A quimiluminescência derivada da decomposição induzida de 1,2-dioxetanos e do sistema peróxi-oxalato pode ser explicada através do mecanismo de luminescência iniciada por troca de elétron - CIEEL (\"Chemically Initiated Electron Exchange Luminescence\"). Esta proposta supõe uma transferência de elétron seguida de uma retrotransferência, que pode ocorrer de forma intra ou intermolecular, dependendo do sistema. A etapa de quimiexcitação do sistema peróxi-oxalato envolve uma retro-transferência de elétron intermolecular, da qual participam dois radicais-íons - um deles postulado como o dióxido de carbono radical-anion. Por outro lado, não existe consenso a respeito da via de retro-transferência de elétron na decomposição induzida de 1,2-dioxetanos, que pode ocorrer de forma intra ou intermolecular. Neste trabalho são apresentadas as sínteses de sete 1,2-dioxetanos, os resultados obtidos na investigação da via de quimiexcitação proposta no mecanismo CIEEL para a decomposição induzida de 1,2-dioxetanos e para o sistema peróxi-oxalato e a aplicação da quimiluminescência do luminol em matriz polimérica de poli(vinilpirrolidona) para a calibração de luminômetros de microplacas. Verificou-se, através do estudo do efeito da viscosidade do solvente sobre os rendimentos quânticos singlete na decomposição induzida de 1,2-dioxetanos, uma dependência entre a eficiência de quimiexcitação e o efeito da cavidade de solvente, que foi racionalizada em termos de um modelo difusional e friccional. Estes resultados, associados a cálculos teóricos, tomaram possível postular um mecanismo intramolecular modificado para a decomposição induzida de 1,2-dioxetanos. No sistema peróxi-oxalato foi realizada uma tentativa de detecção direta do dióxido de carbono ânion-radical através de medidas do sinal de ressonância paramagnética de elétron do aduto formado entre α-fenil-N-tert-butilnitrona (PBN), um spin trap, e o radical-anion. Apesar da leve discrepância entre as constantes de acoplamento do sinal observado em relação aos valores relatados na literatura para o aduto PBN-CO2, a caracterização foi realizada preliminarmente através de espectroscopia de massas com injeção direta. Finalmente, foi desenvolvido um sistema para calibração de luminômetros de microplacas, baseado na quimiluminescência de luminol em matriz polimérica, que pode ser utilizado - adicionalmente - na quantificação de peróxido de hidrogênio, em concentrações µmol-1, e agentes redutores com potencial anti-radicalar e antioxidante. / The chemiluminescence resulting from induced decomposition of 1,2-dioxetanes and the peroxyoxalate system can be explained by the Chemically Initiated Electron Exchange Luminescence - CIEEL mechanism. This hypothesis postulates an electron transfer followed by a bond cleavage or rearrangement and back electron transfer which can occur in a intra or intermolecular way, depending on the system. The chemiexcitation step in the peroxyoxalate system involves an intermolecular back electron transfer, in which two radical ions participates - one of them is assumed to be carbon dioxide radical anion. However, there is no consensus about the back electron transfer path in the induced decomposition of 1,2-dioxetanes, which Can occur in an intra or intermolecular way. This work reports the synthesis of seven 1,2-dioxetane derivatives, the results obtained in the investigation of the chemiexcitation path proposed by the CIEEL mechanism for the induced decomposition of 1,2-dioxetanes and for the peroxyoxalate system, and the application of poly(vinylpirrolidone) supported luminol chemiluminescence in the development of a rnicroplate luminometer calibration method. It was possible to confirm, by the study of solvent viscosity effect on singlet quantum yields in induced 1,2-dioxetane decomposition, a dependence between chemiexcitation efficiency and the solvent cavity effect, which was rationalized based on a diffusional and frictional model. These results, together with theoretical calculations, allow us to postulate a modified intermolecular chemiexcitation mechanism for the induced decomposition of 1,2-dioxetanes. An attempt to detect directly the carbon di oxide radical anion in the peroxyoxalate system was made based on the electron paramagnetic resonance detection of the α-phenyl-N-tert-butylnitrone (PBN)-CO2 adduct. Despite small discrepancies between the observed and the previously reported hyperfine coupling constant values, the adduct characterization was confirmed by direct injection mass spectrometry. Finally, a microplate luminometer light intensity calibration system, based on polymeric matrix-supported luminal, was developed. This method can be used also to determine hydrogen peroxide at µ mol-1 concentration and to quantify reducing agents with antiradical and antioxidant potential.

Nesse trabalho foi realizado um estudo da atividade anti-radicalar de flavonóides frente ao ensaio com o sistema luminol/hemina/H2O2 desenvolvido por nosso Grupo de Pesquisa. Na tentativa de esclarecer a relação estrutura-atividade de flavonóides, foi realizada também uma investigação das propriedades de derivados fenólicos como compostos-modelo utilizando-se a reação quimiluminescente do luminol. Os resultados obtidos com os compostos-modelo com o ensaio luminol foram comparados com aqueles obtidos para estes aditivos em um ensaio que utiliza o radical estável DPPH como sonda. Além disso, foi realizado um estudo fitoquímico monitorado através da atividade anti-radicalar de extratos de Baccharis. Foram identificados dois componentes ativos da fase em acetato de etila obtida das folhas de Baccharis regnellii e a sua atividade anti-radicalar determinada. / In this work a systematic study on the antiradical activity of flavonoids was performed, using the assay luminol/hemin/H2O2 developed by our research group. With the objective to establish a structure activity relationship for flavonoids, a study on the antioxidant properties of several phenolic derivatives as model compounds was also performed, using luminol chemiluminescence. The results obtained with the model compounds from the luminol assay are compared to those obtained by an assay which utilizes the stable DPPH radical as probe. Furthermore, a phytochemical study, monitored by the antiradical activity, was performed on extracts of Baccharis. This study led to the identification of two active components in the ethyl acetate phase of Baccharis regnellii leafs and the determination of its antiradical activity.

Nesse trabalho foi realizado um estudo da atividade anti-radicalar de flavonóides frente ao ensaio com o sistema luminol/hemina/H2O2 desenvolvido por nosso Grupo de Pesquisa. Na tentativa de esclarecer a relação estrutura-atividade de flavonóides, foi realizada também uma investigação das propriedades de derivados fenólicos como compostos-modelo utilizando-se a reação quimiluminescente do luminol. Os resultados obtidos com os compostos-modelo com o ensaio luminol foram comparados com aqueles obtidos para estes aditivos em um ensaio que utiliza o radical estável DPPH como sonda. Além disso, foi realizado um estudo fitoquímico monitorado através da atividade anti-radicalar de extratos de Baccharis. Foram identificados dois componentes ativos da fase em acetato de etila obtida das folhas de Baccharis regnellii e a sua atividade anti-radicalar determinada. / In this work a systematic study on the antiradical activity of flavonoids was performed, using the assay luminol/hemin/H2O2 developed by our research group. With the objective to establish a structure activity relationship for flavonoids, a study on the antioxidant properties of several phenolic derivatives as model compounds was also performed, using luminol chemiluminescence. The results obtained with the model compounds from the luminol assay are compared to those obtained by an assay which utilizes the stable DPPH radical as probe. Furthermore, a phytochemical study, monitored by the antiradical activity, was performed on extracts of Baccharis. This study led to the identification of two active components in the ethyl acetate phase of Baccharis regnellii leafs and the determination of its antiradical activity.

A quimiluminescência derivada da decomposição induzida de 1,2-dioxetanos e do sistema peróxi-oxalato pode ser explicada através do mecanismo de luminescência iniciada por troca de elétron - CIEEL (\"Chemically Initiated Electron Exchange Luminescence\"). Esta proposta supõe uma transferência de elétron seguida de uma retrotransferência, que pode ocorrer de forma intra ou intermolecular, dependendo do sistema. A etapa de quimiexcitação do sistema peróxi-oxalato envolve uma retro-transferência de elétron intermolecular, da qual participam dois radicais-íons - um deles postulado como o dióxido de carbono radical-anion. Por outro lado, não existe consenso a respeito da via de retro-transferência de elétron na decomposição induzida de 1,2-dioxetanos, que pode ocorrer de forma intra ou intermolecular. Neste trabalho são apresentadas as sínteses de sete 1,2-dioxetanos, os resultados obtidos na investigação da via de quimiexcitação proposta no mecanismo CIEEL para a decomposição induzida de 1,2-dioxetanos e para o sistema peróxi-oxalato e a aplicação da quimiluminescência do luminol em matriz polimérica de poli(vinilpirrolidona) para a calibração de luminômetros de microplacas. Verificou-se, através do estudo do efeito da viscosidade do solvente sobre os rendimentos quânticos singlete na decomposição induzida de 1,2-dioxetanos, uma dependência entre a eficiência de quimiexcitação e o efeito da cavidade de solvente, que foi racionalizada em termos de um modelo difusional e friccional. Estes resultados, associados a cálculos teóricos, tomaram possível postular um mecanismo intramolecular modificado para a decomposição induzida de 1,2-dioxetanos. No sistema peróxi-oxalato foi realizada uma tentativa de detecção direta do dióxido de carbono ânion-radical através de medidas do sinal de ressonância paramagnética de elétron do aduto formado entre α-fenil-N-tert-butilnitrona (PBN), um spin trap, e o radical-anion. Apesar da leve discrepância entre as constantes de acoplamento do sinal observado em relação aos valores relatados na literatura para o aduto PBN-CO2, a caracterização foi realizada preliminarmente através de espectroscopia de massas com injeção direta. Finalmente, foi desenvolvido um sistema para calibração de luminômetros de microplacas, baseado na quimiluminescência de luminol em matriz polimérica, que pode ser utilizado - adicionalmente - na quantificação de peróxido de hidrogênio, em concentrações µmol-1, e agentes redutores com potencial anti-radicalar e antioxidante. / The chemiluminescence resulting from induced decomposition of 1,2-dioxetanes and the peroxyoxalate system can be explained by the Chemically Initiated Electron Exchange Luminescence - CIEEL mechanism. This hypothesis postulates an electron transfer followed by a bond cleavage or rearrangement and back electron transfer which can occur in a intra or intermolecular way, depending on the system. The chemiexcitation step in the peroxyoxalate system involves an intermolecular back electron transfer, in which two radical ions participates - one of them is assumed to be carbon dioxide radical anion. However, there is no consensus about the back electron transfer path in the induced decomposition of 1,2-dioxetanes, which Can occur in an intra or intermolecular way. This work reports the synthesis of seven 1,2-dioxetane derivatives, the results obtained in the investigation of the chemiexcitation path proposed by the CIEEL mechanism for the induced decomposition of 1,2-dioxetanes and for the peroxyoxalate system, and the application of poly(vinylpirrolidone) supported luminol chemiluminescence in the development of a rnicroplate luminometer calibration method. It was possible to confirm, by the study of solvent viscosity effect on singlet quantum yields in induced 1,2-dioxetane decomposition, a dependence between chemiexcitation efficiency and the solvent cavity effect, which was rationalized based on a diffusional and frictional model. These results, together with theoretical calculations, allow us to postulate a modified intermolecular chemiexcitation mechanism for the induced decomposition of 1,2-dioxetanes. An attempt to detect directly the carbon di oxide radical anion in the peroxyoxalate system was made based on the electron paramagnetic resonance detection of the α-phenyl-N-tert-butylnitrone (PBN)-CO2 adduct. Despite small discrepancies between the observed and the previously reported hyperfine coupling constant values, the adduct characterization was confirmed by direct injection mass spectrometry. Finally, a microplate luminometer light intensity calibration system, based on polymeric matrix-supported luminal, was developed. This method can be used also to determine hydrogen peroxide at µ mol-1 concentration and to quantify reducing agents with antiradical and antioxidant potential.

Une zone de constriction dans un micro-canal fluidique peut générer, si le débit est suffisant, un écoulement bi-phasique. Ceci est l’origine de la cavitation hydrodynamique. Les échanges de chaleur latente générés par l’apparition et l’implosion des bulles impliquent une variabilité importante de la température dans les zones au-delà de la constriction. En ajoutant des sondes de température nanométriques dans le fluide et en utilisant un microscope confocal on peut déterminer la température en un point. Ainsi on a pu établir des cartographies thermiques en 2 et 3 dimensions à l’intérieur d’un écoulement stationnaire bi-phasique. La technique permet en outre d’avoir accès à la quantité de gaz ce qui permet de corréler les gradients de température avec les zones de transitions de phases. Des zones de très forts refroidissements sont observées après la constriction, là où les bulles apparaissent. Par contre on n’observe pas les zones d’échauffement attendu à cause de la condensation. Une méthode complémentaire, moins sensible, utilisant la spectroscopie Raman a aussi été utilisée pour confirmer ce résultat. Par ailleurs une nouvelle classe de matériaux luminescents sensible à la température et la pression a été étudiée. Enfin une étude de la production de radicaux lors de l’implosion des bulles a été menée en utilisant la chimiluminescence du luminol. La technique utilisée par comptage de photons a permis de quantifier cette production et une cartographie de l’émission du luminol a permis d’associer celle-ci avec la zone d’implosion des bulles / A constriction in the microchannel can be used to establish a two-phase flow, when a sufficient liquid flux is introduced. This is known as hydrodynamic cavitation. The latent heat resulting from the growing and collapsing vapor bubbles makes it interesting to observe the temperature conditions in the flow downstream of the constriction. Using fluorescence microscopy, with the addition of temperature sensitive nano probes into the working fluid, we can determine the temperature at a single point, averaged over the integration time. Coupled with a confocal microscope, we were able to produce two and three dimensional temperature maps of the steady state flow in the microchannel by the use of ratiometric intensity measurements. This technic allows us to observe temperature gradients in two-phase flow as well yielding the void fraction information. Areas of substantial cooling are observed downstream the constriction in the two-phase flow, linked to the bubble growth, while heating regions due to condensations are missing. A complementary, yet less sensitive probe-less technique using the inherent Raman scattering signal of the liquid, was used to confirm the findings. A separate study evaluating a new group of luminescent materials for optical temperature and pressure probes is performed and discussed herein. Finally, the luminol chemiluminescent reaction with radicals produced by the cavitating flow, is used to obtain a corresponding photon yield. By counting the photons produced, an estimate on the radical yield can be obtained. Additionally, rudimentary mapping of the chemiluminescence signal allows the localization of the bubble collapse regions

Neste trabalho foi desenvolvida uma metodologia para a determinação da capacidade anti-radicalar de substâncias hidrofílicas e lipofílicas baseada na quimiluminescência do luminol em meio micelar. A reação de luminol, hemina e peróxido de hidrogênio foi estudada na presença de tensoativos carregados (CTAB/CTAC e SDS). Variou-se independentemente a concentração de cada reagente de forma a avaliar seu papel sobre a intensidade inicial de emissão (I0), que é proporcional à velocidade inicial da reação. Em solução aquosa de SDS, a I0 apresentou correlação linear com a concentração de H2O2 entre 5,0 10-6 e 6,0 10-5 mol/L e com a concentração de hemina no intervalo de 8,0 10-9 a 4,0 10-7 mol/L. O aumento da concentração de luminol no intervalo de 5,0 10-7 a 1,0 10-3 provocou aumento na I0 até 5,0 10-5 mol/L, permanecendo constante para concentrações maiores. Na presença de CTAB, o valor de I0 variou linearmente com a concentração de H2O2 no intervalo estudado (2,0 10-5 a 6,7 10-4 mol/L). A I0 aumentou com o aumento da concentração da hemina entre 8,0 10-8 e 8,0 10-6 mol/L. A variação da concentração de luminol de 5,0 10-7 a 5,0 10-5 também provocou aumento na I0, a qual ficou constante para concentrações maiores. Para este tensoativo foram realizadas também medidas de cmc nas condições de reação (tampão fosfato pH 11,6 e µ = 0,1), obtendo-se um valor de 2 10-4 mol/L, cinco vezes menor do que a cmc em água. As mudanças espectrais de hemina e luminol em diferentes concentrações de CTAB foram avaliadas, obtendo-se evidências da interação destes reagentes com o tensoativo. Destes estudos, foi possível compreender melhor o comportamento do sistema e foram encontradas condições nas quais se obtêm decaimento lento da intensidade de emissão e I0 alto. Estas condições são ideais para a realização de um ensaio de determinação da capacidade anti-radicalar. O efeito do antioxidante trolox, utilizado como padrão, foi avaliado nestas condições nos sistemas baseados nos três tensoativos. Em todos os casos, observou-se correlação linear entre a concentração de trolox e a área suprimida na cinética de emissão, a qual é proporcional ao número de radicais seqüestrados pelo antioxidante. Os limites de detecção para trolox ficaram abaixo de 1,0 10-7 mol/L, e a faixa de linearidade é de no mínimo uma ordem de grandeza (não foram testadas concentrações superiores a 2,0 10-6 mol/L). No meio de reação com CTAB foram determinadas as capacidades anti-radicalares (n) dos seguintes antioxidantes: vitamina E (n=3,5 ± 0,1), rutina (n=4,0 ± 0,2), quercetina (n=3,8 ± 0,4) e ácido úrico (n=1,3 ± 0,1). Os valores de n determinados com este método foram muito similares com aqueles medidos utilizando-se o ensaio com o radical estável DPPH. Portanto, o ensaio desenvolvido com luminol em meio micelar se mostrou adequado para testar tanto substâncias hidrossolúveis como lipossolúveis. Foram testadas condições para a realização de ensaios consecutivos com injeções repetidas de várias alíquotas de antioxidante na presença de CTAB. Os valores encontrados com o ensaio realizado desta forma foram iguais aos obtidos com o ensaio onde as injeções são feitas individualmente. Este método permite automação e resulta na economia de reagentes e redução do tempo de ensaio / In this work, a methodology to evaluate the anti-radical capacity of hydrophilic and lipophilic compounds based on luminol chemiluminescence in micellar media was developed. The reaction of luminol, hemin and hydrogen peroxide was studied in the presence of charged surfactants (CTAB/CTAC and SDS). The concentration of each reagent was independently varied in order to evaluate its influence on the initial emission intensity (I0), which is proportional to the initial reaction rate. In aqueous SDS solution, I0 showed a linear correlation with the H2O2 concentration between 5,0 10-6 and 6,0 10-5 mol/L, and with the hemin concentration between 8,0 10-9 and 4,0 10-7 mol/L. An increase in the luminol concentration between 5,0 10-7 and 1,0 10-3 mol/L led to an increase in I0 up to 5,0 10-5 mol/L, higher luminol concentrations do not further increased I0. In the presence of CTAB, I0 increased linearly with the H2O2 concentration in the interval studied (2,0 10-5 to 6,7 10-4 mol/L). An increase in I0 was also observed on increasing the hemin concentration from 8,0 10-8 to 8,0 10-6 mol/L. An increase of the luminol concentration from 5,0 10-7 to 5,0 10-5 increased the observed I0, which did not change for higher luminol concentrations. The cmc of CTAB was measured in the reaction conditions (phosphate buffer pH 11,6 and µ= 0,1), and the value determined, 2 10-4 mol/L, was five times lower than the cmc in water. The absorption spectra of hemin and luminol in different CTAB concentrations showed significant variation with the surfactant concentration, indicating an interaction between these reagents and the surfactant. With these studies it was possible to understand well the behavior of the system and to establish experimental conditions which lead to kinetic curves with a slow emission intensity decay and relatively high I0, ideal conditions for the performance of the anti-radical capacity assay. The effect of trolox, the antioxidant used as reference, was evaluated in this conditions in the systems based on the three surfactants. In all the cases a linear correlation between the trolox concentration and the suppressed area in the emission kinetics was observed. This area is proportional to the number of radicals trapped by the antioxidant. Detection limits for trolox were below 1,0 10-7 mol/L, and the linear range was at least one order of magnitude (concentrations higher than 2,0 10-6 mol/L were not evaluated). The antioxidant capacity (n) was determined in the reaction medium containing CTAB for vitamin E (n= 3,5 ± 0,1), rutin (n=4,0 ± 0,2), quercetin (n=3,8 ± 0,4) and uric acid (n=1,3 ± 0,1). The n values determined by this method were very similar to those measured with the DPPH assay. Hence, the assay developed with luminol in micelar media was adequate to evaluate the anti-radical capacity of hidrosoluble as well as liposoluble compounds. The assay conditions established in the presence of CTAB allowed the consecutive injection of antioxidant samples during the same kinetic run. The values determined in this consecutive injection assay proved to be very similar to those obtained in the assay where injections were made individually. This method allows automation, economy of reagents and reduction of assay time

Neste trabalho foi desenvolvida uma metodologia para a determinação da capacidade anti-radicalar de substâncias hidrofílicas e lipofílicas baseada na quimiluminescência do luminol em meio micelar. A reação de luminol, hemina e peróxido de hidrogênio foi estudada na presença de tensoativos carregados (CTAB/CTAC e SDS). Variou-se independentemente a concentração de cada reagente de forma a avaliar seu papel sobre a intensidade inicial de emissão (I0), que é proporcional à velocidade inicial da reação. Em solução aquosa de SDS, a I0 apresentou correlação linear com a concentração de H2O2 entre 5,0 10-6 e 6,0 10-5 mol/L e com a concentração de hemina no intervalo de 8,0 10-9 a 4,0 10-7 mol/L. O aumento da concentração de luminol no intervalo de 5,0 10-7 a 1,0 10-3 provocou aumento na I0 até 5,0 10-5 mol/L, permanecendo constante para concentrações maiores. Na presença de CTAB, o valor de I0 variou linearmente com a concentração de H2O2 no intervalo estudado (2,0 10-5 a 6,7 10-4 mol/L). A I0 aumentou com o aumento da concentração da hemina entre 8,0 10-8 e 8,0 10-6 mol/L. A variação da concentração de luminol de 5,0 10-7 a 5,0 10-5 também provocou aumento na I0, a qual ficou constante para concentrações maiores. Para este tensoativo foram realizadas também medidas de cmc nas condições de reação (tampão fosfato pH 11,6 e µ = 0,1), obtendo-se um valor de 2 10-4 mol/L, cinco vezes menor do que a cmc em água. As mudanças espectrais de hemina e luminol em diferentes concentrações de CTAB foram avaliadas, obtendo-se evidências da interação destes reagentes com o tensoativo. Destes estudos, foi possível compreender melhor o comportamento do sistema e foram encontradas condições nas quais se obtêm decaimento lento da intensidade de emissão e I0 alto. Estas condições são ideais para a realização de um ensaio de determinação da capacidade anti-radicalar. O efeito do antioxidante trolox, utilizado como padrão, foi avaliado nestas condições nos sistemas baseados nos três tensoativos. Em todos os casos, observou-se correlação linear entre a concentração de trolox e a área suprimida na cinética de emissão, a qual é proporcional ao número de radicais seqüestrados pelo antioxidante. Os limites de detecção para trolox ficaram abaixo de 1,0 10-7 mol/L, e a faixa de linearidade é de no mínimo uma ordem de grandeza (não foram testadas concentrações superiores a 2,0 10-6 mol/L). No meio de reação com CTAB foram determinadas as capacidades anti-radicalares (n) dos seguintes antioxidantes: vitamina E (n=3,5 ± 0,1), rutina (n=4,0 ± 0,2), quercetina (n=3,8 ± 0,4) e ácido úrico (n=1,3 ± 0,1). Os valores de n determinados com este método foram muito similares com aqueles medidos utilizando-se o ensaio com o radical estável DPPH. Portanto, o ensaio desenvolvido com luminol em meio micelar se mostrou adequado para testar tanto substâncias hidrossolúveis como lipossolúveis. Foram testadas condições para a realização de ensaios consecutivos com injeções repetidas de várias alíquotas de antioxidante na presença de CTAB. Os valores encontrados com o ensaio realizado desta forma foram iguais aos obtidos com o ensaio onde as injeções são feitas individualmente. Este método permite automação e resulta na economia de reagentes e redução do tempo de ensaio / In this work, a methodology to evaluate the anti-radical capacity of hydrophilic and lipophilic compounds based on luminol chemiluminescence in micellar media was developed. The reaction of luminol, hemin and hydrogen peroxide was studied in the presence of charged surfactants (CTAB/CTAC and SDS). The concentration of each reagent was independently varied in order to evaluate its influence on the initial emission intensity (I0), which is proportional to the initial reaction rate. In aqueous SDS solution, I0 showed a linear correlation with the H2O2 concentration between 5,0 10-6 and 6,0 10-5 mol/L, and with the hemin concentration between 8,0 10-9 and 4,0 10-7 mol/L. An increase in the luminol concentration between 5,0 10-7 and 1,0 10-3 mol/L led to an increase in I0 up to 5,0 10-5 mol/L, higher luminol concentrations do not further increased I0. In the presence of CTAB, I0 increased linearly with the H2O2 concentration in the interval studied (2,0 10-5 to 6,7 10-4 mol/L). An increase in I0 was also observed on increasing the hemin concentration from 8,0 10-8 to 8,0 10-6 mol/L. An increase of the luminol concentration from 5,0 10-7 to 5,0 10-5 increased the observed I0, which did not change for higher luminol concentrations. The cmc of CTAB was measured in the reaction conditions (phosphate buffer pH 11,6 and µ= 0,1), and the value determined, 2 10-4 mol/L, was five times lower than the cmc in water. The absorption spectra of hemin and luminol in different CTAB concentrations showed significant variation with the surfactant concentration, indicating an interaction between these reagents and the surfactant. With these studies it was possible to understand well the behavior of the system and to establish experimental conditions which lead to kinetic curves with a slow emission intensity decay and relatively high I0, ideal conditions for the performance of the anti-radical capacity assay. The effect of trolox, the antioxidant used as reference, was evaluated in this conditions in the systems based on the three surfactants. In all the cases a linear correlation between the trolox concentration and the suppressed area in the emission kinetics was observed. This area is proportional to the number of radicals trapped by the antioxidant. Detection limits for trolox were below 1,0 10-7 mol/L, and the linear range was at least one order of magnitude (concentrations higher than 2,0 10-6 mol/L were not evaluated). The antioxidant capacity (n) was determined in the reaction medium containing CTAB for vitamin E (n= 3,5 ± 0,1), rutin (n=4,0 ± 0,2), quercetin (n=3,8 ± 0,4) and uric acid (n=1,3 ± 0,1). The n values determined by this method were very similar to those measured with the DPPH assay. Hence, the assay developed with luminol in micelar media was adequate to evaluate the anti-radical capacity of hidrosoluble as well as liposoluble compounds. The assay conditions established in the presence of CTAB allowed the consecutive injection of antioxidant samples during the same kinetic run. The values determined in this consecutive injection assay proved to be very similar to those obtained in the assay where injections were made individually. This method allows automation, economy of reagents and reduction of assay time

Master of Science / Department of Anatomy & Physiology / Deryl L. Troyer / Breast cancer ranks second as a cause of cancer death in women in the USA. Detection of early tumors and tumor-targeted treatments could decrease the problems associated with breast cancer management. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a cancer treatment that uses a photosensitizer and a specific wavelength of light and is currently in clinical trials for breast cancer. When tumor cells which have absorbed photosensitizer are exposed to the correct wavelength of light, reactive oxygen species are generated, resulting in tumor cell death. Poor tissue penetration of light is a major limitation in PDT, restricting its use to treatment of localized tumors. Light generation at the tumor area might increase the effectiveness of PDT. Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) are known to often infiltrate breast adenocarcinoma, and their activatation in tumor stroma produces luminescence in the presence of luminol. Here, we hypothesized that luminol can be used as a theranostic agent for luminescence-based early tumor detection (diagnosis) and in situ PDT (treatment). BALB/c mice were transplanted with 4T1 mammary adenocarcinoma cells to establish a breast adenocarcinoma model. The early tumor detection objective was tested by daily intraperitoneal injection of luminol and in vivo luminescence imaging. To test the PDT treatment objective,the photosensitizer 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and luminol were administered to mice through intraperitoneal and intravenous routes, respectively. This treatment regimen was repeated six times and ALA alone/luminol alone/saline treated tumor-bearing mice were used as controls. Results demonstrated that luminol allowed detection of activated PMNs only two days after 4T1 cell transplantation, even though tumors were not yet palpable. Relative differences in the increase of tumor volume and final tumor weights were analyzed to test the in situ PDT. Analysis of the data showed luminol treatments resulted in breast adenocarcinoma tumor growth attenuation. In conclusion this study provides evidence that luminol can be a theranostic agent for breast adenocarcinoma.

ABSTRACT DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION OF A NEW CHEMILUMINESCENT TERTHIENYL SYSTEM Atilgan, Nurdan M.Sc. Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ahmet M. &Ouml / nal Co-Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Atilla Cihaner September 2008, 57 pages A novel monomer, possessing chemiluminescence properties, 5,7-di-ethylenedioxythiophen-2-yl-2,3-dihydro-thieno[3,4-d]pyridazine-1,4-dione (ETE-Lum) was synthesized. Chemiluminescence properties of ETE-Lum were investigated in alkaline water solution in the presence of H2O2 and this reaction was catalyzed by Fe+3 ion and blood. This study submits a new opportunity to investigate forensic and analytical application instead of 5-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazine-dione (luminol). Response of other metalic cations was also investigated under the same reaction conditions. Electrochemical properties of ETE-Lum were studied in 0.1 M acetonitrile/tetrabutylammonium perchlorate solvent system containing BF3-Et2O and also in neat BF3-Et2O solution. In addition, the corresponding polymer film of ETE-Lum (PETE-Lum) was synthesized successfully via repetitive cycling by cyclic voltammetry and its electrochemical properties were investigated in a monomer-free electrolyte solution. Spectroelectrochemical behavior of the polymer film on indium tin oxide working electrode was also investigated by recording the electronic absorption spectra, in-situ, in monomer-free electrolyte solution at different potentials. Furthermore, spectroelectrochemical studies revealed that PETE-Lum had an electronic band gap of 1.66 eV. The results of electrochemical and electroluminesence measurements indicated that chemiluminecent unit of monomer was protected during polymerization. In addition, PETE-Lum film was found to be electrochemiluminescence active, maintaining its activitiy over 1000 cycles.

Layer-by-Layer (LbL) deposition of electrochemically active materials on porous carbon electrodes is a proven method to leverage both electrochemical double-layer capacitance and pseudocapacitance for charge storage on the same electrode. LbL coatings are held together by electrostatic attraction between adjacent layers of oppositely charged molecules. Previous studies have used Keggin polyoxometalates to great effect as the anionic layer in LbL electrode modification, but little effort has been devoted to cationic material selection and LbL process optimization. This work investigated alternatives to the conventional, electrochemically inert polydiallyldimethylammonium (PDDA) cation. The use of fuchsin molecular cations in LbL deposition improved the specific energy and specific power of modified electrodes. Fuchsin cation also rendered the environmentally harmful oxidative surface activation step unnecessary for LbL deposition. Process parameters were optimized for MWCNT/Fuchsin/POM samples, and post-LbL electrochemical polymerization was found to further improve the performance of these electrodes.