Дисертації з теми "Selective Hydrolysis"

I denna avhandling presenteras arbete utfört med enzymet humant karboanhydras II (HCAII). Enzymer är en typ av proteiner som accelererar (katalyserar) kemiska reaktioner, vilket är nödvändigt för allt levande. Den naturliga funktionen för HCAII är att katalysera omvandlingen av gasen koldioxid till vätekarbonat, som är löslig i vätska. Detta är viktigt bl.a. för att koldioxid som bildas i kroppen, och fraktas i blodet i form av vätekarbonat, skall hinna över till utandningsluften under den korta tid blodet är i lungorna. Proteiner består av aminosyror som länkats samman i en lång kedja, där varje aminosyra är en av de 20 naturliga aminosyratyperna. Ett proteins struktur och egenskaper bestäms av aminosyrasekvensen, som i sin tur bestäms av genen för just det proteinet. Med genteknik kan ett proteins gen ändras (muteras), så att aminosyrasekvensen ändras, och det har här utnyttjats för att förändra HCAIIs katalytiska egenskaper. Förutom dess naturliga funktion kan HCAII även klyva (hydrolysera) vissa estrar. Mutationer gjordes så att en ’ficka’ i HCAIIs struktur, där molekylerna (substraten) som skall klyvas binder, fick en större volym. På så sätt skapades varianter med en kraftigt ökad kapacitet för att hydrolysera långa estersubstrat jämfört med icke-muterat HCAII. Som en utveckling av detta projekt skapades en mutant av HCAII, som kan hydrolysera ett än mer skrymmande substrat. I ett annat projekt har en ny katalytisk aktivitet skapats i HCAII, som inte utnyttjar enzymets naturliga katalytiska förmåga. Ett nytt estersubstrat konstruerades, med en del som binder kraftigt till HCAII, så att en stark substratbindning erhölls. Sedan muterades vissa aminosyror till en reaktiv aminosyra som heter histidin. Valet av positioner för mutation baserades på en datormodell av enzymet med bundet substrat. Eftersom histidin kan delta i hydrolysreaktioner, får det muterade enzymet möjlighet att klyva substratet. Flera olika mutanter testades, och den effektivaste innehöll ett nära kopplat par av histidiner. Denna mutant undersöktes mer noggrannt, vilket gav viss information om den katalytiska mekanismen. Det långsiktiga målet med detta arbete är att konstruera muterade enzymer som kan klyva giftiga ämnen, eller användas vid framställning av kemikalier. Det finns behov av nya enzymer för olika typer av substrat, och att med rationella metoder skapa nya katalytiska aktiviteter i proteiner är ett svårt vetenskapligt problem som ännu är i ett tidigt utvecklingsskede.
The main part of this thesis describes results from protein engineering experiments, in which the catalytic activity of the enzyme human carbonic anhydrase II (HCAII) is engineered by mutagenesis. This enzyme, which catalyzes the interconversion between CO2 and HCO3- in the body, also has the ability to hydrolyze ester bonds. In one project, the specificity of HCAII towards a panel of para-nitrophenyl ester substrates, with acyl chain lengths ranging from one to five carbon atoms, was changed by enlarging the substrate binding hydrophobic pocket. A variant was identified that has highly increased specificity towards substrates with long acyl chains. The mutant V121A/V143A hydrolyzes pNPV, which has four carbon atoms in the acyl chain, with an efficiency that is increased by a factor of 3000 compared to HCAII. Further, transition state analogues (TSAs) were docked to HCAII and mutant variants, and the results were correlated to the results from kinetic measurements. This indicated that automated docking could be used to some extent to construct HCAII variants with a designed specificity. Using this approach, a HCAII mutant that can hydrolyze a model benzoate ester was created. Interestingly, the resulting variant V121A/V143A/T200A was found to be highly active with other ester substrates as well. For pNPA, a kcat/KM of 1*105 M-1s-1 was achieved, which is the highest efficiency for hydrolysis of carboxylic acid esters reported for any HCAII variant. In another project, the strong affinity between the active site zinc ion and sulfonamide was used to achieve binding of a designed substrate. Thus, the natural Zn-OH- site of HCAII was not used for catalysis, but for substrate binding. The substrate contains a benzenesulfonamide part in one end, with a para-nitrophenyl ester connected via a linker. The linker was chosen to ensure that the scissile bond is positioned close to His-64 and histidine residues introduced by mutagenesis in other positions. Using this approach, an enzyme was designed with a distinctly new two-histidine catalytic site for ester hydrolysis. The mutant, F131H/V135H, has a kcat/KM of approximately 14000 M-1s-1, which corresponds to a rate enhancement of 107 compared to a histidine mimic. Finally, results are reported on a project aimed at cloning and producing a putative carbonic anhydrase from the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The gene was cloned by PCR and the construct was overexpressed in E. coli. However, the resulting protein was not soluble, and initial attempts to refold it are also reported.

Resveratrol, a naturally derived stilbene, is an interesting compound mostly talked about recently because for its anti-cancer properties. Unfortunately it has some shortcomings due to its low bioavailability and low solubility in water. For this reason, my research is to overcome resveratrol's drawbacks by improving its bioavailability and hydrophilicity. My research is focused on syntheses of novel derivatives of resveratrol such as 3, 5-di-O-isobutyroyl resveratrol and 3, 5-di-O-hexanoyl resveratrol using lipase catalyzed hydrolysis. Therefore, the tri-acylated resveratrols 3, 5, 4'-tri-O-isobutyroyl resveratrol and 3, 5,4'-tri-O-hexanoyl resveratrol were first synthesized. 3,5,4'-tri-O-isobutyroyl resveratrol and 3,5,4'-tri-O-hexanoyl resveratrol were then hydrolyzed using lipase (C. Antarctica) to obtain the products 3,5-di-O-isobutyroyl resveratrol and 3,5-di-O-hexanoyl resveratrol. The four compounds 3,5-di-O-isobutyroyl resveratrol, 3,5-di-O-hexanoyl resveratrol, 3,5,4'-tri-O-hexanoyl resveratrol, and 3,5-di-O-hexanoyl resveratrol were characterized by 1H NMR and 13C NMR.

Upgrade of biomass to valuable chemicals is a central topic in modern research due to the high availability and low price of this feedstock. For the difficulties in biomass treatment, different pathways are still under investigation. A promising way is in the photodegradation, because it can lead to greener transformation processes with the use of solar light as a renewable resource. The aim of my work was the research of a photocatalyst for the hydrolysis of cellobiose under visible irradiation. Cellobiose was selected because it is a model molecule for biomass depolymerisation studies. Different titania crystalline structures were studied to find the most active phase. Furthermore, to enhance the absorption of this semiconductor in the visible range, noble metal nanoparticles were immobilized on titania. Gold and silver were chosen because they present a Surface Plasmon Resonance band and they are active metals in several photocatalytic reactions. The immobilized catalysts were synthesized following different methods to optimize the synthetic steps and to achieve better performances. For the same purpose the alloying effect between gold and silver nanoparticles was examined.

La thérapie génique est une forme de thérapie pour traiter les maladies génétiques héréditaires ou acquises tels que les cancers ou la mucoviscidose. L’introduction d’un polynucléotide, par voie systémique ou locale (orale ou nasale par exemple), au sein des cellules malades permet de corriger les défauts à l’origine des mutations génétiques. Néanmoins, le franchissement des différentes barrières biologiques nécessaire à l’internalisation de l’ADN ne peut se faire que par l’intermédiaire d’un vecteur qui va le protéger et lui permettre d’atteindre le noyau de la cellule où il sera transcrit. Divers vecteurs (viraux ou synthétiques) ont vu le jour, tels que des vecteurs polymères cationiques à base de PEI. Cependant, bien qu’efficaces, ces vecteurs sont immunogènes à forte dose. Des fonctionnalisations pour réduire cette toxicité, telle que la PEGylation, ont été mises au point et permettent de renforcer les vecteurs en apportant de la furtivité aux polyplexes finaux. Cependant, ces stratégies montrent des limites nécessitant la synthèse de nouveaux types de polymères. La POxylation représente une bonne alternative à l’utilisation du PEG pour former de nouveaux polyplexes par l’ajout d’un bloc formé d’une ou plusieurs poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)s. Les copolymères sont synthétisés par hydrolyse sélective d’un copolymère triblocs PEtOx-b-PnPrOx-b-PMeOx en utilisant les propriétés thermosensibles des blocs hydrophobes et un sel kosmotrope afin de former des systèmes cœur-couronne permettant l’hydrolyse du bloc PMeOx en PEI. Les systèmes ont ensuite été formulés selon une formulation standard et une méthode par « micro-extrusion ». Les polyplexes ont ensuite été utilisés in vitro par déposition ou par une méthode de nébulisation, idéale pour le traitement de maladies pulmonaires. De très bons résultats de transfection ont été obtenus, résultats qui dépendent de différents paramètres (Mn, PEI, architecture polymère, rapport de charge +/-)
Gene therapy is a form of therapy used to treat hereditary or acquired genetic diseases such as cancer or cystic fibrosis. Introducing a polynucleotide into diseased cells, either via the systmeic route or the local route (oral or nasal inhalation), corrects the defects causing the genetic mutations. However, DNA can only be internalized using a vector that protects it and enables it to reach the cell nucleus, where it will be transcribed. Various vectors (viral or synthetic) have been developed, such as PEI-based cationic polymer vectors. However, although effective, these PEI-based vectors are immunogenic at high doses. Functionalizations to reduce this toxicity, such as PEGylation, have been developed, making it possible to reinforce vectors by adding stealthiness to the final polyplexes. However, these strategies have their limitations, necessitating the synthesis of new types of polymer. POxylation represents a good alternative to PEG usage to form new polyplexes by adding a block formed from one or more poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)s. The copolymers are synthesized by selective hydrolysis of a PEtOx-b-PnPrOx-b-PMeOx triblock copolymer using the thermosensitive properties of the hydrophobic blocks and a kosmotropic salt to form core-shell systems enabling hydrolysis of the PMeOx block to PEI. Then, the systems were formulated using a standard formulation and a "micro-extrusion" method. The polyplexes obtained were used in vitro experiments, by deposition or by a nebulization method, ideal for the treatment of pulmonary diseases. Very good transfection results were obtained, depending on various parameters (Mn, PEI, polymer architecture, +/- charge ratio)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2008.
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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The development of ―energycane‖ varieties of sugarcane for ethanol production is underway, targeting the use of both sugar juice (first generation ethanol) and bagasse (second generation ethanol). Nevertheless, identification of the preferred varieties represents the biggest challenge to the development of energycane due to large number of samples produced during breeding. In the present study, dilute acid pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation processes were used to evaluate the processability of bagasse (fibrous residue generated after juice sugar extraction) from different varieties of sugarcane to select preferred varieties with the properties of improving combined ethanol yield (ethanol from juice and bagasse) per hectare. The impact of variety selection on combined ethanol yield (ethanol from juice and bagasse) per hectare was also assessed. In the first part of this study, 115 varieties of sugarcane originated from classical breeding and precision breeding (genetic engineering) were screened based on agronomic data and experimental data from biochemical processes (dilute acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis) applied to the bagasse fraction of each variety. The results showed wide variations in the chemical composition of bagasse between the varieties. Structural carbohydrates and lignin content ranged from 66.6 to 77.6% dry matter (DM) and 14.4 to 23.1% DM, respectively. The majority of precision breeding varieties showed higher arabinoxylan, lower lignin and lower ash content than most of classical breeding varieties. Combined sugar yield from the bagasse after pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis also varied significantly among the varieties. Up to 27.9 g/100g (dry bagasse) difference in combined sugar yield was observed. Combined sugar yield was inversely correlated with lignin as well as ash content, but it correlated positively with structural carbohydrates content. Total potential ethanol yields per hectare, calculated based on cane yield, soluble and non-soluble sugar content also differed significantly among the varieties (8,602−18,244 L/ha). Potential ethanol from bagasse contributed approximately one third of the total potential ethanol yield. Interestingly, some of the varieties had combined properties of high potential ethanol yield per hectare and improved bagasse convertibility. Thus, six varieties (3 from each breeding technology) were selected as preferred varieties for further investigation. To enhance sugar yield from bagasse, optimisation of pretreatment was conducted on the selected varieties. Industrial bagasse was included for comparison purposes. The pretreatment optimisation was based on maximising combined sugar yield from the combined pretreatment-hydrolysis process. A central composite design (CCD) was applied to investigate the effects of temperature, acid concentration and residence time on the responses and was later used to determine the maximum combined sugar yield. Pretreatment optimisation was conducted at gram scale (22.9 ml reactor) and at bench scale (1000 ml reactor). Significant differences in sugar yields (xylose, glucose, and combined sugar) between the varieties were observed. The combined sugar yields from the best performing varieties and industrial bagasse at optimal pretreatment-hydrolysis conditions differed by up to 34.1% and 33% at gram and bench scale, respectively. A high ratio of carbohydrates to lignin and low ash contents increased the release of sugar from the substrates. At mild pretreatment conditions, the differences in bioconversion efficiency between varieties were greater than at severe conditions. This observation suggests that under less severe conditions the conversion efficiency was largely determined by the properties of the biomass. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that the pretreatment conditions with temperature ranged from 184 to 200 °C and varying residence time to provide a severity factor between 3.51 and 3.96 was observed to be the area in common where 95% of maximum combined sugar yield could be obtained. Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (SSF) was performed on the unwashed pressed-slurry from bagasse pretreatment at conditions for maximum combined sugar yield at bench scale. Batch and fed-batch SSF feeding strategy at different solid loadings and enzyme dosages were used aiming to reach an ethanol concentration of at least 40 g/L. The results revealed significant improvement in overall ethanol yield after SSF for the selected varieties (84.5–85.6%) compared to industrial bagasse (74.8%). The maximum ethanol concentration from the best performing varieties was 48.6−51.3 g/l and for poor performing varieties was 37.1−38.3 g/l. Ethanol concentration in the fermentation broth was inversely correlated with lignin content and the ratio of xylose to arabinose, but it showed positive correlation with glucose yield from pretreatment-enzymatic hydrolysis. The overall assessment of the varieties showed greater improvement in combined ethanol yields per hectare (71.1–90.7%) for the best performing varieties with respect to industrial sugarcane. The performance in terms of ethanol yields of selected varieties from a number harvest years was evaluated. The results showed considerable variations in ethanol yields across harvests. The results showed that the best variety in terms combined ethanol yield was not maintained across harvests. The differences in ethanol yields were greater among the varieties than across the harvests. Prolonged severe drought significantly affected the ethnol yields of all varieties represented by lower and intermediate lignin content for cane yield compared to that which had highest lignin content. However, carbohydrates content in the bagasse and sugar yield/recovery between the harvest years did not change for the most of the varieties. In summary, the present study provides evidence of the impact of cultivar selection and pretreatment optimisation in increasing conversion efficiency of bagasse. The results demonstrate that varieties with lower lignin and ash content, as well as highly substituted xylan resulted in higher sugar and ethanol yields. These results suggest that lower process requirements can be achieved without adversely affecting juice ethanol and cane yield per hectare. Nonetheless, an attempt to reduce lignin content in the bagasse, to reduce processing requirements for ethanol production, can also target the improvement of crop tolerance toward severe drought conditions.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die ontwikkeling van ―energie-riet‖ rasse vir etanol produksie is goed op dreef, waar beide die sap (eerste generasie etanol) en die bagasse (tweede generasie etanol) geteiken word. Die groot aantal monsters wat tydens teling geproduseer word, bied egter die grootste uitdaging vir die identifisering van nuwe rasse ten einde energie-riet te ontwikkel. In die huidige studie is verdunde suurvoorbehandeling, ensiematiese hidrolise en fermentasie-prosesse gebruik om die verwerkbaarheid van bagasse (veselagtige residu gegenereer na sap suiker ekstraksie) van verskillende suikerrietrasse te evalueer om nuwe variëteite te selekteer wat eienskappe van verbeterde gekombineerde etanolopbrengs (etanol van sap en bagasse) per hektaar toon. Die impak van variëteit-seleksie op gekombineerde etanol opbrengs (etanol van sap en bagasse) per hektaar is ook beoordeel. In die eerste deel van hierdie studie het uit ‗n siftingsproses van 115 suikerriet rasse bestaan wat deur klassieke en presisie (geneties gemodifiseerde) teling gegenereer is. Die sifting was op agronomiese data gebaseer, asook op data van verdunde suur voorafbehandeling en ensimatiese hidrolise eksperimente wat op die bagasse fraksie van elke ras uitgevoer is. Die resultate het op groot variasie in die chemiese samestelling van die bagasse van verskillende rasse gedui. Die strukturele koolhidrate het tussen 66.6 en 77.6% droë massa (DM) gewissel, terwyl die lignien inhoud ‗n variasie van 14.4 en 23.1% DM getoon het. Verder het meeste van die presisie-teling variëteite ‗n hoër arabinoxilaan, maar ‗n laer lignien en as-inhoud as meeste van die klassieke teling rasse gehad. Die gekombineerde suikeropbrengs (GSO) van die bagasse na voorafbehandeling en ensimatiese hidrolise het ook beduidend tussen rasse gewissel, waar ‗n verskil van tot 27.9 g/100g (droë bagasse) waargeneem is. Daar was ‗n omgekeerde korrelasie tussen die gekombineerde suikeropbrengs en die lignien en as-inhoud gewees, maar die opbrengs het ‗n sterk positiewe korrelasie met die strukturele koolhidrate getoon. Die totale potensiële etanol opbrengs per hektaar wat vanaf die suikerriet se oplosbare en nie-oplosbare suikerinhoud bereken is, het ook beduidend tussen rasse verskil (8,602−18,244 L/ha), waar die potensiële etanol opbrengs van die bagasse gedeelte ongeveer een derde van die totale potensiële etanol opbrengs beslaan het. Interessante bevindinge het op sommige rasse met gekombineerde eienskappe van hoë potensiële opbrengs per hektaar asook ‗n hoë omskakelingsvermoë gedui. Derhalwe is ses variëteite (drie van elke telingstegnologie) as voorkeurvariëteite vir verdere studie gekies. Om die etanol opbrengs vanaf die bagasse te verbeter was voorafbehandeling van die voorkeurvariëteite geoptimeer, en waar industriële bagasse vir vergelykingsdoeleindes ingesluit was. Vir die optimering was dit ten doel gestel om die gekombineerde suikeropbrengs van die gekombineerde voorafbehandeling-hidrolise proses te maksimeer. ‗n Sentrale saamgestelde ontwerp (SSO) is gebruik om die effek van temperatuur, suurkonsentrasie en residensietyd op die responsveranderlikes vas te stel wat uiteindelik gebruik is om die maksimum gekombineerde suikeropbrengs te bepaal. Die optimering van die voorafbehandeling is op gram-skaal in ‗n 22.9 ml reaktor, asook op bank-skaal in ‗n 1000 ml reaktor uitgevoer. Beduidende verskille in die suikeropbrengs (xilose, glukose en gekombineerde suiker) is tussen die voorkeurrasse waargeneem. Tussen die rasse wat die beste gevaar het, asook die industriële bagasse, het die gekombineerde suikeropbrengs by optimale voorafbehandeling-hidrolise toestande onderskeidelik met tot 34.1% en 33% op gram-skaal en bank-skaal gevarieer. ‗n Hoë verhouding van koolhidrate tot lignien, asook ‗n lae as-inhoud het tot ‗n toename in die vrystelling van suiker uit die substraat gelei. By matige voorafbehandelingstoestande was die verskille in omskakelingseffektiwiteit tussen rasse groter as onder hewige toestande, wat daarop gedui het dat omskakelingseffektiwiteit grotendeels deur die eienskappe van die biomassa bepaal is. Verder is daar ook gedemonstreer dat die voorbehandelingsomstandighede met temperatuur tussen 184 en 200ºC en verandering van die residensietyd om 'n hewigheidsfaktor van tussen 3.51 en 3.96 te verskaf, 'n gemeenskaplike area gelewer het waar 95% van maksimum gekombineer suiker opbrengs (GSO) verkry kon word. Gelyktydige versuikering en fermentasie (GVF) is na voorafbehandeling op ongewaste, gepersde bagasse substraat by toestande vir die maksimum gekombineerde suikeropbrengs op bank-skaal uitgevoer. Bondel en voerbondel SSF voerstrategie by verskillende vaste ladings en ensiemdoserings is gebruik om 'n etanol konsentrasie van ten minste 40 g/L te bereik. Ná GVF was die algehele etanol opbrengs vir die voorkeurvariëteite (84.5–85.6%) beduidend beter relatief tot die industriële bagasse (74.8%). Die maksimum etanol opbrengs na SSF van die rasse met die beste prestasie was 48.6-51.3 g/L en 37.1-38.3 g/L vir rasse wat swak presteer het. Die etanol konsentrasie in die fermentasiesop was omgekeerd met lignien en die verhouding van xilose tot arabinose gekorreleer, maar was duidelik positief met die glukose opbrengs vanaf voorafbehandeling-hidrolise gekorreleer. ‗n Algemene assessering het op ‗n duidelike verbetering van die voorkeurvariëteite in terme van gekombineerde etanol opbrengs per hektaar gedui (71.1–90.7%), relatief tot die industriële suikerriet. Die prestasie in terme van etanol opbrengs van geselekteerde variëteite is oor 'n reeks oesjare ge-evalueer. Die resultate het aansienlike variasies in etanol opbrengs oor oesjare getoon. Die resultate het gewys dat die beste variëteite in terme van gekombineerde etanol opbrengs nie volhou is oor oeste nie. Die verskille in etanol opbrengste tussen variëteite was groter as die verskille oor oesjare. Verlengde ernstige droogte het die etanol opbrengs van alle variëteite met laer en intermediere lignien inhoud vir rietopbrengs aansienlik beinvloed, in vergelyking met dié wat die hoogste lignien inhoud gehad het. Die koolhidraatinhoud in die bagasse en suiker opbrengs/lewering tussen die oesjare het vir die meeste variëteite egter nie gewissel nie. Ter opsomming, die huidige studie verskaf bewyse van die impak van kultivarseleksie en voorbehandelings optimisering op die verhoging van die omskakelings-doeltreffendheid van bagasse. Die resultate wys dat variëteite met laer lignien- en asinhoud, en hoogs-gesubstitueerde xilaan hoër suiker- en etanol opbrengs gelewer het. Hierdie resultate stel voor dat verminderde voorbehandelingsvereistes bereik kan word sonder om die sap etanol en rietopbrengs per hektar te benadeel. Nieteenstaande, 'n poging om die lignien inhoud van die bagasse te verminder om die verwerkingsvereistes vir etanolproduksie te verminder, kan ook die verbetering van gewas-toleransie tov ernstige droogte-toestande teiken.

Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on Earth as it is found in every plant cell wall; therefore, it represents one of the most promising natural resources for the fabrication of sustainable materials. In plants, cellulose is mainly used for structural integrity, however, some species organise cellulose in helicoidal nano-architectures generating strong iridescent colours. Recent research has shown that cellulose nanocrystals, CNCs, isolated from natural fibres, can spontaneously self-assemble into architectures that resemble the one producing colouration in plants. Therefore, CNCs are an ideal candidate for the development of new photonic materials that can find use to substitute conventional pigments, which are often harmful to humans and to the environment. However, various obstacles still prevent a widespread use of cellulose-based photonic structures. For instance, while the CNC films can display a wide range of colours, a precise control of the optical appearance is still difficult to achieve. The intrinsic low thermal stability and brittleness of cellulose-based films strongly limit their use as photonic pigments at the industrial scale. Moreover, it is challenging to integrate them into composites to obtain further functionality while preserving their optical response. In this thesis, I present a series of research contributions that make progress towards addressing these challenges. First, I use an external magnetic field to tune the CNC films scattering response. Then, I demonstrate how it is possible to tailor the optical appearance and the mechanical properties of the films as well as to enhance their functionality, by combining CNCs with other polymers. Finally, I study the thermal properties of CNC films to improve the retention of the helicoidal arrangement at high temperatures and to explore the potential use of this material in industrial fabrication processes, such as hot-melt extrusion.

La nisine, une bactériocine produite par les bactéries lactiques du genre lactococcus présentent des propriétés physico-chimiques d'intérêt tel qu'une thermorésistance ainsi qu'une activité antimicrobienne contre certaines souches pathogènes alimentaires. Elle est actuellement la seule bactériocine reconnue comme GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) par la FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) et donc la seule bactériocine pouvant être utilisée comme conservateur naturel en agroalimentaire. La nisine représente donc une alternative d'intérêt à l'utilisation de conservateur chimique. Cependant, la nisine est actuellement sous-exploitée du fait de problèmes liés à sa production et sa purification à grande échelle. En effet, les bactéries lactiques nécessitant des milieux riches et complexes rendent la production par fermentation coûteuse et peu rentable. De même, sa purification à l'échelle industrielle ne se fait actuellement que par des procédés à faible rendement tels que le foisonnement ou la précipitation aux sels couplés à des techniques chromatographiques.Dans le cadre de cette thèse, nous nous sommes donc d'abord intéressés à la recherche de co-produit pour la fermentation de Lactococcus lactis en tant qu'alternative à l'utilisation des milieux riches comme le MRS. Le lactosérum est actuellement le principal co-produit usuellement employé. La recherche de co-produits de grade alimentaire pour la production efficace et à faibles coûts de la nisine par fermentation pourrait répondre au problème actuel de rendement de la production. Différents hydrolysats de protéines issus de co-produits végétaux et de poissons ont été testés dans la production de la biomasse bactérienne et de la nisine à l'aide de deux souches productrices afin d'optimiser la production de nisine. Ces résultats ont permis de montrer une meilleure production avec la souche L.lactis UL719 en comparaison avec une souche commerciale. Ils ont aussi permis de montrer l'efficacité de certaines sources de peptones végétales et d'une peptone de poisson dans la production de nisine en comparaison avec le lactosérum et le milieu MRS. Durant ce travail, des alternatives à la purification de la nisine ont aussi été étudiées. Pour cela, des procédés d'électrodialyse (ED) et d'ultrafiltration (UF) ont été appliqués à la purification de la nisine. Une première étude de la purification par électrodialyse, non reportée dans la littérature pour la purification de la nisine, a été mise en place pour la purification d'une solution commerciale, mettant en évidence des phénomènes d'interaction de la nisine avec les membranes échangeuse d'ions. L'application de l'ED pour la purification de la nisine a aussi été mise en place sur le traitement d'un surnageant de culture complexe produit des suites des études de la production. L'utilisation du procédé d'ultrafiltration a aussi été étudiée pour la purification de la nisine à partir d'un surnagent de culture complexe, mettant en parallèle les résultats issus des deux types de procédés membranaires. Ces études ont donc permis de démontrer l'efficacité de l'UF et de l'ED dans la purification de la nisine, l'ED qui de plus pourrait s'inscrire dans une démarche écocirculaire, de la production de la nisine à l'aide de co-produit, à sa purification par le traitement des effluents salins issus de la précipitation aux sels de la nisine lors de sa purification
Nisin, a bacteriocin produced by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) presents physicochemical properties such as a thermal resistance and an antimicrobial activity against food pathogens bacteria. Nisin is actually the only bacteriocins labelled as Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is thus the only bacteriocin used as a natural preservative in the food industry, making it an interesting alternative to the use of chemical preservatives. However, its uses are hampered at industrial scale due to low yields et high cost linked to its production on commercial broth and its purification necessity the combination of low yields techniques such as salting out coupled with chromatography.In this case we investigated in this work the use of food grade by-product produces by the food industry in replacement of costly commercial broth. Several by-products composed of vegetal and fish peptones were tested for the production of nisin. Whey being the most used by-product employed for production of nisin and several bacteriocin, we tested and compared different vegetal and fish proteins hydrolyzates regarding biomass production and nisin yields obtained. Several vegetal and fish protein hydrolyzates were tested with two different strains of Lactococcus lactis in order to optimize nisin production. Results showed a greater nisin production using L.lactis UL 719 when compared to a commercial strain. Results also showed the efficacy of some vegetal and one fish by-product for the production of nisin when compared to whey medium and commercial broth MRS. During this work was also investigating alternatives for nisin purification. Electro- and pressure-driven membrane process were studied for nisin purification and especially ultrafiltration (UF) and electrodialysis for which no literature reported the use of ED for nisin purification. ED was applied to the purification of nisin from a commercial solution and from a cell-free supernatant produced with whey permeate as broth for fermentation. UF was applied to the purification of nisin from a cell-free supernatant and permit to compare UF and ED in this application. This work enables us to demonstrate nisin interaction with ion exchange membrane never reported and enable its purification with purification factor comparable to conventional method actually used. Moreover, we demonstrated the use of ED not only efficient for nisin purification but with the possibility to implement ED in an eco-circularity concept, from nisin production using by-products, to its purification with ED and the recycling of salts from saline effluent produced during nisin salting-out

Thesis (M. Sc.)--York University, 2001. Graduate Programme in Chemistry.
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Construction of nanoassemblies from degradable components is desired for packaging and controlled release of active therapeutics, and eventual biodegradability in vivo. In this study, shell crosslinked micelles composed of biodegradable poly(lactide) (PLA) core were prepared by the self-assembly of an amphiphilic diblock copolymer synthesized by a combination of ring opening polymerization (ROP) and reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. Enzymatic degradation of the PLA cores of the nanoparticles was achieved upon the addition of proteinase K (PK). Kinetic analyses and comparison of the properties of the nanomaterials as a function of degradation extent will be discussed. Building upon our findings from selective-excavation of the PLA core, enzyme- and redox-responsive nanoparticles were constructed for the encapsulation and stimuli-responsive release of an antitumor drug. This potent chemotherapeutic, otherwise poorly soluble in water was dispersed into aqueous solution by the supramolecular co-assembly with an amphiphilic block copolymer, and the release from within the core of these nanoparticles were gated by crosslinking the hydrophilic shell region with a reduction-responsive crosslinker. Enzyme- and reduction-triggered release behavior of the antitumor drug was demonstrated along with their remarkably high in vitro efficacy. As cationic nanoparticles are a promising class of transfection agents for nucleic acid delivery, in the next part of the study, synthetic methodologies were developed for the conversion of the negatively-charged shell of the enzymatically-degradable shell crosslinked micelles to positively-charged cationic nanoparticles for the complexation of nucleic acids. These degradable cationic nanoparticles were found to efficiently deliver and transfect plasmid DNA in vitro. The hydrolysis of the PLA core and crosslinkers of the nanocarriers may provide a mechanism for their programmed disassembly within endosomes, which would in-turn promote endosomal disruption by osmotic swelling, and release of active therapeutics from the polymeric assemblies. In the last part, a comparative degradation study was performed between the anionic and cationic micellar assemblies in the presence of two model enzymes, and electrostatic interaction-mediated preferential hydrolysis was demonstrated between the oppositely-charged enzyme-micelle pairs. These findings may be of potential significance toward the design of charge-mediated enzyme-responsive nanomaterials that are capable of undergoing environmentally-triggered therapeutic release, disassembly or morphological alterations under selective enzyme conditions.

Highly selective and sensitive phosphate sensors have been fabricated by constructing a solid membrane disk consisting of variable mixtures of aluminium powder (Al), aluminium phosphate (AlPO4) and powdered copper (Cu). Both binary and ternary electrode systems are produced depending on their composition. The ternary membranes exhibit greater selectivity over a wide range of concentrations. The ternary electrode with the composition 25% AlPO4, 25% Cu and 50% Al was selected as our preferred electrode. The newly fabricated ternary membrane phosphate selective electrodes exhibited linear potential response in the concentration range of 1.0 × 10−6 to 1.0 × 10−1 mol L−1. The electrodes also exhibit a fast response time of <60 s. Their detection limit is 1.0 × 10−6 mol L−1. The unique feature of the described electrodes is their ability to maintain a steady and reproducible response in the absence of an ionic strength control. The electrodes have a long lifetime and can be stored in air when not in use. The selectivity of the new phosphate selective electrodes with respect to other common ions is excellent. The results obtained provide further insight into the working principles of the newly fabricated phosphate selective electrodes. Dephosphorylation and phosphorylation reactions were monitored using the preferred phosphate selective electrode. The following reactions were studied and inferences drawn; (a) the reactions between *[{CoN4(OH)(OH2)}]2+ and *[OH(PO2O)]2- for 1:1, 2:1 and 3:1 *[{CoN4(OH)(OH2)}]2+ to *[OH(PO2O)]2- ratios.(b) the reactions between *[{CoN4(OH)(OH2)}]2+ and *[O2NC6H4PO2(O)(OH)]- for 1:1, 2:1 and 3:1 *[{CoN4(OH)(OH2)}]2+ to *[O2NC6H4PO2(O)(OH)]- ratios. (c) the reactions between *[{CoN4(OH)(OH2)}]2+ and *[(OH)2(PO2)2O]2- for 1:1, 2:1 and 3:1 [{CoN4(OH)(OH2)}]2+ to *[(OH)2(PO2)2O]2- ratios, and (d) the reactions between *[{CoN4(OH)(OH2)}]2+ and *[(OH)2(PO2)3O2]3- for the 1:1, 2:1 and 3:1 [{CoN4(OH)(OH2)}]2+ to *[(OH)2(PO2)3O2]3- ratios. Further insight into dephosphorylation and phosphorylation reactions is unravelled by the novel phosphate selective electrode monitoring. *For clarity of the complexes utilized, see chapter 4, table 4.1. KEY WORDS; Dephosphorylation, phosphorylation, ion selective electrodes, phosphate ion selective electrode, decontamination, electromotive force, potential difference, activity, concentration, selectivity coefficient, calibration, ionic strength, hydrolysis, inorganic phosphates, nitrophenylphosphate, pyrophosphate, tripolyphosphate, organophosphate esters.
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Part 1 :Two new receptors have been prepared based on 4-nitrobenzo[c][1,2,5]oxadiazole (NBD), (E)-N1-(2,5-dimethoxybenzylidene)-N2-(7-nitrobenzo[c][1,2,5]oxadiazol-4-yl)benzene-1,2-diamine (15) and (E)-N1-(3-methoxybenzylidene)-N2- (7-nitrobenzo[c][1,2,5]oxadiazol-4-yl)benzene-1,2-diamine (16). Receptors 15 and 16 were obtained by simple and high-yielding condensation of an amine and aldehyde, and their fluorescent and naked eye visible color changes in the presence of anions and cations were investigated. Receptors 15 and 16 are Schiff base derivatives, which hydrolyze easily in acidic solution. In acetonitrile and water (4:1) solution, they show remarkable sensitivity and selectivity to hydrogen sulfate ions. Among them, receptor 15 shows fluorescence enhancement in the presence of hydrogen sulfate, with a detection limit of (0.24 ± 0.03) uM. We isolated the hydrolysis product and determined its structure through 1H NMR, ESI-MS, and X-ray crystallography. In addition, we confirmed the effectiveness of the receptor in applications in the natural environment. Part 2 :Three new colorimetric anion receptors 16-18 were synthesized and characterized. Among them, both 16 and 18 showed good sensitivity and selectivity for discrimination of maleate versus fumarate or malate versus tartrate by dramatic colour changes in DMSO. Thus, both 16 and 18 can be used as optical chemosensors for recognition of maleate versus fumarate or malate versus tartrate anion. Besides that, the receptor 16 has also a unique colour change for recognition of either cis-aconitate or trans-aconitate in DMSO, accordingly it can be used for detection of each isomer and discrimination of cis-aconitate from trans-aconitate anion.