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Xyloglucan-active enzymes : properties, structures and applicationsBaumann, Martin J. January 2007 (has links)
Cellulosabaserade material är världens rikligast förekommande förnyelsebara råvara. Växters cellväggar är naturliga kompositmaterial där den kristallina cellulosan är inbäddad i en väv av hemicellulosa, strukturproteiner och lignin. Xyloglukaner är en viktig hemicellulosagrupp som omger och korslänkar den kristallina cellulosan i cellväggarna. I denna avhandling undersöks undersöks sambanden mellan struktur och funktion hos olika xyloglukan-aktiva enzymer. En modell för effektiv enzymatisk omvandling av biomassa ges av cellulosomen hos den anaeroba prokaryota organismen Clostridium thermocellum. Cellulosomen är ett proteinkomplex med hög molmassa och flera olika enzymaktiviteter, bl.a. det inverterande xyloglukan-endohydrolaset CtXGH74A. Proteinstrukturen för CtXGH74A har lösts i komplex med xyloglukanoligosackarider, som stabliliserar vissa loopar/slingor som är oordnade i apostrukturen. Ytterligare detaljerade kinetiska och produktananalyser har genomförts för att entydigt visa att CtXGH74A är ett endoxyloglukanas vars slutliga nedbrytningsprodukt är Glc4-baserade xyloglukanoligosackarider. Som jämförelse innehåller glykosidhydrolasfamilj 16 (GH16) såväl hydrolytiska endoxyloglukanaser som xyloglukantransglykosylaser (XETs) från växter. För att utreda vad som bestämmer förhållandet mellan transglykosylering och hydrolys i xyloglukanaktiva enzymer från familj GH 16 jämfördes struktur och kinetik hos ett strikt transglykosylas, PttXET16-34 från hybridasp, med ett nära besläktat hydrolytiskt enzym, NXG1 från krasse. I NXG1 identifierades en viktig förlängningsloop, som vid trunkering gav ett muterat enzym med högre transglykosyleringshastighet och minskad hydrolytisk aktivitet. Kinetikstudierna genomfördes med hjälp av nyutvecklade känsliga provmetoder med väldefinerade XGO:er och ett antal kromogena XGO-arylglykosider. En detaljerad förståelse av enzymologin inom GH16 möjliggjorde utvecklingen av en ny kemoenzymatisk metod för biomimetisk fiberytmodifiering med hjälp av PttXET16-34s translgykosyleringsaktivitet. Aminoalditolderivat av xyloglukanoligosackarider användes som nyckelintermediärer för att introducera ny kemisk funktionalitet hos xyloglukan, såsom kromoforer, reaktiva grupper, proteinligander och initiatorer för polymeriseringsreaktioner. Tekniken innebär ett nytt och mångsidigt verktyg för fiberytmodifiering. / Zellulosehaltige Materialien sind die häufigsten erneuerbaren Rohmaterialien auf der Welt. Pflanzenzellwände sind natürliche Kompositmaterialien, sie enthalten kristalline Zellulose, die in einer Matrix aus Hemizellulosen, Proteinen und Lignin eingebettet sind. Xyloglukane sind eine wichtige Gruppe der Hemizellulosen, sie ummanteln und verbinden Zellulose in der pflanzlichen Zellwand. In dieser Abhandlung werden Strukturen von drei Xyloglukanaktiven Enzymen in Beziehung zu ihrer Funktion untersucht. Ein Paradigma für effizienter Nutzung von Biomasse ist das Cellulosom des anaerob lebenden Bakteriums Clostridium thermocellum. Das Cellulosom ist ein hochmolekularer Komplex von Proteinen mit vielen verschiedenen Aktivitäten, darunter ist auch die invertierende Xyloglukan Endohydrolase CtXGH74A. Die Proteinstruktur von CtXGH74A wurde im Komplex mit Xyloglukanoligosacchariden (XGO) gelöst, welche ungeordnete Loops der apo-Struktur stabilisierten. Durch weitere detaillierte Analyse der Kinetik und Reaktionsprodukte konnte schlüssig gezeigt werden, daß CtXGH74A eine Endoglukanase ist, die Glc4-basierte XGO produziert. Im Vergleich dazu enthält die retentierende Glykosidhydrolasefamilie 16 (GH16) sowohl hydrolytische Endoxyloglukanasen als auch Transglykosidasen von Pflanzen. Um zu erklären welche Faktoren das Verhältnis zwischen Transglykosidase und Hydrolase Aktivität bei GH16 Xyloglukanaktiven Enzymen bestimmen wurde eine reine Transglykosidase PttXET16-34 von Hybridaspen mit einem nah verwandten hydrolytischen Enzym NXG1 von Kapuzinerkresse strukturell und kinetisch verglichen. Als Schlüsselstelle wurde eine Verlängerung eines Loops in NXG1 identifiziert, Verkürzung des Loops führte zu einer Mutante mit erhöhter Transglykosylierungsrate bei verminderter hydrolytischer Aktivität. Kinetische Studien wurden erleichtert durch neu entwickelte hochempfindliche Methoden für Aktivitätsmessung, die auf XGO oder chromogene Aryl-XGO als definierte Substrate zurückgreifen. Detailliertes Verständnis von GH16 Enzymologie hat den Weg für die Entwicklung für eine neuartige Methode für biomimetische Oberflächenmodifikation von Zellulosefibern geebnet, dafür wurde die transglykosylierende Aktivität von PttXET16-34 angewendet. Aminoalditol-derivate von XGO wurden als wichtigste Zwischenprodukte angewendet, um neue chemische Funktionalitäten in Xyloglukan einzuführen, darunter waren Chromophore, reaktive Gruppen, Proteinliganden und Initiatoren für Polymerisationsreaktionen. Die modifizierten Xyloglukane wurden an eine Reihe von verschiedenen Zellulosematerialien gebunden und veränderten die Oberflächeneigenschaften dramatisch. Diese Methode ist ein neues wertvolles Werkzeug für Oberflächenmodifikation von Zellulosen. / Cellulosic materials are the most abundant renewable resource in the world; plant cell walls are natural composite materials containing crystalline cellulose embedded in a matrix of hemicelluloses, structural proteins, and lignin. Xyloglucans are an important group of hemicelluloses, which coat and cross-link crystalline cellulose in the plant cell wall. In this thesis, structure-function relationships of a range of xyloglucan-active enzymes were examined. A paradigm for efficient enzymatic biomass utilization is the cellulosome of the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium thermocellum. The cellulosome is a high molecular weight complex of proteins with diverse enzyme activities, including the inverting xyloglucan endo-hydrolase CtXGH74A. The protein structure of CtXGH74A was solved in complex with xyloglucan oligosaccharides (XGOs) which stabilized disordered loops of the apo-structure. Further detailed kinetic and product analyses were used to conclusively demonstrate that CtXGH74A is an endo-xyloglucase that produces Glc4-based XGOs as limit digestion products. In comparison, the retaining glycoside hydrolase family 16 (GH16) contains hydrolytic endo-xyloglucanases as well as xyloglucan transglycosylases (XETs) from plants. To elucidate the determinants of the transglycosylase/hydrolysis ratio in GH16 xyloglucan-active enzymes, a strict transglycosylase, PttXET16-34 from hybrid aspen, was compared structurally and kinetically with the closely related hydrolytic enzyme NXG1 from nasturtium. A key loop extension was identified in NXG1, truncation of which yielded a mutant enzyme that exhibited an increased transglycosylase rate and reduced hydrolytic activity. Kinetic studies were facilitated by the development of new, sensitive assays using well-defined XGOs and a series of chromogenic XGO aryl-glycosides. A detailed understanding of GH16 xyloglucan enzymology has paved the way for the development of a novel chemo-enzymatic approach for biomimetic fiber surface modification, in which the transglycosylating activity of PttXET16-34 was employed. Aminoalditol derivates of XGOs were used as key intermediates to incorporate novel chemical functionality into xyloglucan, including chromophores, reactive groups, protein ligands, and initiators for polymerization reactions. The resulting modified xyloglucans were subsequently bound to a range of cellulose materials to radically alter surface properties. As such, the technology provides a novel, versatile toolkit for fiber surface modification. / QC 20100624
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Estudo farmacognóstico comparativo entre duas espécies da família Tropaeolaceae que ocorrem na região sul do Brasil: Tropaeolum majus L. e Tropaeolum pentaphyllum Lam. - em busca de atividade anti-Leishmania chagasi e anticoagulante sobre plasma humano / Study comparative farmacognostic among two species of the family Tropaeolaceae that happen in the south area of Brazil: Tropaeolum majus L. and Tropaeolum pentaphyllum Lam. - in search of activity anti-Leishmania chagasi and anticoagulant on human plasmaSanto, Ana Paula do Espirito 15 March 2007 (has links)
O estudo farmacognóstico comparativo das folhas de duas espécies de capuchinha, T. majus e de T. pentaphyllum, constituiu o escopo deste trabalho Artigos científicos sobre a espécie T. majus reportam a atividade antibacteriana, antifúngica, antiviral e antitumoral, devidas ao benzilisotiocianato, presente nos órgãos aéreos da espécie. Na medicina popular, também é utilizada para \"afinar\" o sangue. O efeito anticoagulante é de grande importância para indivíduos predispostos a distúrbios hemostáticos. No âmbito farmacológico, foram avaliadas, in vitro, as atividades anticoagulante sobre o plasma humano e antileishmania dos extratos e das frações. O benzilisotiocianato não apresentou atividade anticoagulante nem anti-leishmania. Foi observada atividade anticoagulante nos ensaios com os extratos e as frações hidrofílicas de T.majus e de T. pentaphyllum e a ausência de efeito destes sobre a viabilidade da forma promastigota de Leishmania chagasi. Os resultados apontam os flavonóides como os responsáveis pelo prolongamento do tempo de trombina provocado pelos extratos de T.majus e T. pentaphyllum. / The aim of this work was the pharmacognostic comparative study of leaves and flowers of nasturtium: Tropaeolum majus e Tropaeolum pentaphyllum. Scientific articles report the antibacterial, antiviral and antitumoral activity due to benzyl-isothiocianate, wich is present in the aerial organs of both species. Folk medicine uses leaves extract of T. majus to \"thin\" the blood. Anticoagulant effect is of great importance for predisposed individuals to haemostatic disturbances. Hidroalcoholic extracts of leaves and flowers of T. majus and T. pentaphyllum were appraised for the anticoagulant and anti-leishmania activities. The benzyl-isothiocianate neither presented anticoagulant activity nor anti-leishmania. Anticoagulant activity was observed in the essays with the extracts and the hidrofilic fractions of both species. The extracts and benzyl-isothiocianate showed no activity against Leishmania chagasi. The results allowed conclude that flavonoids are responsible for the prolongation of thrombin time (TT), provoked by the extracts of T. majus e T. pentaphyllum.
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Estudo farmacognóstico comparativo entre duas espécies da família Tropaeolaceae que ocorrem na região sul do Brasil: Tropaeolum majus L. e Tropaeolum pentaphyllum Lam. - em busca de atividade anti-Leishmania chagasi e anticoagulante sobre plasma humano / Study comparative farmacognostic among two species of the family Tropaeolaceae that happen in the south area of Brazil: Tropaeolum majus L. and Tropaeolum pentaphyllum Lam. - in search of activity anti-Leishmania chagasi and anticoagulant on human plasmaAna Paula do Espirito Santo 15 March 2007 (has links)
O estudo farmacognóstico comparativo das folhas de duas espécies de capuchinha, T. majus e de T. pentaphyllum, constituiu o escopo deste trabalho Artigos científicos sobre a espécie T. majus reportam a atividade antibacteriana, antifúngica, antiviral e antitumoral, devidas ao benzilisotiocianato, presente nos órgãos aéreos da espécie. Na medicina popular, também é utilizada para \"afinar\" o sangue. O efeito anticoagulante é de grande importância para indivíduos predispostos a distúrbios hemostáticos. No âmbito farmacológico, foram avaliadas, in vitro, as atividades anticoagulante sobre o plasma humano e antileishmania dos extratos e das frações. O benzilisotiocianato não apresentou atividade anticoagulante nem anti-leishmania. Foi observada atividade anticoagulante nos ensaios com os extratos e as frações hidrofílicas de T.majus e de T. pentaphyllum e a ausência de efeito destes sobre a viabilidade da forma promastigota de Leishmania chagasi. Os resultados apontam os flavonóides como os responsáveis pelo prolongamento do tempo de trombina provocado pelos extratos de T.majus e T. pentaphyllum. / The aim of this work was the pharmacognostic comparative study of leaves and flowers of nasturtium: Tropaeolum majus e Tropaeolum pentaphyllum. Scientific articles report the antibacterial, antiviral and antitumoral activity due to benzyl-isothiocianate, wich is present in the aerial organs of both species. Folk medicine uses leaves extract of T. majus to \"thin\" the blood. Anticoagulant effect is of great importance for predisposed individuals to haemostatic disturbances. Hidroalcoholic extracts of leaves and flowers of T. majus and T. pentaphyllum were appraised for the anticoagulant and anti-leishmania activities. The benzyl-isothiocianate neither presented anticoagulant activity nor anti-leishmania. Anticoagulant activity was observed in the essays with the extracts and the hidrofilic fractions of both species. The extracts and benzyl-isothiocianate showed no activity against Leishmania chagasi. The results allowed conclude that flavonoids are responsible for the prolongation of thrombin time (TT), provoked by the extracts of T. majus e T. pentaphyllum.
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