Natural products are teeming with potential therapeutic agents. One group of compounds, polyphenols, from plants, exhibit anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant activities. Four polyphenolic compounds and their enantiomers were investigated in this thesis; the stilbene, 3-methoxypterostilbene, a structural analog of resveratrol, and the chiral prenylflavonoids from hops (Humulus lupulus L.); 8-prenylnaringenin, 6-prenylnaringenin and isoxanthohumol. A high performance liquid chromatography method for 3-methoxypterostilbene and enantiospecific liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry assays for the three prenylflavonoids were developed and validated. The methods allowed for quantification of these four polyphenols in biological samples and plant-based materials. Content analysis studies of 3-methoxypterostilbene and the three prenylflavonoids in traditional Chinese medicinal plants and hops-containing nutraceuticals were carried out, respectively. The pharmacokinetics of these four compounds were delineated through intravenous and oral administration in rats. 3-Methoxypterostilbene demonstrated greater bioavailability in rats than reported values for resveratrol. Enantiomeric differences in disposition parameters were observed for the three prenylflavonoids along with differences between compounds despite only small structural differences. The in vitro pharmacodynamics of these four compounds were elucidated including anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic and cytochrome P450 modulation activities. All four compounds demonstrated a range of bioactivities related to chronic diseases and potential drug-botanical interactions. Further studies of polyphenols, especially clinical studies, are needed along with enantiospecific study when applicable to continue delineating the importance of bioactivity, pharmacokinetics and safety. Natural products are further developed into nutraceuticals and sold over-the-counter for both human and veterinary use but are not currently required to demonstrate efficacy prior to marketing. In the final section of this thesis, Phycox®, a multi-component veterinary nutraceutical for joint health was investigated for pharmacological activity in an in vitro model of canine osteoarthritis along with select constituents. A pilot single-dose pharmacokinetic study in dogs was also undertaken. Two liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry methods were developed and validated to detect constituents in serum. In vitro study results indicated that Phycox® was able to reduce inflammatory mediators similar to the NSAID, carprofen, and acute pharmacokinetic results revealed that detectable concentrations of glucosamine were evident in serum. It is suggested that further clinical studies of Phycox® are warranted to optimize its usage. / May 2016

La vite è in grado di attivare meccanismi di difesa in risposta a stress biotici e abiotici producendo principalmente metaboliti secondari tra i quali composti stilbenici. Questi composti, detti anche fitoalessine, hanno una azione benefica e riconosciuta sulla salute umana. Una delle malattie che apporta più danni in tutto il mondo viticolo è la peronospora, causata dal patogeno Plasmopara viticola L, questa tesi ha lo scopo di confrontare le risposte di diverse varietà e cloni attaccate da questo patogeno. Sono state utilizzate foglie e bacche di 10 cloni di Cabernet Sauvignon per verificare l’andamento dell’infezione e la produzione degli stilbeni nel tempo. Stessa procedura è stata applicata su foglie giovani e vecchie delle varietà di Müller-Thurgau, Chardonnay, Sangiovese, Pinot noir, Cabernet Sauvignon e Solaris. Queste sono state monitorate per verificare l’andamento dell’infezione, la produzione degli stilbeni e l’attivazione della stilbene sintasi. I risultati delle prove condotte hanno evidenziato differenze tra le varietà e tra i cloni e, soprattutto, tra i diversi organi studiati. / The grapevine is able to activate a defence mechanism whenever it interacts with biotic or abiotic stress, mainly by producing defence substances as the stilbenic compounds, phytoalexins known for their health related influence. Combining this fact and the knowledge that the Plasmopara viticola Berk et Curtis, the causal agent of downy mildew, causes considerable damages worldwide to Vitis vinifera L. production during its life cycle, this thesis aims to explore the differences that several grapevine varieties and clones display when confronted with this pathogen. The leaves and small berries of 10 different clones of Cabernet Sauvignon were used to asses infection time course and stilbenic production overtime. Likewise, young and old leaves of the varieties Müller-Thurgau, Chardonnay, Sangiovese, Pinot noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Solaris, ordered in assumed increasing resistance, were used to assess infection time course, stilbene production on the leaves and the activation of a stilbene synthase gene. All trials conducted highlighted not only the differences within grapevine varieties and grapevine clones but most importantly between the studied grapevine organs.

Objetivo: Sintetizar la evidencia primaria con respecto a la eficacia y seguridad de los estilbenos en el tratamiento de la sintomatología climatérica en las mujeres de edad mediana. Métodos: Llevamos a cabo una revisión sistemática de la literatura según las recomendaciones del Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Realizamos la búsqueda primaria en Pubmed-Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, WOS-Medline, LILACS, CINAHL, PsycINFO, SciELO, CENTRAL y en registros internacionales de ensayos clínicos, sobre la eficacia y seguridad de los estilbenos en sintomatología climatérica. Consultamos fuentes de literatura gris, hasta diciembre del 2018, sin restricción de idioma. Usamos la herramienta de la Colaboración Cochrane para la evaluación de riesgo de sesgo de los estudios incluidos. Resultados: Obtuvimos 2752 registros en la búsqueda primaria, a partir de los cuales seleccionamos cuatro ensayos clínicos controlados aleatorizados (ECAs) que reportaron desenlaces de eficacia y seguridad. Existe alta heterogeneidad entre los estudios en cuanto a la dosis, combinaciones con otros fitoestrógenos, duración de la suplementación, escalas de medición y reporte de desenlaces. En cuanto a la eficacia, un estudio reportó disminución significativa en todos los síntomas somáticos, en el grupo con resveratrol, con mayor reducción en el ítem de molestias musculares y articulares, donde solo el 16.7% de la población reportó estas molestias al final de la intervención, comparado a un 73.3% del brazo placebo (p<0.001). Por otro lado, un segundo estudio demostró mejoría significativa en el número (p=0.0077) e intensidad (p=0.018) de los episodios vasomotores en el grupo de la intervención. En contraparte, un tercer estudio mostró diferencias no significativas en el puntaje total de la subescala somática (7.7 ± 2.2; p ITT= 0.760) para el grupo de la intervención y (8.6 ± 2.2; p ITT= 0.760) para el grupo control. En relación a la eficacia de los estilbenos en sintomatología urogenital y psicológica, los resultados fueron contradictorios. En términos de seguridad, dos de los cuatro ECAs reportaron la ausencia de eventos adversos con la suplementación de resveratrol. Conclusión: La evidencia proveniente de los ECAs incluidos no es concluyente con respecto a la eficacia en la suplementación con estilbenos, particularmente con resveratrol, en el manejo de la sintomatología climatérica. Los ensayos clínicos reportaron la ausencia de eventos adversos con la suplementación de resveratrol, aunque este desenlace fue evaluado solo en la mitad de los estudios. Por ello, se requiere llevar a cabo futuros ensayos clínicos aleatorizados con un mejor diseño y mayor muestra, con el fin de alcanzar una conclusión definitiva sobre el uso de estilbenos. / Objective: To synthesize the evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of stilbenes to treat climacteric symptoms in middle-aged women. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature review according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We searched in Pubmed-Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, WOS-Medline, LILACS, CINAHL, PsycINFO, SciELO, CENTRAL and international registries of clinical trials, about the efficacy and safety of stilbenes in climacteric symptomatology. We consulted grey literature sources, until December 2018, without language restriction. We used the Cochrane Collaboration tool for risk of bias assessment of the included studies. Results: We obtained 2752 records in the primary search, from which we selected four randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that reported efficacy and safety outcomes. We found that the included clinical trials were highly heterogeneous in terms of dose, combinations with other phytoestrogens, duration of supplementation, measurement scales, and outcome reporting. Regarding efficacy, one trial reported a significant decrease in all somatic symptoms in the resveratrol group, with the most significant reduction in muscular and joint discomfort, where only 16.7% of the population reported these symptoms at the end of the intervention, compared to 73.3% for the placebo arm (p<0.001). On the other hand, a second RCT showed significant improvement in the number (p=0.0077) and intensity (p=0.018) of vasomotor episodes in the intervention group. In contrast, a third trial showed non-significant differences in the somatic subscale total score, (7.7 ± 2.2; p ITT= 0.760) for the intervention group and (8.6 ± 2.2; p ITT= 0.760) for the control group. In terms of safety, two of four RCTs reported the absence of adverse events with resveratrol supplementation. Conclusion: Evidence from included RCTs is inconclusive regarding the efficacy of stilbene supplementation, particularly resveratrol, to manage climacteric symptomatology. Clinical trials reported the absence of adverse events with resveratrol supplementation, although this outcome was assessed in only half of the studies. Thus, future randomized clinical trials with a better design and larger sample are required to reach a definitive conclusion on stilbenes's use. / Tesis

Des études phytochimiques dediverses espèces du genre Macaranga ontconduit à la découverte d’une familleintéressante de stilbènes prénylés nommésschweinfurthines (SWs). Le NCI (NationalCancer Institute) a évalué l’activité cytotoxiquede ces composés sur un panel de 60 lignéescellulaires cancéreuses : ces composésprésentent de très bonnes activités cytotoxiquessur certaines de ces lignées. De plus, leur profild’activité original suggère que ces composésagissent selon un nouveau mécanisme d’action,encore inconnu. Ainsi, ce projet de thèse a pourbut d’éclaircir ce mécanisme par identificationdes protéines cibles ainsi que des voies designalisations impliquées. Pour cela l’obtentiond’une grande quantité de SWs était nécessaire.Dans un premier temps, l'espèce vietnamienneMacaranga tanarius a été sélectionnée par uneapproche utilisant les réseaux moléculaires. Sonétude phytochimique a conduit à l’isolement denouveaux analogues et de SWs d’intérêt àl'échelle du gramme, permettant de réaliser dansun second temps des modifications chimiquesciblées. Une fonction alcyne a, par exemple, étéintroduite sur la SW G sans altérer son profild’activité. La présence de cette fonction aensuite permis le couplage de la SW avec unfluorophore et une biotine par chimie click incellulo. Des études de localisation intracellulaireet d’identification d’un partenaire protéique ontensuite été réalisées. En parallèle de ces travaux,l’interaction entre les SWs et la protéine OSBP(Oxysterol-binding protein), décrite commeétant une cible potentielle des SWs a égalementété investiguée. / Phytochemical studies fromMacaranga species led to the discovery of aninteresting family of prenylated stilbenesnamed schweinfurthins (SWs). The NCI(National Cancer Institute) evaluated thesemolecules on a panel of 60 human cancer cells:studying these molecules is of great interestbecause they display promisingantiproliferative activities for specific tumorderivedcell lines. Furthermore, theiruncommon activity profile suggests that itimplements a new mechanism of action. Ourproject aims to decipher this mechanism byfinding the targeted protein(s) and thesignalling pathway involved. For that purpose,a large amount of these natural stilbenes wasrequired. First, a vietnamese plant has beenselected using molecular networking approachto ensure the presence of these molecules.Then, a phytochemical study on a large scaleled to the isolation of the compounds of interest(several grams) and new analogues. An alkynemoiety has been introduced on one of thesemolecules by a selective chemical modificationwithout any loss of the specific cytotoxicprofile. This alkyne function allowed the incellulo click reaction between a fluorescentprobe or a biotin. Thus, studies of intracellularlocalization and protein identification havebeen achieved. Concurrently, interactionbetween SWs and Oxysterol-binding protein(OSBP), a previously described target of thesecompounds, has been studied.

Les synthèses « one pot » multi-étapes efficaces et éco-compatibles ont été envisagées pour la synthèse de molécules potentiellement bioactives tels que les systèmes bis(bibenzyliques) et leurs précurseurs stilbéniques ou bibenzyliques par catalyse hétérogène au palladium. Une synthèse « one-pot » impliquant une réaction de couplage de Heck suivie d’une hydrogénation des stilbènes ainsi formés a été mise au point en présence de Pd/C. Cette stratégie c’est révélée être limitée lors de l’application à des substrats désactivés et stériquement encombrées. Couplée au manque de disponibilité commerciale d’oléfines aromatiques intéressantes pour nos objectifs, nous avons mis au point une synthèse de styrènes par catalyse hétérogène à partir d’halogénures d’aryles et du vinyltrifluoroborate de potassium impliquant un couplage de Suzuki-Miyaura. Cette vinylation hétérogène a été ensuite appliquée à la synthèse « one-pot » de stilbènes. Des études d’optimisation de ce procédé sont encore en cours. Les stilbènes ainsi obtenus ont été utilisée pour la synthèse de bis(bibenzyles) ouverts et fermés. Pour ce faire différentes stratégies « one-pot » ont été évaluées au cours de ces travaux et des bis(stilbènes) ont été obtenus avec des rendements compris entre 30% et 50%. Les bis(stilbènes) ainsi obtenus ont été l’objet d’études en hydrogénation. A ce jour aucune de nos tentatives n’a permis l’obtention de bis(bibenzyles) quelles que soient les conditions employées. Des études sont en cours pour comprendre les raisons de ces résultats et obtenir les bis(bibenzyles) cibles de nos travaux / “One-pot” strategy, powerful tools for the creation of molecular complexity, has been applied in the synthesis of possible bioactive molecules such bis(bibenzyls) systems and their precursors stilbenes and bibenzyles using heterogeneous palladium catalysts. In this work a “one-pot” synthesis concerning a Heck coupling reaction followed by in situ hydrogenation with Pd/C has been studied for the synthesis of bibenzyl derivates. We have observed limitations for deactivated and hindered substrates. Moreover due to the low commercially availability of aromatic styrenes we focused our attention on the development of new heterogeneous vinylation reaction starting from aromatic halides and potassium vinyltrifluoroborate through a Suzuki coupling reaction. This strategy was then applied to “one-pot” stilbenes synthesis. The study is still under investigation in our laboratory. The synthesized stilbenes have been used as precursors in the synthesis of cyclic or acyclic bis(bibenzyls) derivates. Many different “one-pot” strategies have been developed that allowed to reach yields of bis(stilbenes) between 30% and 50% in only one step. Bis(stilbenes) have been objects of investigation as what concerned the hydrogenation. However every effort has not yet been successful under our reaction conditions. Studies are still in progress to understand the reasons of these results and to obtain bis(bibenzyls) systems, target of our research

Norway spruce (Picea abies) responds to stress by biosynthesis of chemical substances, which can deter invading insects or pathogens. Some of these substances are volatile and can be emitted to the surroundings while others are accumulated within the tree. Information about the susceptibility of individual plants to infestation, their volatile emissions and chemical defence is of interest, for example, in selecting plants for tree breeding programs. The first part of this research focused on volatiles emitted by Norway spruce plants. Collection of headspace volatiles by SPME and subsequent separation and identification with GC-MS was used to investigate Norway spruce plants of different ages and stress conditions as well as trapping semiochemicals like nepetalactone emitted by the spruce shoot aphids. It was even possible to analyse the emission of single needles in vivo and obtain spatial localisation of the stress reaction to methyl jasmonate or spruce spinning mites. Seedlings of different ages showed differences in chemical composition of emitted volatiles, with the pine weevil repellent, (4S)-(-)-limonene, one of the main compounds. Wounded phloem of conventional plants emitted high amounts of monoterpenes while the phloem of mini plants emitted (3Z)-hexenal and (3Z)-hexen-1-ol. In addition, a method to separate and identify the four diastereomers of nepetalactone by GC-MS and characteristic m/z-fragments was accomplished. The second part of the research deals with the chemical response of Norway spruce roots to inoculation with Heterobasidion annosum. Terpene concentrations increased after inoculation or wounding but the composition was mainly associated with clone identity and not to susceptibility or treatment. In contrast, inoculation with H. annosum induced a treatment-specific alteration of phenol composition. The constitutive phenol composition differed between more and less susceptible clones. The phenols astringin and astringin dimers (piceasides) as well as the terpene α-longipinene may be suitable markers of low susceptibility for P. abies to Heterobasidion. / QC 20110314

The first aim of this study was to detect antiviral activities of substances isolated from natural products against tick-borne encephalitis virus in in vitro model. Resveratrol isolated from plant material and adamantane derivatives were studied in this regard. The maximum tolerated concentrations of the investigated substances were determined for the glioblastoma cell line used in the experiments using flow cytometry and subsequently. Next, the number of viral particles produced by infected cells after incubation with the studied substances was determined using plaque titration. Possible antibacterial effects of the studied materials against standard strains of bacteria Staphyloccocus aureus, Staphyloccocus epidermidis, Escherichia coli and selected strains of Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes were examined.

Submitted by Fabio Sobreira Campos da Costa (fabio.sobreira@ufpe.br) on 2017-04-04T13:49:10Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Tese Maria Ester Barros_CD_4.pdf: 6351675 bytes, checksum: 1634d753cabb911bd4c0cf8e58182237 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-04T13:49:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Tese Maria Ester Barros_CD_4.pdf: 6351675 bytes, checksum: 1634d753cabb911bd4c0cf8e58182237 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-05-01 / CNPQ / A primeira parte deste trabalho envolveu o estudo de docking molecular, a síntese, e a avaliação das atividades antitumorais e anti-inflamatórias de lactonas -insaturadas, análogos estruturais da (-)-Massoialactona, produto natural com conhecida atividade farmacológica. O alvo biológico selecionado para o estudo de docking foi a CRM-1, e tal estudo revelou o potencial biológico dos análogos propostos. Estes análogos foram sintetizados em rendimentos que variaram entre 65-75%, e as suas atividades antitumoral e anti-inflamatória foram avaliadas, sendo que um deles mostrou-se bastante promissor. Estudos posteriores de docking molecular da lactona mais promissora revelou que, apesar dos isômeros R e S assumirem diferentes encaixes no sítio ativo da CRM-1, não há diferença significativa na energia de ligação entre esses isômeros e o alvo molecular estudado. A segunda etapa deste trabalho envolveu o estudo de docking molecular, a síntese, e a avaliação da atividade antitumoral de Z-estilbenos, análogos da Combretastatina A-4 (CA-4). O alvo biológico selecionado para o estudo de docking molecular foi o domínio da colchicina na tubulina. Os cálculos teóricos dos análogos estruturais propostos revelaram que seis desses compostos apresentam diferenças significativas nos valores de energia de ligação quando comparados com o valor teórico calculado para a CA-4, ou seja, teoricamente seriam mais ativos que o produto natural. Dos análogos selecionados a partir do docking molecular, dois foram sintetizados em bons rendimentos empregando-se como precursores teluretos vinílicos e organotrifluoroboratos de potássio. A posterior avaliação da atividade antitumoral dos compostos sintetizados revelou que os resultados obtidos estavam em concordância com o previsto no estudo teórico. / The first part of this work involved the study of molecular docking, synthesis, and the evaluation of anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory activities of unsaturated-lactones, structural analogues of (-)-Massoialactone, a natural product with known pharmacological activity. The biological target selected for the docking study was the CRM-1 and this study revealed the biological potential of the proposed analogues. These analogues were synthesized in yields ranging from 65-75%, and its anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory activities were evaluated, being one of them very promising. Further studies of molecular docking using the most promising lactone revealed that despite the R and S isomers take different fittings in the active site of CRM-1, there is no significant difference in binding energy between these isomers and the molecular target studied. The second step of this work involved the study of molecular docking, synthesis, and evaluation of antitumor activity of Z-stilbenes, analogues of combretastatin A-4. The biological target selected for the study of molecular docking was the domain of colchicine in tubulin. Theoretical calculations of the proposed structural analogues revealed that six of these compounds shown significant differences in binding energy values compared to the theoretical values calculated for the CA-4, ie, theoretically, the proposed compounds would be more active than the natural product. From the selected analogs proposed by molecular docking, two were synthesized in good yields employing vinyl tellurides and potassium organotrifluoroborates as precursors. Further evaluation of the antitumor activity of the synthesized compounds showed that the results were in agreement with the theoretical study.

Stilbene phytoalexins such as resveratrol, 1, and the arachidins, including arachidin-1,2, are naturally synthesised by peanut (Arachis hypogaea) plants. The peanut phytoalexins are polyphenolic compounds consisting of a stilbene backbone, with a number of derivatives also possessing a prenyl moiety. These distinctive phytoalexins have gained attention, as they exhibit various biological activities, for instance arachidin-1, 2, has been reported to be more potent than resveratrol, 1, in the inhibition of lipopolysaccharide-induced expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and COX-2 mRNA, in vitro at doses that were low in cytotoxicity. Additionally the various arachidins have recently been shown to exhibit their anti-inflammatory properties, through the inhibition of a number of inflammatory mediator pathways. In this work, various routes into the synthesis of arachidin-1, 2, are described, via use of the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons (HWE) reaction. Three different methodologies were explored, the first approach involving silyl ether (TIPS or TBDMS) protected benzaldehydes, proved unsuccessful due to cleavage of the silyl ether protecting groups, in basic and/or acidic conditions. This led to an alternative approach, whereby formation of the stilbene backbone proceeded via the regioselective demethylation of an acetal in the presence of sodium metal, subsequent electrophilic substitution using iodomethane and finally acetal hydrolysis of the acetal, gave the isolated aldehyde in moderate yield (52 %). Coupling of the aldehyde with the substituted benzylphosphonate, via the HWE reaction gave the desired trans-stilbene in good yield (86 %), however incorporation of the prenyl side chain proved to be challenging via the Wohl-Ziegler bromination. Further adaptation of the aforementioned route, whereby alkylation using diethyl iodomethylphosphonate, enabled the incorporation of the prenyl moiety and the subsequent construction of the trans-stilbene backbone, gave the 4-(3-methyl-but-1- enyl)-3,5,3',4'-tetramethoxystilbene, 3, albeit in poor yield (47 %). The final step involving demethylation using BBr3 gave arachidin-1, 2, also in poor yield (30 %), nevertheless this approach has been proved to be a successful route for the total synthesis of arachidin-1, 2, however optimised studies are required in order to obtain the desired compound in quantitative yields. Synthetic analogues of resveratrol, 1, are also known for their biological activities, including anti-inflammatory and chemopreventative properties. Recently, the anti-proliferative activity of a number of stilbenesulfonamides, against the National Cancer Institute's 60 (NCI-60) human tumour cell line has been reported. Furthermore, the anti-inflammatory effects of novel heterocyclic methylsulfone and sulfonamide analogues, via inhibition of the COX-2 protein have also been published, however both synthetic routes described require a total of six or seven steps, from the sulfanilamide and are limited to the synthesis of primary sulphonamides (SO2NH2). In this work, an efficient three step synthesis has been designed and successfully implemented, proceeding via chlorosulfonation of diethyl benzylphosphonate, to form the sulfonyl chloride intermediate. Aminolysis of the sulfonyl chloride intermediate was then performed, using a range of primary, secondary and cyclic alkyl amines, as well as aromatic amines; including ammonia, dimethylamine, morpholine and diphenylamine. Finally, formation of the stilbene backbone with various substituted aldehydes, via the HWE reaction offered a short, versatile and alternative route to the synthesis of novel primary, secondary and tertiary trans-stilbene benzenesulfonamides and heterocyclic analogues, in yields of 42 - 100 %. The activity of a selection of the synthesised stilbene benzenesulfonamides was evaluated against the human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial cell line (A549). Amongst the compounds tested, analysis of the data showed that the novel analogue, 4, was found to be the most potent compound, with a GI50 of 0.1 μM. Comparison with the previously published data found analogue, 4, to be approximately 500-fold more potent than the lead compound resveratrol, 1, (GI50 = 51.64 μM) and approximately twice as potent than 5-fluorouracil (GI50 = 0.189μM), a chemotherapy drug used to treat various forms of cancer 8. Overall, these results demonstrate that the total synthesis of trans-arachidin-1, 2, can be achieved via a five step methodology. A versatile route to the synthesis of novel stilbene benzenesulfonamides has also been successfully achieved, amongst the compounds synthesised one appears to show promising anticancer activity, and warrants further investigation (i.e. in vitro studies using other cancer cell lines, and the synthesis of additional compounds using analogue, 4, as a lead compound).

Les stilbènes sont des composés phénoliques issus du métabolisme secondairevégétal, dont la distribution au sein du règne végétal est limitée aux espèces qui ont acquis aucours de l’évolution la capacité à synthétiser ces molécules. Leurs impacts et leurs activitésbiologiques tels que les effets neuroprotecteurs, anticancérigènes, antioxydants ont déjàconcerné plusieurs sujets d’étude. C’est dans ce contexte que l’objectif de notre travail a prisnaissance. Dans un premier temps, nous avons isolé et identifié ces molécules chez quelquesespèces de la famille des Cypéracées. Cette étude phytochimique a été réalisée en utilisant unensemble de stratégies analytiques et préparatives faisant appel à la CLHP analytique etpréparative et la CPC (Chromatographie de Partage Centrifuge) pour l’obtention desmolécules pures et à la LC-Masse et la RMN pour l’identification des composées isolés. Dansun second temps, nous avons étudié les activités biologiques in vitro de ces produits telles queles activités antioxydantes par trois méthodes (ORAC, DPPH et MCA) et l’effet de cesstilbènes sur la cytotoxicité neuronale induite par le peptide β-amyloïde avec des cellulesPC12. Nous avons isolé une nouvelle molécule, le carexinol A, pour la première fois, qui amontré une forte activité anti-amyloïde. La dernière partie de cette thèse fait état de l’analyseet du dosage des stilbènes dans des vins tunisiens dont le vin Sidi Zahia qui a donné lesmeilleurs résultats. / Stilbenes are phenolic compounds of plant secondary metabolism, whosedistribution within the plant kingdom is limited to species that have acquired during theevolution the ability to synthesize these molecules. Their impacts and their biologicalactivities such as neuroprotective, anticarcinogenic, antioxidant effects have already touchedseveral topics. It is in this context that the purpose of our work arose. First, we have isolatedand identified these molecules in some species of the sedge family. Phytochemical studieswere performed using a set of analytical and preparative strategies by means of analytical andpreparative HPLC and CPC (Centrifugal Partition Chromatography) for obtaining puremolecules and LC-Mass and NMR for identification of compound isolated. In a second step,we investigated the in vitro biological properties of these products such as antioxidantactivities by three methods (ORAC, DPPH and MCA) and their effect on neuronalcytotoxicity induced by β-amyloid peptide with PC12 cells. We isolated a new molecule, forthe first time, carexinol A, that showed strong anti-amyloid activity. The last part of this thesisrefers to the analysis and determination of stilbenes in Tunisian wines including Sidi Zahiawine that gave the best results.