In this thesis, the physical properties of certain multi-functional organic crystals were studied in detail. This study involves the growth of single crystals of Glucuronic acidγ-lactone (GAL), Imidazoliumtartarate (IMLT), (Bis)imidazoliumtartarate (BIMLT), and Diisopropylammonium iodide (DPI) and investigations of their optical, dielectric, piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and ferroelectric properties as a function of temperature and dependence on crystal structure in these organic crystals. Piezoelectric resonance was observed at certain frequencies when dielectric constant was monitored along the b-plate of GAL crystals. The electro-mechanical coupling coefficient estimated at the resonance near 1 MHz frequency revealed an exceptionally large value in GAL similar to that in inorganic lead titanate. The dependence of the piezoelectric resonance frequency on temperature was studied in detail. These crystals showed excellent second- and third-order nonlinear optical properties as well as high laser damage threshold. The high values of χ(2) andχ(3), laser damage threshold, and low UV cut-off makes GAL crystals an interesting prospect for NLO and laser applications. Towards this goal, GAL crystals were studied in detail with regard to determination of directions of dielectric axes, optic axes, and collinear phase-matching. Single crystals of another promising NLO organic crystal, IMLT were also grown which showed interesting dielectric, piezoelectric, and NLO properties. The dielectric dispersion with temperature provided an insight to the polarization mechanisms. Like GAL, IMLT also exhibits piezoelectric resonance. The existence of only one easy axis of vibration in IMLT enabled the candidate to identify the first resonance peak as corresponding to the fundamental mode of oscillation in the sample. This also helped to determine many piezoelectric parameters. By angular phase matching, one direction of phase matching in IMLT was identified. The conversion efficiency of IMLT along this direction was determined which was high in comparison to that in a standard KDP crystal. At piezoelectric resonance frequencies, the electro-optic response due to photo-elastic contributions is enhanced. Single crystals of organic ferroelectric BIMLT were grown by mixing two moles of imidazole with one mole of l-tartaric acid. The controversy with regard to the phase transition temperature of BIMLT was clarified by the DSC and structural analysis in this work. Previously, studies on BIMLT were limited to polycrystalline samples and single crystals with inclusions primarily due to the difficulty in growing good quality single crystals from aqueous solution. However, by experimenting the growth process using different solvents, good quality single crystals were achieved without the trapping of mother solution. This remarkable find is a notable result in these crystals for ferroelectric applications. The mechanism of ferroelectricity in BIMLT is mainly attributed to the transfer of protons along N–H---O hydrogen bonds in the direction of b-axis. Interestingly, the values of spontaneous polarization and Curie-temperature in the organic ferroelectric material DPI were significantly high and comparable to several popular inorganic ferroelectrics. The polarization obtained in this material is the highest among reported organic ferroelectrics. In addition to the high Curie temperature and spontaneous polarization, there were unique phase transitions that were revealed in DPI. The mechanism of ferroelectricity is quite complex, mainly being displacive type on account of the change in orientation of dipoles with electric field. Some contribution to ferroelectricity comes from the order-disorder nature of Nitrogen atom.

Foi estudado o efeito da lactona sesquiterpênica licnofolido sobre o \"burst\" respiratório de leucócitos polimorfonucleares inflamatórios (PMN) estimulados por forbol (PMA), pelo peptídeo quimiotático fMLP ou zimozan opsonizado (OZ). O licnofolido inibiu de forma dose-dependente a liberação de O2•- pelos PMN, sem alteração do período \"Iag\" do complexo NADPH. oxidase. O efeito foi mais acentuado quando os PMN foram estimulados diretamente pela via de proteína quinase C. A adição de ditiotreitol ou glutationa reduzida (GSH) às suspensões celulares antes da incubação com licnofolido preveniu parcialmente o efeito inibitório. O tratamento dos PMN com a lactona determinou uma queda drástica dos níveis celulares de GSH livre, sem incremento de glutationa oxidada (GSSG). A reação direta entre GSH e licnofolido foi confirmada com a detecção de um aduto glutationil-licnofolido através de identificação por espectrometria de massa (ESI-MS/MS). A S-tiolação protéica induzida pelo PMA foi reduzida em PMN tratados com Iicnofo/ido, como detectado através de determinação de incorporação de [35S], sendo que 80% desses tióis foram identificados como GSH. Uma série de proteínas S-glutationadas foi detectada através de autoradiografias, sendo que aquelas correspondentes a 38 e 24 kDa tiveram essa modificação póstraducional suprimida pelo tratamento com dose de licnofolido capaz de suprimir o \"burst\" respiratório dos PMN. Estes resultados indicam que a depleção celular de GSH causada pelo licnofolido impede a sustentação do \"burst\" respiratório pelos PMN, em correlação direta com a diminuição de S-glutationação protéica. / An investigation was made into the action of the sesquiterpene lactone lychnopholide on the respiratory burst of inflammatory polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Lychnopholide determined concentration-related inhibition of the generation of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-, chemotatic peptide-, and opsonized zymozan-induced superoxide anion with no effect on the lag time of the assembly of the NADPH oxidase complex, such action was greater on the protein kinase C pathway that on both membrane receptor dependent stimuli via. Subsequent additions of D-glucose, Ca2+, Mg2+, dithiothreitol ar reduced glutathione (GSH) did not reverse the inhibitory action. The addition of both thiols prior to the lychnopholide treatment partially hindered the inhibition rate. The endogenous level of GSH in leukocytes was drastically depleted under the lychnopholide treatment, without corresponding increases occurring in the oxidized form (GSSG). A direct reaction between glutathione and lychnopholide was confirmed from a glutathionyl-lychnopholide adduct detected by electrospray mass spectrometry analysis and identified by tandem mass analysis in cellular extracts. Protein S-thiolation induced by PMA stimulation was decreased in lactone-treated PMN as detected by [35S] scintillation count, which indicated that about 80% of the thiols were glutathione. A subset of S-glutathionylated proteins was identified through gel electrophoresis, which revealed that the modification of the phorbol-triggered protein sulfhydryl in the protein bands corresponding to 38 and 24 kDa was precluded by the lychnopholide treatment correlated with respiratory burst inhibition. These results show that GSH depletion determined by lychnopholide treatment renders PMN to sustain respiratory burst, whose action is proportional to protein S-glutahionylation decrease.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientÃfico e TecnolÃgico / O diterpeno, lactona do Ãcido hawtriwaico (LAHT) isolado dos capÃtulos florais de Egletes viscosa Less. (Asteraceae) foi avaliado nos modelos de edema de orelha e nocicepÃÃo induzida por capsaicina em camundongos. A LAHT (12,5; 25 e 50 mg/kg, v.o.) atenuou significativamente a resposta ao edema de orelha induzido pela aplicaÃÃo tÃpica de capsaicina (250 Âg), de maneira dose dependente (45,7; 86,9 e 100 % respectivamente). A resposta ao edema de orelha induzido pela capsaicina foi tambÃm significativamente inibida em 74,8 % pelo vermelho de rutÃnio (VR; 3mg/kg, s.c.), um antagonista nÃo competitivo do receptor da capsaicina (TRPV1). A LAHT (50 mg/kg, v.o.) nÃo modificou a resposta ao edema de pata induzido por composto 48/80 (10 Âg), histamina (10 Âg) ou serotonina (10 Âg), demonstrando que a LAHT nÃo bloqueia a desgranulaÃÃo de cÃlulas mastocitÃrias ou os receptores de histamina e serotonina. No entanto, o edema de pata induzido por substÃncia P (SP) foi significativamente suprimido pela LAHT (25 e 50 mg/kg, v.o.), em 29,4 e 53,3 % respectivamente, bem como o aumento da permeabilidade capilar induzido pela injeÃÃo intraperitoneal de Ãcido acÃtico. No modelo de nocicepÃÃo, a LAHT (12,5; 25 e 50 mg/kg, v.o.) suprimiu de forma significativa o comportamento nociceptivo de lamber a pata induzido pela injeÃÃo intraplantar de 1,6 Âg de capsaicina (27,1; 32,3 e 52 % respectivamente). A resposta à nocicepÃÃo induzida pela capsaicina foi significativamente inibida pelo VR (3 mg/kg, s.c.) em 64,9 %. O efeito antinociceptivo da LAHT (50 mg/kg, v.o.) nÃo foi afetado pelo prÃ-tratamento por naloxona, mas foi significativamente antagonizado pela teofilina e glibenclamida, respectivos bloqueadores de adenosina e canais de KATP dependentes. A LAHT (50 mg/kg, v.o.) nÃo alterou o tempo de sono, nÃo prejudicou a atividade locomotora e nÃo alterou a coordenaÃÃo motora dos camundongos como evidenciado nos testes do tempo de sono induzido por pentobarbital, do campo aberto e rota-rod respectivamente. Esses dados sugerem que a LAHT inibe a inflamaÃÃo neurogÃnica aguda, possivelmente pela inibiÃÃo da liberaÃÃo de SP ou bloqueio de seus receptores, e a nocicepÃÃo possivelmente pelo envolvimento de adenosina endÃgena e canais de KATP dependentes / The diterpene, 12-acetoxy-hawtriwaic acid lactone (AHAL) isolated from the flower buds of Egletes viscosa Less. (Asteraceae), a popular medicinal plant largely encountered in Cearà State was evaluated in mice for its anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive potential, using capsaicin-induced ear edema and hindpaw nociception as experimental models. AHAL (12.5, 25 and 50 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly attenuated the ear edema response to topically applied capsaicin (250Âg), in a dose-related manner (45.7, 86.9 and 100 % respectively). This response to capsaicin was also greatly inhibited by ruthenium red (3 mg/kg, s.c.), a non-competitive capsaicin receptor (TRPV1) antagonist by 74.8%. The anti-edema effect of AHAL (50 mg/kg, p.o.) seems unrelated either to inhibition of mast cell degranulation or to antagonism at histamine and serotonin receptor since AHAL did not modify the paw edema response-induced by intraplantar injections of compound 48/80 (10 Âg), histamine (10 Âg) or serotonin (10 Âg). However the substance P (SP) induced hindpaw edema was significantily inhibited by AHAL (25 and 50 mg/kg, p.o.) by 29.4 and 53.3 % respectively, as well as the increase in capillary permeability induced by intra-peritoneal acetic acid. In the hindpaw nociceptive model, AHAL suppressed the nocifensive paw-licking behavior induced by intraplantar injection of capsaicin (1.6 Âg). This response to capsaicin was also greatly inhibited by ruthenium red (3 mg/kg, s.c.) by 64.9 %. The antinociceptive effect of AHAL (50 mg/kg, p.o.) was unaffected by naloxone pre-treatment but was significantly antagonized by theophylline and glibenclamide, the respective blockers of adenosine receptor and KATP-sensitive channels. AHAL (50 mg/kg, p.o.) did not impair the ambulation or motor coordination of mice in open-field and rota-rod tests. These data allow us to conclude that AHAL possesses anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive properties. It possibly inhibits acute neurogenic inflammation by the inhibition of SP release or its receptor blockade and the nociception through mechanisms that involve the endogenous adenosine and opening of ATP-sensitive potassium channels

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / Os terpenos Ãcido centipÃdico e lactona do Ãcido hawtiwaico (LAH), isolados dos capÃtulos florais de Egletes viscosa Less, popularmente conhecida como macela ou macela da terra, foram avaliados em modelos de dermatite de contato irritativa induzida pelo 13-acetato-12-o-tetradecanoil-forbol (TPA) e de dermatite de contato alÃrgica induzida por oxazolona (OXA) em camundongos. O Ãcido centipÃdico e a LAH, por via tÃpica (0,125; 0,25 e 0,5mg/orelha), reduziram significativamente o edema de orelha induzido por TPA (2,5Âg/orelha) em 45,5; 55,5; 61,1% e 33,3; 42,2 e 63,3%, respectivamente. Quando administrados por via oral, (12,5; 25 e 50mg/kg), reduziram o edema em 46,6; 59,3; 67,9% e 58,7; 59,7; 71%, respectivamente quando comparado ao controle veÃculo. A dexametasona na dose tÃpica de 0,05mg/orelha e na dose oral de 1mg/kg reduziu o edema de orelha em 90 e 73,1%, respectivamente. O Ãcido centipÃdico e a LAH, na dose de 0,5mg/orelha, via tÃpica reduziu de a atividade da mieloperoxidase (MPO) em 90,1 e 94,6%, respectivamente, enquanto a dexametasona (0,05mg/orelha) reduziu em 96,2% a atividade da MPO quando comparado ao controle veÃculo. Os terpenos na dose tÃpica de 0,5mg/orelha foram capazes de reduzir os nÃveis teciduais de TNF-α, o mesmo sendo observado com a dexametasona. A aÃÃo antiinflamatÃria dos terpenos no modelo da dermatite pelo TPA foram confirmados pelos achados histolÃgicos. O modelo de dermatite de contato induzida por oxazolona (OXA, 1%/orelha), provocou uma hiperplasia epidÃrmica onde o INF-γ teve papel crucial. Os terpenos Ãcido centipÃdico (0,25 e 0,5) e a LAH (0,5mg/orelha), por via tÃpica, diminuÃram, a hiperplasia epidÃrmica induzida por oxazolona (1%/orelha)em todos os perÃodos de observaÃÃo (4Â - 19Â dia). O Ãcido centipÃdico e a LAH na dose de 0,5mg/orelha diminuÃram significativamente os nÃveis teciduais de INF-γ (92,2 e 99,4%, respectivamente) quando comparados ao controle veÃculo. Quando administrado por via oral, o Ãcido centipÃdico (12,5; 25 e 50mg/kg) reduziu de forma significativa a hiperplasia epidÃrmica do 7Â ao 19Â dia de observaÃÃo. A dexamentasona na dose tÃpica (0,05/mg) e na dose oral (1mg/kg) reduziu a hiperplasia epidÃrmica em 100 e 75%, respectivamente. Os resultados encontrados, comprovados pelo estudo histolÃgico, demonstram o efeito antiinflamatÃrio desses terpenos em modelo de dermatite de contato alÃrgica crÃnica onde a hiperplasia epidÃrmica e o aumento nos nÃveis teciduais de INF-γ sÃo caracterÃsticas importantes, como no caso da psorÃase / The terpens centipedic acid (CA) and lactone of hawtriwaic acid (LAH) isolated from the flowers chapters of Egletes viscosa Less, popularly known as macela or macela da terra, were evaluated on 13-acetate-12-o-tetradecanoil-forbol (TPA) induced irritative contact dermatitis model and on oxazolone induced allergic contact dermatitis in mice. The centipedic acid and LAH on the following dosage of 0,125; 0,25 and 0,5 mg/ear using the skin surface as a via reduced in a significative way the ear oedema induced by application of TPA (2,5 μg/ear). The values of reduction are the following respectively: 45,5; 55,1; 61,1% and 33,3; 42,2 and 63,3%. When the oral administration was used the doses of 12,5; 25 and 50 mg/kg had showed a significative oedema reduction of 46,6; 59,3; 67,9% and 58,7; 59,7; 71%, respectively. Dexametasone through skin surface administration on dosage of 0,05 mg/ear and oral dosage of 1mg/kg have reduced in a significative way the ear oedema in 90 and 73,1%, respectively. The centipedic acid and LAH using the dosage of 0,05 mg/ear through the skin surface had reduced the mieloperoxydase activity in 90,1 and 94,6%, respectively, while dexametasone (0,05 mg/ear) had reduced in 96,2% when compared to the group treated only with the vehicle. The terpens on the topic dosage of 0,05 mg/ear were capable to reduce the tecidual levels of TNF-α as well as dexametasone. The antiinflamatory action of the terpens on TPA induced dermatitis model was confirmed through histological analysis of the tissue. The oxazolone induced contact dermatitis model (OXA 1%/ear) had promoted an epidermic hyperplasia in which INF-γ have a central role. The products under evaluation centipedic acid (0,25 and 0,5 mg/ear) and LAH (0,5 mg/ear) through skin surface reduced in a significative way the epidermic hyperplasia Throughout the observation period (4Â- 19Â day). Centipedic acid and LAH on the following dosage 0,5/mg reduced in a significative way the tecidual levels of INF-γ (92,2 and 99,4%, respectively) after 19 days of treatment. When using oral administration the centipedic acid (12,5; 25 e 50 mg/kg) reduced the epidermic hyperplasia from seventh through tenth ninth day. Dexametasone through skin surface administration on dosage of 0,05 mg/ear and oral dosage of 1mg/kg have reduced the epidermic hyperplasia in 100 and 75%, respectively The data that were found plus the histological analysis have showed the antiinflammatory effect, mainly through topic administration, of these terpens on allergic contact dermatitis models in which epidermic hyperplasia and increased tecidual levels of INF-γ are important features, such as psoriasis

A presente tese relata o estudo químico de duas espécies vegetais pertencentes à família Asteraceae: Mikania sp. nov; e Wunderlichia crulsiana. Da espécie Mikania sp. nov. foram estudados os extratos diclorometânicos das folhas e dos galhos, tendo sido isolados e identificados sete ácidos diterpênicos; dos óleos voláteis das folhas e dos galhos foram identificadas vinte substâncias entre monoterpenos e sesquiterpenos. Da espécie Wunderlichia crulsiana foram estudados os extratos diclorometânicos das flores e dos galhos. Das flores foram isolados e identificados palmitatos e acetatos de triterpenoílas. Dos galhos foram isolados e identificados acetatos de triterpenoílas e triterpenonas e identificados por CG triterpenóis acetilados e palmitatos de triterpenoílas hidrolisados e posteriormente acetilados. Deste extrato foram também isolados e identificados três lactonas sesquiterpênicas e um sesquiterpeno. A identificação das substâncias foi realizada através de RMN de 1H, de 13C (BBD e DEPT 135º), CG/EM e co-injeção de padrões. Os extratos brutos de ambas as plantas apresentaram discreta atividade, quando submetidos a um ensaio antifúngico. As frações, contendo os triterpenóis, acetatos e palmitatos de triterpenoflas e as lactonas sesquiterpênicas, foram testadas quanto à atividade anti-infíamatória mostrando-se bastante ativas. Tanto os extratos brutos quanto as fraqões supracitadas não se mostraram ativos em um ensaio antitumoral. Estes resultados indicam a seletividade da atividade dos extratos e frações, possivelmente não contendo substâncias citotóxicas. / This work describes the chemical study of two plants which belong to the family Asteraceae: Mikania sp. nov. and Wunderlichia crulsiana. The dichlorometane extracts from leaves and stems of Mikania sp. nov. we studied and seven diterpenic acids were isolated and identified. The volatile oil from leaves and stems of this plant were also studied and twenty substances among monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes were identified. From Wunderlichia crulsiana we analysed the dichlorometane extracts from flowers and stems. From flowers we isolated and identified triterpenes esterified with palmitic acid and acetic acid. From stems we isolated and identified triterpenes esterified with acetic acid and 3-oxo-triterpenes. By GC, we identified hydroxylated triterpenes that were acetylated, and triterpenes esterified with palmitic acid that were hydrolysed and acetylated. From stems we also isolated and identified three sesquiterpene lactones and a sesquiterpene. The compounds were identified by PMR, CMR (BBD and DEIT 135º), GC/MS and co-injection with authentic samples The extracts of both plants showed low activity when submitted to bioassay with Cladosporium sphaerospermum. The fractions which contain the hydroxylated triterpenes, triterpenes esterified with acetic and palmitic acids and sesquiterpene lactones were submitted to anti-inflammatory bioassay and showed 42%, 29%, 29% and 47% of activity, respectively. The above mentioned extracts and the fractions did not show significant activity on the Saccharomyces cerevisae bioassay, so there were not citotoxic substances in them.

A busca por novos fármacos inspirados em substâncias de origem natural é uma estratégia conhecida e há tempos utilizada. As lactonas sesquiterpênicas (LST) são um grupo de substâncias amplo e diverso com várias atividades farmacológicas descritas, e cuja característica estrutural determinante é a de um esqueleto principal contendo 15 átomos de carbono e um anel lactônico. O mecanismo de ação das LST está intrinsicamente relacionado com reações de adição do tipo Michael frente a biomoléculas, provocando alquilações. Há na literatura estudos aprofundados sobre a química medicinal das LST, entretanto pouco há sobre o metabolismo desse grupo de substâncias em ambientes fisiológicos. Neste sentido, este trabalho é focado no estudo do metabolismo e também das vias de fragmentação por eletrospray da budleína A, que possui estrutura química do tipo furanoeliangolido, e pertence à classe dos germacranolidos. Foram realizados ensaios in vitro utilizando-se os modelos de oxidação biomimética com metaloporfirina, microssomas hepáticos e metabolismo pela microbiota intestinal de ceco de porco (pig cecum model), sendo nos dois últimos testado também o correlato 4,5-dihidro-2\',3\'-epoxi-15-desoxigoyazensolido. O estudo de fragmentação também abordou a comparação entre budleína A e a centraterina - um estereoisômero que se diferencia apenas pela orientação da cadeia lateral ligada ao C-8 - em espectrômetros distintos e com suporte de métodos computacionais para cálculos de energia (Gaussian 03 em base B3LYP/6-31G(d)). Nos estudos de fragmentação observou-se a diferença de intensidade dos sinais para íons fragmento comuns às duas LST (m/z 275, 257 e 83), além da presença do íon fragmento de m/z 293 apenas para a budleína A, permitindo a diferenciação destes isômeros por meio de espectrometria de massas com ionização por eletrospray, sem a necessidade de ressonância de magnética nuclear. Os produtos de oxidação detectados na reação com metaloporfirinas acusaram a epoxidação na cadeia lateral envolvendo C-2\' e C-3\' com a formação de diastereoisômeros. No ensaio com microssomas não foram detectados produtos para a budleína A, enquanto que para a substância correlata observou-se a abertura do epóxido na cadeia lateral e adição de uma hidroxila, formando um diol vicinal. No modelo de ceco de porco observaram-se a formação de adutos de LST com o aminoácido cisteína, os quais foram posteriormente degradados pela ação da microbiota intenstinal, dando origem a diversos metabólitos compostos pela LST e partes de cisteína. Sendo assim, este trabalho lança bases para a maior compreensão do metabolismo de LST do tipo furanoeliangolido em modelos distintos e também contribui para os estudos de espectrometria de massas para este tipo de substância, além de descrever uma ferramenta analítica útil na diferenciação de dois estereoisômeros. / The search for new drugs inspired on compounds from natural products is a wellknown strategy with several successful cases. Sesquiterpene lactones (STL) are a wide and diversified group of compounds which has already many pharmacological activities reported. Their fundamental moiety includes a skeleton containing 15 carbons and a lactone ring and the mechanism of action is related to Michael addition type reactions with biomolecules, promoting alkylation. There are a high amount of studies regarding the medicinal chemistry of the STL, however there are few information about the metabolism of these compounds under physiological environments. On this way, the aims of this work are focused on the study of the metabolism as well as the fragmentation pathways of budlein A, which is a furanoheliangolide and belongs to the germacranolides class. On this work the following experiments were carried out: in vitro oxidative metabolism with metalloporphyrin and microsomes; intestinal metabolism by using the pig cecum model (microbiota). For microsomes and intestinal metabolism the compound 4,5- dihydro-2\',3\'-epoxy-15-deoxy-goyazensolide was also applied. Fragmentation studies compared the fragmentation patterns of budlein A and centratherin - which is a stereoisomer with -orientation for the side chain bonded at C-8 - by using different spectrometers being supported by computational methods for energies calculations (Gaussian 03 at level B3LYP/6-31G(d)). For the fragmentation studies it was observed the difference of signal intensities for fragment ions which are common for both STL (m/z 275, 257 e 83), moreover the ion m/z 293 was detected only for budlein A, allowing the differentiation between these isomers by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry instead nuclear magnetic resonance. The reactions with metalloporphyrin yielded two diastereoisomers of the STL with an epoxide at the side chain between C-2\'and C-3\'. On the microsome assay any product was detected for budlein A, while for the correlated compound the epoxide ring was opened and a hydroxyl was added at C-3\', forming a vicinal diol. On the pig cecum model it was observed the formation of adducts due to the reaction of the STL and the amino acid cysteine. These adducts were later degraded by the action of the microbiota yielding different metabolites composed by STL and residues of cysteine. Thus, this work may contribute to the improvement of the knowledge about the metabolism of STL furanoheliangolide type in different models as well as for the studies regarding the mass spectrometry of this type of compound. The development of a useful analytical tool for the differentiation of two isomers was also an important achievement.

Orientador: Luiz Carlos Dias / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-12T11:13:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Melgar_GliseidaZelayaran_D.pdf: 8992583 bytes, checksum: 4cacbcdc703a19bccdf5bea13368488a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: Em 1995 Miao e colaboradores relataram o isolamento da estavamicina (1), um novo produto natural, membro da família dos pirrolocetoindanos, a partir de uma cultura líquida de Streptomyses sp., isolada de uma amostra de terra coletada na Índia. A estavamicina contém uma interessante subestrutura hexahidroindeno de fusão de anel trans com 5 centros estereogênicos, uma cadeia lateral que contém outros 2 centros estereogênicos, um álcool dialílico, três duplas ligações e um resíduo de carboxilato de sódio. Apresenta atividade inibidora moderada contra a ligação do fator de transcrição EBV BZLF1 com o DNA com um valor de IC50 = 50 mM.O fragmento C11-C26 (206), contendo o grupo pirrol e 5 centros estereogênicos da estavamicina, foi preparado a partir do (R)-3-hidroxi-2-metilpropionato de metila, após uma sequência de reações, que envolveu 14 etapas (rota linear mais longa) e um rendimento global de 7%. As principais características incluem a preparação de uma imida a,b-insaturada utilizando a reação de Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons, a reação de olefinação de Takai, o acoplamento cruzado de Stille, seguido da cicloadição intramolecular de Diels-Alder que fornece dois adutos bicíclicos, sendo o majoritário correspondente ao produto desejado (para os casos de R = (R)-Bn e R = H). A última etapa foi a preparação da lactona tricíclica seguida da abertura utilizando o 2-lítio-N-MEM-pirrol.O fragmento C1-C6 (235) foi preparado a partir do 3-hidroxi-pentanodioato de dietila, após uma seqüência de reações, que envolveu 7 etapas e um rendimento global de 11,5%. As principais características incluem a elegante reação de transesterificação por quebra de simetria, redução do ácido com borana seguida por oxidação de swern e olefinação utilizando o procedimento modificado de Stork-Wittig.Em conseqüência, a rota de obtenção dos fragmentos C1-C6 e C11-C26 aqui descrita é, em princípio, prontamente aplicável para a preparação da estavamicina e análogos que eventualmente pudessem apresentar atividade farmacológica destacada. / Abstract: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a human herpes virus that infects lymphocytes and epithelial cells. Is has been estimated that this virus infects a large part of the world¿s population. In 1995, stawamycin (1), a new natural product from the pyrroloketoindane family was isolated by Miao et. al from a liquid culture of Streptomyces sp, and displayed moderate inhibitory activity against the binding of the EBV BZLF1 transcription factor to DNA with IC50 = 50 mM in a DNA binding assay. Stawamycin has a trisubstituted trans-fused bicyclo[4.3.0]nonane substructure containing five stereogenic centres and a side chain that contains two stereogenic centres at C3 and C9 (absolute configuration not determined), a doubly allylic alcohol and a sodium carboxylate residue. To determine the relative configurations between C3 and C9, to establish the absolute configuration of stawamycin, and to provide material for further biological studies as well as access to novel analogues, we initiated a study towards the synthesis of this very interesting compound. We wish to describe here our successful efforts towards the preparation of the C1¿C6 as well as the C11¿C26 carbocyclic fragment of stawamycin. The bicyclo[4.3.0]nonane (C11¿C26) fragment of stawamycin has been prepared by a sequence involving 14 steps (7% overall yield) from methyl (R)-(-)-3-hydroxy-2- methylpropionate. Key steps are a Pd-catalysed Stille coupling reaction between a vinyl iodide and a vinyl stannane followed by an intramolecular Diels¿Alder cycloaddition reaction to give the desired adduct as the major isomer. The best result was obtained with the use of a triene bearing an achiral oxazolidinone in the presence of Et2AlCl to promote the IMDA cycloaddition reaction. The last step was an preparation of the tricyclic lactone followed by the opening by means of the 2-lítio-N-MEM-pirrol.The (C1¿C6) fragment of stawamycin has been prepared from diethyl-3- hydroxypentanedioate by a sequence which involved a symmetry breaking reaction of a cyclic anhydride, followed by the formation of a Z-vinyliodide employing a Stork-Wittig procedure. / Doutorado / Quimica Organica / Doutor em Ciências

L’objectif de cette étude est de synthétiser et de caractériser des polyesters entre le diméthylcétène et des composés carbonylés choisis (acétone, méthyléthylcétone et acéthaldéhyde) par deux voies distinctes : une copolymérisation directe, et une voie passant d’abord par la synthèse de la beta-lactone puis sa polymérisation par ouverture de cycle. La caractérisation a mis en évidence la structure parfaitement alternée du polyester entre le diméthylcétène et l’acétone, et des structures plus complexes avec la méthyléthylcétone et l’acétaldéhyde. Les analyses ont également montré le caractère polymorphe complexe de ces copolymères. Les trois beta-lactones correspondantes ont également été synthétisées. Seule la polymérisation de la beta-lactone avec l’acétaldéhyde a été menée à bien, du fait de son faible encombrement stérique. Enfin, une étude cinétique par infrarouge a également été effectuée et a permis de mieux connaître les cinétiques de polymérisation par ouverture de cycle. / The aim of this study is to synthesise and to characterise polyesters between dimethylketene and chosen carbonyled compounds (acetone, methylethylketone and acetaldehyde) by two distinct pathways: a direct copolymerisation, and another path proceeding in the synthesis of the beta-lactone then its ring opening polymerisation. The characterisation has highlighted the perfectly alternated structure of the polyester between dimethylketene and acetone, and more complex structures with dimethylketone and acetaldehyde. The analyses have also shown the complex polymorphism of these copolymers. The three corresponding beta-lactones have been synthesised. Only the polymerisation of the acetaldehyde beta-lactone has been accomplished because of its weak steric hindrance. At last, an infrared kinetic study has also been carried out and has permitted a better comprehension of the kinetic of the ring opening polymerisation.

Thermoset polymers are widely used polymers in the world, but Increase in global plastic pollution and lack of fossil fuel stimulates intense research towards environmentally sustainable materials. Bio-based unsaturated polyesters (UPs) would be an excellent solution to replace oil-based synthetic polyesters. Most of the unsaturated polyesters have been synthesised by ring opening polymerisation (ROP) of cyclic esters or lactides.  In this study, different resins were developed using different initiators such as isosorbide (IS),1,4 butanediol (BD), and cis-2 butene 1,4 diol (C2BD) with monomers like lactide (L) and alpha angelica lactone (AAL) through the ring opening polymerisation process. The produced resins were further characterised by using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR),Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA).  Synthesis of resin with lactone monomer was not successful while with lactide monomer it was successful. IS-based resin showed better thermal properties compared to other obtained resins. Tg value of IS containing resin was 63°C, thermal stability up to 235°C and Storage modulus about 3841 MPa. These values are comparable with other bio-based resins produced using the same monomer.

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