa directamente a partir de extractos de champiñón. Se han estudiado los parámetros que afectan a la inmovilización (pH, tiempo y concentración de enzima), las características de tirosinasa inmovilizada (cantidad de enzima inmovilizada, actividad enzimática, pH y temperatura óptimos de reacción, estabilidad térmica, operacional y al almacenado), las propiedades cinéticas (constante de Michaelis, velocidad máxima y constante catalítica) de tirosinasa inmovilizada sobre distintos soportes al actuar sobre diversos sustratos y la estereoespecificidad de tirosinasa inmovilizada sobre un soporte quiral y otro no quiral respecto a los isómeros L y D y racémicos. Los conocimientos adquiridos se han aplicado con éxito a la producción de diversos o-difenoles como L-dopa, a partir de sus correspondientes monofenoles. / A new mushroom tyrosinase immobilization method consisting of tyrosinase adsorption on a photocrosslinked cinnamic carbohydrate ester has been developed with very good results. Immobilized tyrosinase was obtained directly from a mushroom extract. We studied the parameters affecting the immobilization process (pH, time and enzyme concentration), the properties of immobilized tyrosinase (quantity of immobilized enzyme, enzymatic activity, optimum pH and reaction temperature; thermal, operational and storage stability), kinetic properties (Michaelis constant, maximum steady-state rate and catalytic constant) of tyrosinase immobilized on several supports and acting over several substrates, and tyrosinase stereospecificity immobilized on a chiral and a nonchiral support acting on L and D isomers and racemics. The knowledge acquired was used to successfully produce several o-diphenols, such as L-dopa, from the corresponding monophenols.