13 resultados para Jazigos minerais
em SAPIENTIA - Universidade do Algarve - Portugal
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Dissertação mest., Qualidade em análises, Universidade do Algarve, 2006
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Dissertação mestr., Biologia e Geologia - Educação, Universidade do Algarve, 2007
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Tese de dout., Ciências do Mar, Faculdade de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Univ. do Algarve, 2001
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Tese de dout., Ciências Agrárias, Faculdade de Engenharia de Recursos Naturais, Univ. do Algarve, 2003
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Tese de dout., Ciências Biotecnológicas (Biotecnologia Vegetal), Univ. do Algarve, 2009
O fruto de Monstera deliciosa: caracterização físico-química e potencial para produção de aguardente
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Dissertação de mest., Tecnologia de Alimentos, Instituto Superior de Engenharia, Univ. do Algarve, 2012
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A aquacultura é uma área em expansão devido ao aumento do consumo de peixe nos últimos anos sendo que para os estágios iniciais do desenvolvimento larvar é utilizado alimento vivo, como Artémia. Nos últimos anos tem-se tentado obter dietas inertes devido às limitações inerentes à utilização de alimento vivo. Estas dietas apresentam na sua constituição uma componente muito hidrossolúvel que facilmente se perde por lixiviação, constituída por compostos de baixa massa molecular, mas que são determinantes para o crescimento das larvas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi utilizar inicialmente os lipossomas e posteriormente as micropartículas de quitosano (CS) como veículos para tentar formular microdietas para a alimentação de larvas de peixe. Para tal, foram encapsulados o hidrolisado de proteína de peixe (CPSP 90®) e um mistura de vitaminas, oligo-elementos e minerais (Pré-Mix PVO-40®). Os resultados obtidos indicam que os lipossomas apresentam tamanhos entre os 150-600 nm, dependendo do número de ciclos de congelação/aquecimento. Embora se tenham obtido eficiências de encapsulação de CPSP na ordem dos 90-95%, concluiu-se que esta tecnologia não é rentável para a produção de microdietas para larvas de peixe devido à reduzida capacidade de produção diária. Desta forma, desenvolveu-se um segundo sistema, as micropartículas de CS, que evidenciaram tamanhos de 2.7 - 8.7 μm, dependendo da percentagem de CS e CPSP:PM e uma eficiência de encapsulação de 95%. A formulação CS:CPSP:PM 2:6:0.5 apresentou a libertação mais baixa (40% em 30-60 min), permitindo que os restantes 60% estejam disponíveis para ingestão. Foi observado também que o perfil de libertação depende da quantidade de polímero presente nas micropartículas. A caracterização dos dois tipos de sistema estudados indica que não podem ser utilizadas como formulação final para a alimentação de larvas de peixe devido ao seu tamanho, mas que têm o perfil ideal para fazer parte de uma sistema complexo, em que exista uma segunda micropartícula externa.
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Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are multifunctional growth factors belonging to the transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) superfamily with a central role in bone formation and mineralization. BMP2, a founding member of this family, has demonstrated remarkable osteogenic properties and is clinically used to promote bone repair and fracture healing. Lack of basic data on factors regulating BMP2 expression and activity have hampered a better understanding of its role in bone formation and bone-related diseases. The objective of this work was to collect new functional data and determine spatiotemporal expression patterns in a fish system aiming towards a better understanding of BMP2 function and regulation. Transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of gilthead seabream BMP2 gene was inferred from luciferase reporter systems. Several bone- and cartilage-related transcription factors (e.g. RUNX3, MEF2c, SOX9 and ETS1) were found to regulate BMP2 transcription, while microRNA 20a was shown to affect stability of the BMP2 transcript and thus the mineralogenic capacity of fish bone-derived host cells. The regulation of BMP2 activity through an interaction with the matrix Gla protein (MGP) was investigated in vitro using BMP responsive elements (BRE) coupled to luciferase reporter gene. Although we demonstrated the functionality of the experimental system in a fish cell line and the activation of BMP signaling pathway by seabream BMP2, no conclusive evidence could be collected on a possible interaction beween MGP and BMP2. The evolutionary relationship among the members of BMP2/4/16 subfamily was inferred from taxonomic and phylogenetic analyses. BMP16 diverged prior to BMP2 and BMP4 and should be the result of an ancient genome duplication that occurred early in vertebrate evolution. Structural and functional data suggested that all three proteins are effectors of the BMP signaling pathway, but expression data revealed different spatiotemporal patterns in teleost fish suggesting distinct mechanisms of regulation. In this work, through the collection of novel data, we provide additional insight into the regulation, the structure and the phylogenetic relationship of BMP2 and its closely related family members.
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The identification of genes involved in signaling and regulatory pathways, and matrix formation is paramount to the better understanding of the complex mechanisms of bone formation and mineralization, and critical to the successful development of therapies for human skeletal disorders. To achieve this objective, in vitro cell systems derived from skeletal tissues and able to mineralize their extracellular matrix have been used to identify genes differentially expressed during mineralization and possibly new markers of bone and cartilage homeostasis. Using cell systems of fish origin and techniques such as suppression subtractive hybridization and microarray hybridization, three genes never associated with mechanisms of calcification were identified: the calcium binding protein S100-like, the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase sdr-like and the betaine homocysteine S-methyltransferase bhmt3. Analysis of the spatial-temporal expression of these 3 genes by qPCR and in situ hybridization revealed: (1) the up-regulation of sdr-like transcript during in vitro mineralization of gilthead seabream cell lines and its specificity for calcified tissues and differentiating osteoblasts; (2) the up-regulation of S100-like and the down-regulation of bhmt3 during in vitro mineralization and the central role of both genes in cartilaginous tissues undergoing endo/perichondral mineralization in juvenile fish. While expression of S100-like and bhmt3 was restricted to calcified tissues, sdr-like transcript was also detected in soft tissues, in particular in tissues of the gastrointestinal tract. Functional analysis of gene promoters revealed the transcriptional regulation of the 3 genes by known regulators of osteoblast and chondrocyte differentiation/mineralization: RUNX2 and RAR (sdr-like), ETS1 (s100-like; bhmt3), SP1 and MEF2c (bhmt3). The evolutionary relationship of the different orthologs and paralogs identified within the scope of this work was also inferred from taxonomic and phylogenetic analyses and revealed novel protein subfamilies (S100-like and Sdr-like) and the explosive diversity of Bhmt family in particular fish groups (Neoteleostei). Altogether our results contribute with new data on SDR, S100 and BHMT proteins, evidencing for the first time the role for these three proteins in mechanisms of mineralization in fish and emphasized their potential as markers of mineralizing cartilage and bone in developing fish.
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Dissertação de mestrado, Biologia Marinha, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2015
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Dissertação de mestrado, Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2015
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Dissertação de mestrado, Aquacultura, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias, Universidade do Algarve, 2015
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Dissertação de Mestrado, Tecnologia dos Alimentos, Instituto Superior de Engenharia, Universidade do Algarve, 2016