Student Number : 0010064D - MSc dissertation - School of Chemistry - Faculty of Science / This dissertation describes the synthesis, physical characterisation and solution chemistry of NAc-CoIIIMP8, a biomimetic model compound of vitamin B12a, synthesised from the haemoctapeptide derived from horse heart cytochrome c. Peptic and tryptic digestion of horse heart cytochrome c removes much of the globular protein encapsulating the iron porphyrin prosthetic group. The resulting haemoctapeptide fragment retains residues 14 to 21 of the parent cytochrome (MP8) via thioether linkages to Cys-14 and Cys-17. Reductive demetalation of MP8 yielded the metal free MP8. This was treated with cobaltous acetate in an aerated aqueous solution to produce CoIIIMP8. CoIIIMP8 was acetylated by treatment with acetic anhydride and yielded N-acetyl-Co(III)- microperoxidase 8 (NAc-CoIIIMP8). It is well established that acetylation reduces aggregation of these haempeptides. The starting materials and products of each step during synthesis were characterised by UV-visible absorption spectroscopy, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and fast atom bombardment-mass spectroscopy (FAB-MS). MP8 free base and Co(III)-MP8 were also analysed using luminescence spectroscopy. The molar extinction coefficients of NAcCoIII-MP8 in aqueous and ionic medium were determined using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and UV- visible absorption spectroscopy. The extinction coefficient, e, of NAcCoIIIMP8 (? = 420 nm, pH 7.00, 25 ºC) in distilled water and 1.0 M NaClO 4 was 1.80 + 0.01 x 105 M-1 cm-1 and 1.66 + 0.01 x 105 M-1 cm-1, respectively. Beer’s law studies show that NAc-CoIIIMP8 remains monomeric in aqueous solution up to concentrations of at least 35 μM. The spectroscopic changes observed for NAc-CoIIIMP8 during the course of a spectrophotometric titration are very similar to those observed for NAc-FeIIIMP8, with both being consistent with six successive ionisations. By analogy with NAc-FeIIIMP8, we attributed the first (pK1 = 2.0 + 0.3) to the coordination of the c-terminal carboxylate group (Glu-21) of the appended polypeptide. The second acid range transition (pK2 = 2.8 + 0.1) for NAcCoIIIMP8 involved the deprotonation of the cationic His-18 and concomitant replacement of the c-terminal carboxylate by the neutral heterocyclic base. The third and fourth pKa’s are attributed to the ionisation of the haem propanoic acid groups (pK3 = 3.9 + 0.03) and (pK4 = 7.5 + 0.03). Ionisation of the cobalt-bound water molecule above neutal pH was assigned to pK5 = 9.2 + 0.04. Finally, we attributed pK6 (12.1 + 0.03) to the ionisation of the coordinated histidine trans to the OH- to form the histidinate complex (His--CoIII-OH-). A principal aim of this work was to demonstrate that the kinetics and the thermodynamics of the ligand substitution reactions of NAc-CoIIIMP8 can be studied spectrophotometrically; a comprehensive investigation of these reactions will be undertaken by othe rs. Towards this end the formation constants between NAc-CoIIIMP8 and N- methylimidazole and pyridine were determined. We observed the formation of a bis-substituted complex in the reaction of NAc-CoIIIMP8 with the ligands, but only mono-substitution with NAc-FeIIIMP8 and B12a. We attribute this first ligand binding to the replacement of the axial water molecule, and the second replacement of the axial histidine residue. The absence of the second reaction with NAc-FeIIIMP8 and B12a suggest that the CoIII-N(His) bond in NAc-CoIIIMP8 is significantly weaker than the FeIIIN( His) and CoIII-N(dimethylbenzimidazole) bond, respectively. When comparing the formation constants of NAc-FeIIIMP8, NAc-CoIIIMP8 and B12a, we found that the value of log K1 for NAc-CoIIIMP8 for these ligands is significantly higher than that reported for NAc-FeIIIMP8 and B12a. Kinetics studies of NAc-CoIIIMP8 with N-methylimidazole and methylamine were investigated. The data obtained did not follow conventional pseudo-first order kinetics; instead there was some evidence for biphasic kinetics. In the reaction of Nmethylimidazole with NAc-CoIIIMP8, we observed that the rate of reaction is virtually independent of the concentration of the incoming ligand. The results can be explained if the mechanism proceeds through a purely dissociative mechanism, i.e., if the rate of the reaction is controlled by the rate at which, firstly, the water molecule dissociates from the CoIII centre and, secondly, the histidine dissociates from the metal. The second order rate constant, k2, could not be determined since the rate of reaction is independent of Nmethylimidazole concentration. In the reaction of methylamine with NAc-CoIIIMP8, we observed that the rate of reaction is dependent on the concentration and participation of the incoming ligand. We propose that the displacement of water and histidine by methylamine involves an interchange mechanism (Id), where the bond forming and bond breaking occur simultaneously, and thus the rate of reaction becomes dependent on the concentration of the incoming ligand. The results showed that the rate of reaction for methylamine with NAc-CoIIIMP8 was faster than with N-methylimidazole. We attributed these differences in rate constants to the size of the incoming ligands. N-methylimidazole is a secondary amine and is relatively more bulky than methylamine which is a primary amine; therefore it is easier for methylamine to attach to the metal centre compared to N- methylimidazole. For comparison, the rate of reaction of B12a with N-methylimidazole and methylamine was determined. The results show that the rate of the reaction between NAc-CoIIIMP8 and B12a with N-methylimidazole and methylamine are significantly different. Furthermore, we observe only mono -substitution in B12a and bisubstitution in NAc- CoIIIMP8. Overall, the results presented in this work do give a general indication on how thermodynamically stable a CoIII ion is in a porphyrin ring and also to a very limited extent show that a porphyrin does not confer the same kinetic lability on the CoIII ion as the corrin ring.

Submitted by ANA KARLA PEREIRA RODRIGUES (anakarla_@hotmail.com) on 2017-08-09T13:41:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 5544525 bytes, checksum: 9b6efae1c8b35552884ead95fb3851ea (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-09T13:41:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 5544525 bytes, checksum: 9b6efae1c8b35552884ead95fb3851ea (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-22 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / In this thesis work was carried out a computational study of some reactions forbidden and allowed by spin. The first reaction involves investigated the dissociation of the ligands iron porphyrins ((FeP(L)2, onde, L = H2O, dimethylnitrosamine, Imidazole and Pyridine) and the other concerns the Haber-Weiss mechanism to species such as R-OOH + O2•–, onde R = H, CH3 e CH3CH2. The mechanisms of the both reactions represent a major challenge from the point of view of computational choice of the appropriate method since it involves a large number of stationary points and, in some cases, with different spin multiplicities. For dissociation reactions with Fe-porphyrins were chosen ligands weak and strong field ligands. At this stage we used various DFT methods (OLYP, BP86, oTPSS, M06, M06L, M06L2X, B3PW91, PBE1PBE, B2PLYP e DSD-PBEP86) to estimate the order of spin states for the metal in the form Fe(III) and Fe(II) and some procedures to calculate and potential energy surface of these reactions. The results show that the function of the double-hybrid class DSD-PBEP86 can correctly predict the order of the spin states of the systems studied metalloporphyrin and characterize the crossing of the surfaces of the different spin states during the reaction. The second study the Haber-Weiss reaction with three kinds of peroxides, namely hydrogen peroxide, peroxide and methyl ethyl peroxide. For this problem, we were mapped some mechanisms of reactions that lead to the formation of the products reported in the literature. The reaction of H2O2 with O2•– occurs by two competing reaction channels. The major product (O2 + O•–⋯H2O) follows by a reaction forbidden by spin, while the minor product (H2O⋯O3•–) assumes a reaction allowed by spin. The reaction spin forbidden undergoes intersystem crossing region and the mechanism proves to be governed by the change of the overall electronic configuration during the reaction. In reaction CH3OOH + O2•–, for the first time, is proposed a reaction mechanism and a prediction about the enthalpy of the different reactions that may occur. In the case of the reaction between the methyl, the ethyl peroxide and superoxide is allowed by spin. The computational results of the reaction enthalpy of these reactions are in good agreement with the values found in the literature. / Neste trabalho de tese foi realizado um estudo computacional de algumas reações proibidas e permitidas por spin. A primeira reação investigada envolve a dissociação de ligantes na ferroporfina (FeP(L)2, onde, L = H2O, Dimetil-nitrosamina, Imidazol e Piridina) e a outra diz respeito ao mecanismo de Haber-Weiss para espécies como R-OOH + O2•–, com R = H, CH3 e CH3CH2. Os mecanismos de ambas reações representam um grande desafio do ponto de vista da escolha da metodologia computacional apropriada uma vez que envolvem um grande número de pontos estacionários e, em alguns casos, com diferentes multiplicidades de spin. Para as reações de dissociação com Fe - porfinas foram escolhidos ligantes de campos fraco e forte. Nesta etapa foram utilizados vários métodos da DFT (OLYP, BP86, oTPSS, M06, M06L, M06L2X, B3PW91, PBE1PBE, B2PLYP e DSD-PBEP86) para estimar o ordenamento dos estados de spin para o metal na forma Fe(III) e Fe(II) e alguns procedimentos para calcular e superfície de energia potencial dessas reações. Os resultados mostram que o funcional DSD-PBEP86 consegue prever corretamente o ordenamento dos estados de spin dos sistemas metaloporfirínicos estudados e caracterizar o cruzamento das superfícies dos diferentes estados de spin durante a reação. O segundo estudo trata da reação de Haber-Weiss com três tipos de peróxidos, a saber: peróxido de hidrogênio, metilhidroperóxido e etilhidroperóxido. Para esse problema, foram mapeados alguns mecanismos de reações que levam à formação dos produtos relatados na literatura. A reação do H2O2 + O2•– ocorre por dois canais de reação competitivos. O produto majoritário (O2 + O•–⋯H2O) segue por uma reação proibida por spin, enquanto o produto minoritário (H2O⋯O3•–) assume uma reação permitida por spin. A reação proibida por spin passa por uma região de cruzamento intersistema e o mecanismo mostra ser governado pela mudança da configuração eletrônica total durante a reação. Na reação do CH3OOH com O2•–, pela primeira vez, é proposto um mecanismo de reação e uma previsão acerca da entalpia das diferentes reações que podem ocorrer. No caso da reação entre o metilhidroperóxido, o etilhidroperóxido com o superóxido é do tipo permitida por spin. Os resultados computacionais da entalpia de reação dessas reações estão em boa concordância com os valores encontrados na literatura.

[pt] Vários complexos metálicos têm sido identificados como alvos para a ligação de óxido nítrico. Para que esses complexos possam ser usados com eficiência e segurança em aplicações medicinais, tem-se como meta compreender suas propriedades cinéticas e estruturais em modelos cada vez mais realísticos. Neste trabalho foram utilizadas as técnicas de absorção ótica e de ressonância paramagnética eletrônica para estudar a nitrosilação de duas porfirinas férricas solúveis em água, FeTMPyP, porfirina catiônica, e FeTPPS4, porfirina aniônica, pelo doador de óxido nítrico S-nitroso-acetilpenicilamina (SNAP). Foram obtidas as taxas de formação dos complexos nitrosilados em função da concentração de SNAP. Foram encontradas as constantes cinéticas de segunda ordem para ambas porfirinas. A semelhança entre essas constantes, KTMPyP = 0.84 x 10(3) M(-1)s(-1) e KTPPS4 = 0.97 x 10(3) M(-1)s(-1), sugeriram que o mecanismo da reação é independente da natureza dos meso substituintes das porfirinas. Demonstrou-se que a nitrosilação por SNAP é diferente daquela obtida por reação com NO e propô-se um mecanismo para a reação. A reação foi investigada na presença de oxigênio. Ao contrário do que acontece com gás NO, SNAP foi capaz de produzir ferro-porfirinas nitrosiladas em ambiente aeróbico. A influência da interação com micelas iônicas na estabilidade dos complexos foi avaliada em atomosfera aeróbica. A associação das forro-porfirinas com albumina sérica bovina e sua influência de fatores eletrostáticos na ligação da ferro-porfirina com a BSA. A interação com BSA exerceu forte influência sobre as taxas de / [en] Serveal metalic complexes have been identified as tergets for the binding of nitric oxide. In order that these complexes can be efficiently and safely used in medical applications, it is important to understand their kinetic and structural properties in realistic models. In this work, the optical absorption and electron paramagnetic resonance techniques were used to study the nitrosylation of two water soluble ferric porphyrins, FeTMPyP, cationic, and FeTPPS4, anionic, by the NO donor S-nitrous- Nacetylpenecillamine (SNAP). For both porphyrins, nitrosylation rates as a function of SNAP concentration were obtained, and the second order rate constants were found. The similarity between these constants, KTMPYP = 0.84 x 10(3) M(-1)s(-1) and KTPPS4 = 0.97 x 10(3) M(-1)s(-1), suggests a mechanism independent of the nature of the porphyrin meso-substituents. It was demonstrated tha the nitrosylation by SNAP is different from that by NO gas, and a reaction mechanism was proposed. The reaction was also studied in aerobic environment. In contrast to NO gas, SNAP was able to produce nitrosylated iron porphyrins even in the presence of oxygen. The influence of ionic micelles on the stability of nitrosylated complexes was evaluated. The association of iron porphyrins with BSA and its influence on nitrosylation by SNAP were studied. The results demonstrated strong electrostatic influence on the binding of iron porphyrins to BSA. The interaction with BSA influenced the nitrosylation rates. The nitrosylated porphyrins were characterized by EPR spectroscopy.