Submitted by Leticia Schettini (leticia@ufrrj.br) on 2016-09-20T14:14:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - NAIARA DE MIRANDA BENTO RODRIGUES.pdf: 1508318 bytes, checksum: bbf2aebb5d43033339bf559d73461919 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-20T14:14:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - NAIARA DE MIRANDA BENTO RODRIGUES.pdf: 1508318 bytes, checksum: bbf2aebb5d43033339bf559d73461919 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-26 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico - CNPQ / Mastitis adversely affects milk production and in general cows do not regain their full production levels post recovery, leading to considerable economic losses. Moreover the percentage decrease in milk production depends on the specific pathogen that caused the infection and enterobacteria are responsible for this greater reduction. These microorganisms are preferentially found in the habitat of animals in places contaminated with feces, urine, clay and also organic beds. Phenotypic tests are among the currently available methods used worldwide to identify enterobacteria; however they tend to misdiagnose the species despite the multiple tests carried out and they can delay the antibiotic therapy by clinic veterinary. On the other hand the MALDI-TOF MS technique has been attracting attention for its precise identification of several microorganisms at species level. In the current study, 183 enterobacteria were detected in milk (n=47) and fecal samples (n=94) collected from cows; also water (n=23) and milk line samples (n=19) collected from a farm in Rio de Janeiro with the purpose to present the MALDI-TOF MS technique as efficient methodology and also as a ?gold standard? to better understand the possible current biochemical errors in enterobacteria identification considering isolates from bovine environments. This proteomic technique confirmed 92.9% (170/183) of the enterobacteria species identified by biochemical tests that showed high sensitivity (> 81%) and specificity (> 89%). The gyrB sequencing was made in eigth from thirteen misidentified enterobacteria and confirmed 100% the MALDI-TOF results, so the proteomic technique was used as a ?gold standard? for this study. The amino acid decarboxylation test made the most misidentifications and Enterobacter spp was the largest misidentified genus (76.9%, 10/13). E.coli was prevalent (83%, 152/183) in all samples and the bovine milk presented the most enterobacteria diversity. The Salmonella sp wasn?t detected in feces bovine samples and all water samples from different points in the farm presented unacceptable microbiological standards. Was identified enterobacteria in milkers hands and nasal cavity also in the milking machines used on the property. These results aim to contribute significantly to the characterization of the Enterobacteriaceae as well in understanding of its spread in dairy production environment , assisting in need diagnostic of possible agents involved in bovine mastitis as well as to implement properly targeted prophylactic measures. / A mastite bovina afeta negativamente a produ??o de leite dificultando a recupera??o dos n?veis de produ??o total das propriedades leiteiras, levando a perdas econ?micas consider?veis. Esta redu??o no percentual da produ??o de leite pode estar associada ao agente patog?nico espec?fico que causou a infec??o, sendo as enterobact?rias frequentemente respons?veis pela mastite ambiental. Estes microrganismos s?o preferencialmente encontrados no habitat normal dos animais como locais que apresentam esterco, urina, barro e camas org?nicas. Os testes fenot?picos est?o entre os m?todos dispon?veis atualmente utilizados para identificar as enterobact?rias; no entanto, eles podem ocasionalmente identitificar erroneamente algumas esp?cies apesar dos m?ltiplos ensaios realizados. Al?m disso, a demora na sua execu??o pode tardar a antibioticoterapia realizada em campo. Por outro lado, a t?cnica de MALDI-TOF MS tem atra?do a aten??o pela sua identifica??o precisa dos v?rios microorganismos em n?vel de esp?cie. No presente estudo, um total de 183 enterobact?rias foram isoladas a partir de amostras de leite (n=47) e fezes colhidas de vacas em lacta??o (n=94); amostras de ?gua (n=23) e na linha de ordenha (n=19) em uma propriedade situada no Rio de Janeiro. A proposta foi utilizar a t?cnica de MALDI-TOF MS como um m?todo eficaz de identifica??o bacteriana de enterobact?rias e descrever a permanencia destes microrganismos no ambiente de produ??o leiteira. A t?cnica prote?mica confirmou 92,9% (170/183) das esp?cies de enterobact?rias identificadas pelos testes bioqu?micos convencionais. O sequenciamento do gene gyrB, realizado em oito das 13 enterobact?rias que apresentaram identifica??o discordante, confirmou em 100% o resultado da t?cnica prote?mica, que foi utilizada como metodologia de refer?ncia no presente estudo. O g?nero Enterobacter foi o mais discordante pelo m?todo bioqu?mico (76,9%, 9/13). A E.coli foi a esp?cie predominante (83%, 152/183) em todas as amostras avaliadas, sendo que o leite bovino apresentou maior diversidade de enterobact?rias. N?o foi detectada a presen?a de Salmonella spp. nas amostras de fezes bovinas e todas as amostras de ?gua dos diferentes pontos de coleta da propriedade apresentaram padr?es microbiol?gicos inaceit?veis. Foram isoladas enterobact?rias das m?os e cavidades nasal dos ordenhadores, bem como nas ordenhadeiras mec?nicas utilizadas na propriedade. Estes dados visam contribuir de forma significativa para a caracteriza??o das enterobacterias bem como para a compreens?o e sua descri??o no ambiente de produ??o leiteira, auxiliando no diagn?stico preciso dos poss?veis agentes envolvidos na mastite bovina bem como na implementa??o de medidas profil?ticas devidamente direcionadas.

L’analyse des cheveux est à présent reconnue comme un outil pertinent dans le domaine de la toxicologie car elle permet de fournir un historique des habitudes de consommation d’un individu, qu’il s’agisse d’une consommation ponctuelle ou répétée.L’analyse d’un seul cheveu par désorption/ionisation laser assistée par matrice (MALDI) offre de nombreux avantages par rapport aux techniques conventionnelles : la quantité de cheveux est réduite, la préparation des échantillons est simplifiée et les images sont acquises avec une résolution spatiale très élevée (~100 µm). L’imagerie MALDI (MALDI-MSn) nous a permis de caractériser et de cartographier l’évolution des quantités de xénobiotiques le long du cheveu avec une très haute résolution spatiale sans une préparation trop longue ou trop complexe des échantillons au préalable.La spectrométrie de masse MALDI couplée à des plaques micro-réseaux (Microarrays for Mass Spetrometry, MAMS) nous a permis de développer une méthode pour effectuer une semi-quantification de la cocaïne, de la benzoylecgonine, de l’ecgonine méthyl ester et du cocaéthylène à partir d’une quantité de 1 mg de cheveux et 2 heures d’extraction ; les résultats sont bien corrélés avec une méthode de quantification validée. Cette méthode est pertinente lorsque des résultats urgents sont requis. Au total, le développement de ces deux applications nous a permis de démontrer la pertinence de la spectrométrie de masse MALDI dans l’analyse toxicologique du cheveu. Les perspectives consistent à améliorer ces protocoles afin de les transposer en routine et de développer des méthodes de screening large par spectrométrie de masse MALDI. / Hair analysis is now recognized as a relevant tool in the field of toxicology. It provides a precise history of an individual’s exposure to drugs, whether it is a punctual or repeated consumption.Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI) has many advantages over conventional techniques: the amount of hair needed is reduced, the sample preparation is simplified and the images are acquired with high spatial resolution (~ 100 μm).MALDI (MALDI-MSn) imaging allowed us to characterize and map the evolution of drugs amounts along the hair with very spatial resolution avoiding long and complex pre-sample preparation.MALDI coupled to Microaarays for Mass Spectrometry (MAMS) allowed us to develop a method for semi-quantitation of cocaine, benzoylecgonine, ecgonine methyl ester and cocaethylene using 1 mg of hair and 2 hours of extraction; the results are well correlated with a validated quantification method. This method is relevant when urgent results are required.In total, the development of these two applications demonstrates the relevance of MALDI mass spectrometry in the toxicological analysis of hair. The prospects are to improve these protocols in order to transpose them routinely and to develop large screening methods by MALDI mass spectrometry.

Les arthropodes hématophages tels que les moustiques, les tiques et les puces ont une importance significative en santé publique en raison de leur capacité à transmettre des maladies majeures aux humains et aux animaux. La lutte anti-vectorielle et la surveillance épidémiologique des vecteurs sont essentielles dans la stratégie de lutte contre ces maladies. Cette dernière n'est réussie que grâce à une identification correcte et précise des vecteurs. Ainsi dans ce travail nous avons mis au point les protocoles pour la préparation des échantillons pour l'identification des moustiques adultes et leur stades aquatiques ainsi que des tiques et des puces par MALDI-TOF MS. Cet outil s'est déjà distingué comme étant fiable pour l'identification des arthropodes. La deuxième partie de notre travail a consisté en l'application de ces protocoles sur des larves de moustiques collectées sur terrain durant une enquête entomologique menée dans la ville de Marseille. Lors de cette étude, la pertinence et la fiabilité du MALDI-TOF MS pour l'identification des larves de moustiques collectées sur terrain a été vérifiée. Enfin, nous avons réalisé l'inventaire des communautés virales de trois espèces de moustiques collectées à Marseille par métagénomique, qui a révélé la présence de nombreux nouveaux virus. L'ensemble des résultats présentés dans cette thèse souligne que l'utilisation d'outils innovants tels que le MALDI-TOF MS et la métagénomique pour étudier les vecteurs et les agents qu'ils portent est une stratégie prometteuse qui contribuera dans la connaissance des cycles de transmission zoonotique et des risques potentiels d'émergence des maladies vectorielles en population humaine. / Hematophagous arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas are of significant importance in public health because of their ability to transmit major diseases to humans and animals. Vector control and epidemiological vector surveillance are essential in the strategy of combating vector-borne diseases. The latter is successful only by a correct and precise identification of the vectors. Thus in this work, we have developed and improved the protocols of samples preparation for the identification of adult mosquitoes and their aquatic stages, ticks, and fleas by MALDI-TOF MS. This tool has been already distinguished as being reliable for the arthropods identification. The second part of our work consisted in the application of these protocols on mosquito larvae collected in the field during an entomological investigation carried out in the city of Marseille. In this study, the relevance and reliability of MALDI-TOF MS for the identification of mosquito larvae collected in the field were verified. Finally, we carried out the inventory of the viral communities of three mosquito species collected in Marseille by metagenomics, which revealed the presence of numerous new viruses. All the results presented in this thesis emphasize that the use of innovative tools such as MALDI-TOF MS and metagenomics to study vectors and the agents they carry is a promising strategy that will contribute to the knowledge of zoonotic transmission cycles and the potential risks of the emergence of vector-borne diseases in human populations.

AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Mohamed Zaneer Segu Mohideen, for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Chemistry, presented on November 3 2008, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: TARGET MODIFICATION FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION (MALDI) MASS SPECTROMETRY MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Gary R Kinsel MALDI MS, a powerful tool for the analysis of biomolecules, has undergone major advancement in instrumentation to yield improvements in robustness, sensitivity and throughput since its invention. Despite these developments in instrumentation, the performance of MALDI is in question when it comes to the analysis of complex protein/peptide mixtures. For these types of mixtures the performance of MALDI can be improved by either simplifying the sample complexity, modifying the sample preparation approach to increase the ionization efficiency of mixture components or seeking further enhancements to instrument performance. In this work these improvements are pursued through modifications to the MALDI target itself. In the MALDI analysis of high MW proteins a primary limitation is thought to be related to inefficient desorption of these compounds as proteins are expected to experience relatively stronger interaction with the MALDI target surface. This insight led to investigations of the use of various sublayers, deposited directly on the MALDI target, as a means to improve high molecular weight protein MALDI ion signals. In the first approach the protein / matrix mixture is applied on a laser desorbable polyaromatic hydrocarbon layer which serves as a barrier to protein surface binding interactions. These sublayers are also shown to be useful for on probe sample purification from salts that are known to interfere with MALDI performance. In the second approach the sublayer is formed from bovine serum albumin, a protein that is known to have strong binding affinity for surfaces and is also expected to form a barrier to protein surface binding interactions. Enhancements in MALDI performance and reductions in the limit of detection for proteins on these albumin precoated probes clearly demonstrate the influence of surface-protein interaction in the analysis of these species by MALDI MS. In further studies, methods to improve on-MALDI-target approaches to the simplification of sample complexity are investigated. These on-target separation approaches have been previously developed and shown to be successful for reducing sample complexity in the Kinsel Research Group. However, one significant limitation to this separation approach is the limited surface binding capacity of the MALDI probe. This limitation led to theoretical and experimental studies of methods to improve the surface protein binding capacity. Studies performed show that the surface binding capacity can be improved significantly through attachment of gold beads and through physical / chemical roughening of the target surface. Both approaches are shown to yield higher performance MALDI probes with lowered limits of detection for deposited / affinity captured proteins.

L’agence européenne du médicament (EMA) stipule que les entreprises pharmaceutiques se doivent d’améliorer continuellement le contrôle de leur production afin de garantir la qualité des médicaments et préserver la santé des patients. Les outils analytiques classiques sont, par exemple, capables d’examiner l’intégralité d’un comprimé pharmaceutique pour contrôler la qualité et la quantité des substances actives utilisées et estimer leurs profils de libération dans l’organisme. Ils ne permettent cependant pas de cartographier la distribution des composés chimiques pourtant considérée comme un critère important pour la qualité du médicament. Des techniques d’imagerie chimique comme la MSI MALDI sont donc utilisées afin de déterminer par une analyse unique la répartition spatiale et la structure des composés constituant les médicaments. Toutefois, la MSI MALDI nécessite une préparation des échantillons relativement complexe et génère des données de grande taille difficilement exploitables. Ces caractéristiques, ainsi que l’absence de spectromètre de masse adapté à l’analyse de formes pharmaceutiques solides, complexifient la mise en place de la MSI MALDI au sein de laboratoires industriels. Les travaux réalisés durant cette thèse ont eu pour objectifs d’améliorer le protocole de préparation des échantillons, d’optimiser le système d’acquisition et de mettre en place les outils chimiométriques et informatiques nécessaires à l’analyse des images MALDI au sein de l’entreprise Technologie Servier. Les développements réalisés et les résultats obtenus ont finalement permis la résolution de problématiques inexplicables jusqu’alors par les techniques analytiques classiques. / European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommendations stipulate that pharmaceutical companies have to continually improve manufacturing efficiency to ensure drug product quality. The commonly used analytical tools provide information about drug substance quality and dosage or the drug release profile by dissolving the whole tablet. However these analytical tools are not able to highlight the distribution of chemical compounds contained in the tablet. This is why chemical imaging such as MALDI MSI are used to extract the spatial and spectral information from pharmaceutical solid dosage forms. This hyperspectral imaging technique needs complex sample preparation and generates huge dataset. These two features, as well as the lack of optimized mass spectrometers to study tablets, make difficult the implementation of the MALDI MSI in industrial laboratories. During this thesis, the sample preparation protocol has been improved, the mass spectrometer has been optimized to analyze tablets and chemometrics tools has been developed in order to implement MALDI MSI within Technologie Servier company.

Le passage des médicaments a travers la membrane cellulaire représente souvent une limitation majeur dans un grand nombre de thérapies (anti-cancéreuse, anti-virale par exemple). Des peptides vecteurs connus comme les CPPs (cell penetrating peptides) ont été utilises avec succès pour introduire a l’intérieur des cellules diverses molécules (protéines, peptides, siRNA, quantum dots) et présentent un fort potentiel dans l'adressage de médicaments. Parmi les différents CPPs décrits dans la littérature la plupart sont des peptides basiques ou amphiphiles.Nous nous sommes intéressés a l'utilisation d’oligomères non charges construits a partir de motifs contraints mimes de dipeptides comme vecteurs de pénétration cellulaire. L'internalisation cellulaire et leur localisation ont été établies a l'aide de dérivés fluorescents par microscopie confocale. L' étude de pénétration cellulaire par mesure de fluorescence a montre que des oligomères de (3S)-amino-5-carbonylmethyl-2,3-dihydro-1,5-benzothiazepine-4(5H)-one] (DBT) sont aussi puissants que les oligomères d'arginine (oligoArg), vecteurs de référence. Par microscopie confocale nous avons montré que ces composés sont internalisés dans les lysosomes. L’efficacité d'internalisation de nos composés a été confirmé par une méthode de quantification par spectrométrie de masse MALDI-TOF développée dans notre groupe. Cette méthode repose sur l'utilisation conjointe d'un marqueur UV-absorbant dérivé de l'acide alfa-cyano-4-hydoxycinnamique (HCCA) et d'une matrice MALDI adaptée. Un effet important de discrimination spectrale est obtenu, permettant une amplification du signal de la molécule d' intérêt dans un mélange complexe. Ainsi les faibles concentrations internalisées peuvent être détectées. Grâce a cette technique et l'utilisation d'un étalon deutéré, nous avons calculé la concentration intracellulaire de deux CPP de référence l'octa-arginine et la pénétratine. Nous avons aussi étudier l’internalisation de petits oligomères construits a partir d'acide 2-aminomethyl-phenyl-acetique (AMPA). Par microscopie confocal nous avons constaté que ces petits oligomères sont internalisés par voie endo-lysosomale.L’efficacité de la pénétration cellulaire de ces petits oligomères aromatiques (oligoAMPA et oligoDBT) offre une nouvelle classe de vecteurs qui ont la particularité d’être non-cationiques et hydrophobes. De tels composés pourraient être utilisés pour la délivrance de médicaments dans le traitement des maladies comme le cancer, les maladies lysosomales ou la maladie d'Alzheimer. Afin de montrer que cette nouvelle classe de vecteurs est capable d'internaliser des composés biologiquement actifs, nous les avons associés a un inhibiteur puissant de la Cathepsine D (CD) la pepstatine. CD est une endopeptidase lysosomale qui dans des conditions normales est localisée dans les endosomes et les lysosomes. Pour certains cancers, la CD est surexprimée et secrétée a l’extérieur de la cellule. La CD est probablement impliquée dans la prolifération des cellules cancéreuses par l'activation de certains facteurs de croissances dans les endosomes. La pepstatine est une inhibiteur puissant de la CD. Cependant son efficacité thérapeutique potentielle est limitée par une faible capacité de pénétration des membranes cellulaires et une faible solubilité nécessitant de fortes doses pour l'inactivation de la CD in vitro et in vivo. Afin d’améliorer son efficacité et sa biodisponibilité, des conjugues de la pepstatine avec nos vecteurs de pénétration cellulaire, oligo (AMPA)4 et (DBT)4, et une partie solubilisante ont été développés. Certains de ces bioconjugués ont montre une toxicité élevée (IC50 = 2.10-6) in vitro sur différentes lignées cellulaires tumorales. Des tests in vivo sur des souris sont prévus pour le futur. / As a part of a program for foldamer design two ¦Â-turn mimetics (3S)-amino-5-(carboxylmethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1,5-benzothiazepin-4(5H)-one or DBT and 2-aminomethyl-phenyl-acetic acid or AMPA were selected as frameworks from a molecular modeling study for their suitability to adopt helical structure. At first we developed a highly efficient scale up synthesis of the DBT moiety protected by 9-fluorenylmetoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) group. By standard solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) we synthesized DBT oligomers of different lenghts and modifications were introduced at their N-terminus. Our first task was to perform structural analysis of the oligomers by NMR and X-Ray. Numerous NOE interactions in the DBT pentamer and hexamer molecules were detected by NMR 2D NOESY experiments. These data strongly suggest the organization of these DBT oligomers. Small crystals were obtained from the same molecules in DMSO but at the time being their size is not importan t enough for X-Ray crystallography studies. In a parallel study we hypothesized that short oligomers constructed by DBT or AMPA frameworks could translocate the cellular membrane and could be used as new cell penetrating non-peptides - CPNP. Even though these compounds are not charged as most cell penetrating peptides (CPP)5 or CPNP, we considered that by virtue of their aromaticity, hydrophobicity and their well-organized structure they could have a non-specific interaction with the lipid bilayer and thus be internalized into the cell. Short oligomers were synthesized on Rink amide (RA) resin following SPPS methodology and labelled at their N-terminus with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC). At first the cellular uptake of the (DBT)2-4 oligomers in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells was analyzed by fluorescence emission measurement and compared to the potent and well-studied CPP octa-arginine (Arg)8 as a positive control and carboxyfluorescein as a negative control. The highest intracellular fluorescence intensity was found for (DBT)4 with a drastic decrease (>4-times) for (DBT)3 and (DBT)2 oligomers. Thus, the cellular uptake appeared length-dependent with an increase of the internalization with the oligomer size. Moreover, the amount of (DBT)4 that was internalized was more significant than that of (Arg)8 despite the fact that it is uncharged. By confocal microscopy we determined that (DBT)4 is mainly localized in the endosomes after 3 hours of incubation and in the lysosomes after 16 hours of incubation. Altogether, these data indicate the ability of these oligomers to target the endolysosomal pathway. Although most of the initial drug delivery studies aimed to avoid lysosomal addressing to prevent subsequent drug degradation, more recent studies demonstrated the relevant clinical utility to target this compartment for drug delivery in the treatment of lysosomal storage diseases, Alzheimer¡¯s disease, and cancer.While analyzing the internalization efficiency of our CPNP we decided to straightforward evaluate their concentration inside the cells. We studied our compounds internalization by total fluorescence emission measurement and by confocal microscopy but none of these techniques gave us the possibility to determine the exact amount of compound internalized per cell. A study reported by Burlina et al. brought a great improvement in proposing a highly reproducible quantification method based on MALDI-TOF MS to measure the concentration of the internalized peptides. However, after cell lysis, this method requires the capture of the biotin-labelled CPP by streptavidin coated magnetic beads. This step is particularly critical for the accuracy of the quantification. This is the reason why we decided to develop a new general methodology based on MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry (MS) which does not require any purification or separation steps. We studied the internalization of CPP/CPNP compou nds by using an UV light-absorbing tag alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (HCCA) and preparing the samples in a neutral matrix such as alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic methyl ester (HCCE). This combination (HCCA tag and HCCE matrix) enabled us to discriminate MS signals induced by peptides of interest that were present in low concentration from those of unlabelled more abundant peptides. By addition of a precise amount of deuterated-HCCA-tagged CPP/CPNP prior the MALDI TOF MS experiment, the internalized CPP/CPNP could be quantified on the basis of the ratio between the [M+H]+ peaks of the deuterated and nondeuterated HCCA-tagged CPP.Another direction for research was to synthesize bioconjugates between our newly discovered CPNP and some biologically active compounds that are unable to cross the cell membrane. We selected pepstatine which is a powerful transition state inhibitor of the Cathepsin D (CD). Pepstatine while a very potent inhibitor of the CD is unable to cross the cellular membrane. Moreover pepstatine activity in vitro or in vivo is hampered by its poor solubility in water. CD is a soluble lysosomal aspartic endopeptidase synthesized in rough endoplasmic reticulum as preprocathepsin D (pCD).12 Upon entering the acidic endosomal and lysosomal compartments proteolytic cleavages of the pCD result in the formation of the active enzymatic form of CD. Under normal physiological conditions pCD is sorted to the lysosomes and found intracellularly but in some pathological and physiological conditions like cancer pCD/CD escape the normal targeting mechanism and is secreted from the cell. Once secreted to the outside, pCD can be endocytosed via M6PR or yet unknown receptor by both cancer cells and fibroblasts. The endocytosed pCD undergoes maturation into the enzymatically active CD. An enzymatic activity of CD outside of the cell or inside the endosomes could be responsible for the activation of several growth factors and growth factor receptors. Several groups have proven that the tumour growth is not inhibited by the powerful CD inhibitor pepstatine. These results exclude the importance of the CD enzymatic activity outside of the cell but as already mentioned pepstatine is unable to penetrate into the cell thus CD activation of growth factors inside the endosomes or the lysosomes is still a possibility. Different CPNP-Pepstatine conjugates were synthesized and tested in vitro for their ability to inhibit MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells growth. Some of these conjugates showed high cytotoxicity, probably via a Cathepsin D inhibition in the endosomes or the lysosomes. One o f the most potent tested compounds was JMV4463. This compound was obtained by the conjugation of pepstatine with a CPNP as delivery system (AMPA4) and with solubilizing moiety composed of polyethylene glycol and D-Arginine residue. The good in vitro results obtained with the vectorized pepstatine encouraged us to perform in vivo tests. We performed scale up synthesis of JMV4463 in order to obtain enough product for anti-cancer activity on mice in the near future.

Este trabalho descreve a montagem de um espectrômetro de massa por tempo de voo para análise de macromoléculas, projetado e desenvolvido no Laboratório de Instrumentação e Partículas (LIP) da USP, e apresenta os primeiros resultados obtidos com o equipamento. O espectrômetro é constituído pelo acoplamento de uma fonte de íons Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI) com um acelerador de partículas do tipo tandem. O objetivo é aumentar a energia dos íons moleculares produzidos na fonte visando a uma maior eficiência de detecção de moléculas de massas elevadas. Amostras padrão de iodeto de césio (CsI) foram utilizadas para caracterização e verificação das condições de funcionamento do aparelho. O início dos estudos de moléculas de massas grandes se deu com medidas de amostras de insulina. Um método de simulação foi desenvolvido para auxiliar a análise dos espectros de massa e seus resultados foram comparados com os dados experimentais obtidos com o espectrômetro. O trabalho aponta novas possibilidades para a aplicação de aceleradores de partículas em análise de massa de macromoléculas. / The present work describes the assembly of a time-of-flight mass spectrometer for analysis of macromolecules, designed and developed at the Instrumentation and Particle Laboratory (LIP), and presents the first results obtained with the equipment. The spectrometer is based on the coupling of a Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI) ion source with a tandem type particle accelerator. The objective is to increase the molecular ions energy produced by the source, and thus improve the high mass detection efficiency. Standard samples of cesium iodide (CsI) were used for characterization and verification of the equipment operation setup. Measures of insulin samples marked the initial studies of large masses. A simulation method was developed to assist in mass spectra identification and the results were compared with experimental data obtained with the spectrometer. The results open new possibilities for the application of particle accelerators in macromolecules mass analysis.

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / We currently live in a fierce competition in the research development of new biotechnology products, the marine environment can be seen as a source of functional biotechnological materials. Recent studies show that within the marine environment algae stand out as organisms with great biotechnological potential by having in its composition various bioactive molecules that have diverse and intense biological activities, among all algal groups in this study emphasize the of red algae, which the kind of study is red seaweed Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen). JV Lamouroux belongs to the order Gigartinales and Hypneaceae family, abundant on the coast of CearÃ. Biotechnological and scientific works are carried out with this species, in this sense, the main objective of this work is to identify and characterize proteins existing in this organism through a proteomics approach, is a new area in science that allows bioprospect a set of proteins in an organism by using analytical tools because under specific physiological conditions the biological functioning of the system can be reflected by the proteome analysis of the same, and thus the functional gene expression. Considering the lack of studies on proteomics in seaweed and in particular the carragenÃfita Hypnea musciformis, this paper aims to develop methods for separating proteins from protein extract of Hypnea musciformis and identify the proteins expressed by the organism. In this work we have established a methodology for separating proteins of this organism from a fractionated extract with ammonium sulfate and by mass spectrometry to identify proteins of some kelp, thus being of fundamental importance for the enrichment of macroalgae in the proteomics literature marine. The results of this work are consistent with our objective was the identification of three proteins by mass spectrometry using electrospray ionization type protein fraction of 20-40% and the identification of some proteins by Mascot / Atualmente vivemos em uma acirrada competiÃÃo na pesquisa de desenvolvimento de novos produtos biotecnolÃgicos, o ambiente marinho pode ser visto como uma fonte de materiais biotecnolÃgicos funcionais. Recentemente, estudos demostram que dentro do ambiente marinho as algas se destacam como organismos com grande potencial biotecnolÃgico por possuirem em sua composiÃÃo vÃrias molÃculas bioativas que apresentam diversas e intensas atividades biolÃgicas. Dentre todos os grupos algais, neste trabalho enfatizamos o das algas vermelhas, a qual a espÃcie de estudo à a alga marinha vermelha Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen). J. V. Lamouroux pertence à ordem Gigartinales e a famÃlia Hypneaceae, abundante no litoral do CearÃ. Trabalhos biotecnolÃgicos e cientÃficos sÃo realizados com esta espÃcie, neste sentido o objetivo principal deste trabalho e identificar e caracterizar proteÃnas existente neste organismo atravÃs de uma abordagem proteÃmica, que à uma Ãrea recente na ciÃncia, que permite bioprospectar um conjunto de proteÃnas presentes num organismo atravÃs do uso de ferramentas analÃticas, pois, em condiÃÃes fisiolÃgicas especÃficas, o funcionamento do sistema biolÃgico pode ser refletido por anÃlise do proteoma do mesmo, e assim a sua expressÃo gÃnica funcional. Considerando a carÃncia de estudos sobre proteÃmica em algas marinhas e em especial da carragenÃfita Hypnea musciformis, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo principal desenvolver metodologias de separaÃÃo de proteÃnas de extrato protÃico de Hypnea musciformis e identificar as proteÃnas expressas pelo organismo. Neste trabalho conseguimos estabelecer uma metodologia de separaÃÃo de proteÃnas deste organismo a partir de um extrato fracionado com sulfato de amÃnio e atravÃs de espectrometria de massas, identificar algumas proteÃnas da alga marinha. Desta forma, sendo de fundamental importÃncia para o enriquecimento na literatura de proteomica de macroalgas marinhas. Os resultados deste trabalho que estÃo de acordo com o nosso objetivo foi a identificaÃÃo de 3 proteÃnas por tÃcnica de espectrometria de massas utilizando ionizaÃÃo do tipo eletrospray da fraÃÃo protÃica 20-40% e a identificaÃÃo de algumas proteÃnas atravÃs do Mascot

Lychnophora (Vernonieae: Asteraceae) é um gênero micro-endêmico dos \"campus rupestris\" do bioma Cerrado. Os extratos foliares de Lychnophora ericoides (\"Arnica-da-serra\") são usados na terapêutica popular principalmente como analgésico. Seus óleos essenciais são quimicamente ricos em sesquiterpenos. Tais compostos, principalmente os de esqueletos bisabolano e cadinano são produtos biossintéticos do precursor cátion nerolidila. Óleos essenciais de folhas de L. ericoides são bioativos frente a invertebrados do Táxon Acari. Um de seus componentes majoritários, o orto-acetoxi bisabolol, é antinociceptivo em ensaios in vitro. Terpenos são valorizados pela indústria de química fina, haja vista sucessos como Taxol® e Acheflan®. Nossos objetivos em Fitoquímica e Ciências Farmacêuticas se alinham a esse interesse. As terpeno-sintases (TerpS) envolvidas na biossínteses dos compostos são ainda alvo de pesquisas com em Bioquímica. Sua identificação é frequentemente conclusiva em diversos aspectos. Como exemplo, citamos a compreensão dos mecanismos da variabilidade metabólica temporal em espécies nativas e selvagens e os avanços na bioengenharia de Produtos Naturais (PN). Frente a este cenário de fronteira este manuscrito traz um resumo da investigação que objetivou determinar se há diversas isoformas de TerpS operando na produção temporalmente variável de sesquiterpenos bioativos em tecidos foliares de Lychnophora ericoides ou se não as há. Acessamos diferentes amostras selvagens de L. ericoides in situ. Nossos esforços em responder a questão supracitada foram divididos em tarefas, a seguir: (1) Determinação da fração rica em sesquiterpenos inspirada na \"Química Analítica Verde\"; (2) MALDI imaging das proteínas das folhas; (3) Estratégia \"omics\" combinada na identificação e clonagem das TerpS. Visitamos campos de ocorrência (CampO) georreferenciados bem como desconhecidos. O desenvolvimento de método de quantificação por Headspace-SPME permitiu uma comparação rápida e livre de solventes de amostras vegetais mínimas (10 mg). A separação e identificação foi conduzida por Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). As amostras de Diamantina, CampO mais Boreal de todos, apresentam a maior quantidade de derivados bisabolano. A hidrodestilação do material vegetal excedente ao HS-SPME forneceu óleos essenciais para o isolamento de moléculas. Dados espectrais diversos fundamentam a descrição de um derivado cadinano, o 11-dehidro cadinol, entre outros. O MALDI imaging determinou como exequível a geração de imagens moleculares em folhas de L. ericoides. Foram geradas imagens subepidermais dos íons com m/z que se assemelham a cadinano e bisabolano synthases (CadS and BS). A limitação do emprego da técnica é a determinação previa da massa nominal da proteína nativa. Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (1D-PAGE) gerou mapas de proteínas separadas por tamanho (A, B, C, e D) (30KDa> m/z <80KDa). A digestão com tripsina das bandas geraram peptídeos para análise em MS. Íons resultantes alimentaram o algorítimo MASCOT. Uma isoforma de germacrano-sintase foi identificada. Prospecção de genes codificadores com o cDNA (Ubiquitina +) determinou uma BS, de comprimento 1600pb, amplificada com primers de design para genes de Helianthus spp. A BS de L. ericoides foi clonada. Concluindo, destacamos dois pontos. (1) O controle enzimático na produção dos sesquiterpenos poderá enfim ser averiguada a nível do transcriptoma. (2) A busca pela produção biotecnológica de PN sofreu um pequeno incremento. Esperamos ter contribuído humildemente na produção sustentável de PN e por conseguinte na preservação da biodiversidade. / Lychnophora (Vernonieae: Asteraceae) is micro endemic to \"campus rupestris\" from Brazilian \"Cerrado\". Leaves extracts of Lychnophora ericoides (\"Arnica-da-serra\") are used as folk medicine and mainly as wound healer. Its essential oils were chemically profiled as sesquiterpene-rich. Such sesquiterpenes, both bisabolene-like and cadinane-like carbon skeletons, are derivatives of the nerolidyl cation. L. ericoides leaves essential oils are bioactive against invertebrate Acari. An anti-hypernociceptive ability of its component orto-acetoxy bisabolol was also displayed in vitro. Terpenes are valuable in fine chemistry industry, e.g. Taxol® and Acheflan®. Our phytochemical and pharmaceutical goals are aligned to such an interest. Terpene synthases (TerpS) behind their biosynthesis are target of researches in plant sciences and biochemistry. Identification of TerpS often led to conclusions with diverse impacts. Fundamental concepts on time-dependent shifts of terpene productions in wild type species and advances towards plant metabolites bioengineering are examples. Facing such a frontier field we share here an abstract for the investigation aimed to determine whether there were many isoforms of sesquiterpene synthases operating at leaves tissues in Lychnophora ericoides shift-able production of bioactive sesquiterpenes or whether there were not. We have accessed different in situ samples of L. ericoides. Efforts to answer the above question were sectioned as follows: (1) \"Green-Analytical-Chemistry\" oriented profiling of sesquiterpene-rich fraction; (2) MALDI imaging of proteins in leaves; (3) Combined \"omics\" approaches towards identifying TerpS and gene cloning. We visited both known and novel L. ericoides sites of occurrence (SoO). The development of a quantitative Headspace-Solid Phase Micro Extraction (HS-SPME) method enabled a rapid and solvent-free comparison of minimized samples (10mg). Separation and identification were carried out using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). Samples harvested in Diamantina, Northern Most SoO, accumulate the highest amount of bisabolene-like derivatives. Hydrodistillation of leftovers material from HS-SPME yield essential oils used to purify unknown compounds. Based on a diverse spectra collection we report a novel cadinane-like derivative, one 11dehydro Cadinol. MALDI imaging has been determined as suitable for imaging proteins in L. ericoides. In a prospective fashion we generate sub-epidermal images of ions within the m/z frame comprising reported isoforms of both cadinane and bisabolane synthases (CadS and BS). The limitation to its use is the awareness of molecular weight of targeted native proteins. Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (1D-PAGE) protein mapping determined broad bands of protein distribution in different mass ranges (A, B, C, and D) (30KDa> m/z <80KDa). Bands tryptic digestion, followed by sample clean up, generated peptide pools feasible for MS. The output ions data feed MASCOT algorithm. A germacrane synthase could have been identified. When prospecting encoding genes, viable cDNA (Ubiquitin +) was used. A BS, lengthened 1600bp, was amplified with BS primers designed for Helianthus spp. genes. BS presented in L. ericoides was successfully cloned. In conclusion we headline two topics. (1) Hypothetical enzymatic control of the sesquiterpenes production can now be further investigated at transcriptome level. (2) The seek of a platform that guarantee natural products production in a controlled system has been moved forward. Future production of valued compounds can slightly rely in our humble contribution to support biodiversity conservation.

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a técnica de espectrometria de massas por ionização/dessorção a laser assistida por matriz tempo-de-vôo (MALDI-TOF) para a identificação direta em amostras de leite (sem cultivo microbiológico) de bactérias causadoras de mastite. Para tanto foram realizados dois experimentos (1 e 2). No experimento 1, o objetivo foi determinar a sensibilidade diagnóstica da técnica MALDI-TOF MS para a identificação direta em amostras de leite de Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus uberis, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus dysgalactiae e Escherichia coli. Foram realizadas contaminações experimentais de S. aureus, S. uberis, S. agalactiae, S. dysgalactiae e E. coli em amostras de leite, para a obtenção de contagens de 103 a 109 ufc/mL. As amostras de leite contaminadas foram processadas com o uso do kit Maldi Sepsityper&reg; (Bruker Daltonics) e submetidas ao protocolo de lise bacteriana para posterior análise por MALDI-TOF MS. Espectros de massas foram coletados na faixa de massas de 2.000-20.000 m/z e foram analisados pelo programa MALDI Biotyper 3.0 (Bruker Daltonics) com as configurações padrão para obtenção da identificação bacteriana. A identificação direta de patógenos causadores de mastite a partir de amostras de leite foi possível em contagem &ge;106 ufc/mL para S. aureus, &ge;107 ufc/mL para E. coli, e &ge;108 ufc/mL para S. agalactiae, S. dysgalactiae e S. uberis. No experimento 2, o objetivo foi avaliar o efeito da pré-incubação de amostras de leite de quartos mamários com mastite subclínica sobre a eficácia da identificação sem cultivo de patógenos causadores de mastite por MALDI-TOF MS. Foram selecionados 2 rebanhos leiteiros para coletas de leite de quartos mamários de todas as vacas em lactação. As amostras de leite foram submetidas às análises de: a) cultura microbiológica; b) pré-incubação seguida de identificação por espectrometria de massas diretamente do leite; c) contagem bacteriana total (CBT). Para a realização da CBT, as amostras de leite foram submetidas à citometria de fluxo; e para a identificação direta de patógenos causadores de mastite a partir do leite, as amostras foram submetidas ao desnate por centrifugação (10.000 Xg por 10 minutos), e pré-incubação a 37&ordm;C por 12 horas. Posteriormente, as amostras foram processadas com o uso do kit Maldi Sepsityper&reg; (Bruker Daltonics) e submetidas ao protocolo de lise bacteriana para posterior análise por MALDI-TOF MS. Do total de 810 amostras de leite analisadas por cultura microbiológica (método referência), 347 apresentaram crescimento bacteriano, sendo 305 identificadas como agentes de interesse na identificação direta pelo método MALDI-TOF MS: Staphylococcus coagulase negativa (n=191), S. aureus (n=31), S. agalactiae (n=42), S. uberis (n=37), S. dysgalactiae (n= 4). Sendo assim, 305 amostras foram analisadas pelo método de idenfificação direta MALDI-TOF MS, a qual apresentou baixa sensibilidade quando comparado com a cultura microbiológica (método referência): Staphylococcus coagulase negativa (14,08%), S. agalactiae (15,25%), S. uberis (1,69%) S. aureus (6,12%) e S. dysgalactiae (0%). A pré-incubação de amostras de leite não aumentou a sensibilidade de identificação direta de microrganismos causadores de mastite pelo método MALDI-TOF MS. / The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the technique of mass spectrometry by desorption / ionization assisted laser array time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF MS) for the direct identification in milk samples (no microbiological culture) of mastitis causing bacteria. Therefore, we carried out two experiments (1 and 2). In experiment 1, we determined the diagnostic sensitivity of MALDI-TOF MS technique for the direct identification in milk samples of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus uberis, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus dysgalactiae and Escherichia coli. Experimental contamination of S. aureus, S. uberis, S. agalactiae, S. dysgalactiae and E. coli in samples of milk to a concentration of 103-109 cfu/mL were performed. The contaminated milk samples were processed using kit Maldi Sepsityper&reg; (Bruker Daltonics) and subjected to bacterial lysis protocol for analysis by MALDI-TOF MS. Mass spectra were collected in the mass range of 2000-20000 m/z and were analyzed by MALDI Biotyper 3.0 software (Bruker Daltonics) with default settings to obtain bacterial identification. Direct identification of mastitis causing pathogens from milk samples was possible at &ge;106 cfu/mL for S. aureus, &ge;107 cfu/mL for E. coli and &ge;108 cfu/mL for S. agalactiae, S. dysgalactiae and S. uberis. In experiment 2, the objective was to evaluate the effect of pre-incubation of milk samples from mammary quarters with subclinical mastitis on the effectiveness of identification without cultivation, of mastitis-causing pathogens by MALDI-TOF MS. We selected mammary quarter milk samples from all lactating cows on two dairy herds. The milk samples were subjected to analyzes of: a) microbiological culture; b) pre-incubation followed by identification by mass spectrometry directly from milk; c) total bacterial count (TBC). Flow cytometry was used to determine TBC and; to directly identify the mastitis-causing pathogens from milk, fat was separated by centrifugation (10,000 Xg for 10 minutes) and; samples were pre-incubated at 37°C for 12 hours. Subsequently, the skim milk samples were submitted to kit Maldi Sepsityper&reg; (Bruker Daltonics) and to the bacterial lysis protocol for analysis by MALDI-TOF MS. A total of 810 milk samples were analyzed by microbiological culture (reference method), of which 347 showed bacterial growth. Considering all culture positive samples 305 were identified as agents of interest in the direct identification by MALDI-TOF MS method: coagulase negative staphylococci (n = 191), S. aureus (n = 31), S. agalactiae (n = 42), S. uberis (n = 37) and S. dysgalactiae (n = 4). Therefore, 305 samples were directly identified by MALDI-TOF MS, which presented low sensitivity when compared to microbiological culture (Reference method): coagulase-negative staphylococci (14.08%), S. agalactiae (15.25 %), S. uberis (1.69%), S. aureus (6.12%) and S. dysgalactiae (0%). Pre-incubation of milk samples did not increase the sensitivity of the MALDI-TOF MS method directly identify mastitis-causing microorganisms.