Screening Botryosphaeria species for lipases: Production of lipase by Botryosphaeria ribis EC-01 grown on soybean oil and other carbon sources

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Incidence of non-01 Vibrio cholerae and Aeromonas spp. in fresh water in Araraquara, Brazil

The occurrence of Aeromonas spp., Vibrio cholerae, and Plesiomonas shigelloides in fresh water from various sources in Araraquara, State of São Paulo, Brazil was determined. Samples from ten distinct irrigation systems used in vegetable cultivation, from five distinct streams, from two reservoirs, from one artificial lake, and from three distinct springs were analyzed. All isolates were serotyped and tested for hemolysin, cytotoxin, heat-stable (ST) and heat-labile (LT) enterotoxins production; presence of plasmid; autoagglutination and drug resistance. V. cholerae isolates were also tested for cholera enterotoxin (CT) production, and Aeromonas isolates for suicide phenomenon. No P. shigelloides was found. V. cholerae non 01 was found in five irrigation water samples and in three stream samples. Aeromonas sp. were isolated in two samples of irrigation water, in three streams, and in one reservoir. All the V. cholerae and Aeromonas isolates were positive for P-hemolysin production, and all Aeromonas isolates were positive for suicide phenomenon; cytotoxic activities were observed in two Aeromonas strains. Cholera enterotoxin was not found in eight V. cholerae non-01 isolates tested by the Y-1 mouse adrenal cell. All isolates were also negative for the other virulence markers. Ii cholelerae isolates were found to be sensitive to the majority of drugs tested, while Aeromonas strains presented multiple drug resistance..

Lipase production by Botryosphaeria ribis EC-01 on soybean and castorbean meals: Optimization, immobilization, and application for biodiesel production

The effects of soybean and castorbean meals were evaluated separately, and in combinations at different ratios, as substrates for lipase production by Botryosphaeria ribis EC-01 in submerged fermentation using only distilled water. The addition of glycerol analytical grade (AG) and glycerol crude (CG) to soybean and castorbean meals separately and in combination, were also examined for lipase production. Glycerol-AG increased enzyme production, whereas glycerol-CG decreased it. A 24 factorial design was developed to determine the best concentrations of soybean meal, castorbean meal, glycerol-AG, and KH2PO4 to optimize lipase production by B. ribis EC-01. Soybean meal and glycerol-AG had a significant effect on lipase production, whereas castorbean meal did not. A second treatment (22 factorial design central composite) was developed, and optimal lipase production (4,820 U/g of dry solids content (ds)) was obtained when B. ribis EC-01 was grown on 0.5 % (w/v) soybean meal and 5.2 % (v/v) glycerol in distilled water, which was in agreement with the predicted value (4,892 U/g ds) calculated by the model. The unitary cost of lipase production determined under the optimized conditions developed ranged from US$0.42 to 0.44 based on nutrient costs. The fungal lipase was immobilized onto Celite and showed high thermal stability and was used for transesterification of soybean oil in methanol (1:3) resulting in 36 % of fatty acyl alkyl ester content. The apparent K m and V max were determined and were 1.86 mM and 14.29 μmol min -1 mg-1, respectively. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Desenvolvimento de nanopartículas de quitosana para potencial administração nasal da DISBa-01, uma desintegrina recombinante do veneno da serpente Rhinocerophis alternatus

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Inovações do Código de Processo Civil e seus reflexos no Direito Processual do Trabalho: uma análise crítica das leis n.10352/01, n.10358/01, n.10444/02, n.11187/05, 11232/05, n.11276/06, n.11277/06, n.11280/06 e n.11382/06

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Aracne e Palas: uma trama de sentido - estudo semiótico de metamorfoses, de Ovídio (Liber VI, 01-145)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

A formação Irati (Grupo Passa Dois, Permiano, Bacia do Paraná) no furo de sondagem FP-01-PR (Sapopema, PR)

Pós-graduação em Geologia Regional - IGCE

Efeito da desintegrina recombinante DisBa-01 incorporada em micelas ou livre em células portando ou não a integrina αvβ3

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

A nonsynonymous mutation at HLA-E defines the new E*01:06 allele in Brazilian individuals

We report a novel nonclassical class I HLA-E*01:06 allele observed in Brazilian individuals.

Avaliação da indução de apoptose pela desintegrina recombinante DisBa-01 em macrófagos e células tumorais

O câncer é causado pela proliferação descontrolada de células, demonstrando uma capacidade coletiva de invasão e metástase. Durante a metástase, as células malignas precisam resistir a anoikis, uma apoptose celular gerada por falta de adesão. No câncer, as integrinas influenciam as células do hospedeiro associadas ao tumor bem como as próprias células tumorais, tendo o potencial de modular a progressão tumoral, a sobrevivência celular, a invasão e a metástase. A integrina αvβ3 é expressa em diversos tumores humanos, mas está em níveis muito reduzidos ou mesmo ausente nos tecidos normais, sendo considerada um alvo privilegiado na terapia anti-tumoral. Células derivadas da medula óssea, como o monócito/macrófago, também expressam esta integrina, ainda que em níveis reduzidos. A desintegrina recombinante DisBa-01 atua principalmente sobre as integrinas αvβ3 e αIIbβ3, e parece possuir a capacidade de inibir a adesão celular de linhagens possuindo a integrina αvβ3 à vitronectina. Sendo assim, observou-se a apoptose que pode ser gerada pela inibição da adesão celular ou pela própria presença da desintegrina, um antagonista de integrina que afeta a adesão celular, em linhagem neoplásica e em linhagem imortalizada de macrófagos, utilizando os métodos de marcação com anexina V e técnica de TUNEL, bem como a presença de células viáveis através da técnica de MTT. As linhagens celulares utilizadas nesse experimento foram expostas a desintegrina DisBa-01 por 24 horas para realização dos testes e as populações celulares aderentes e não aderentes foram analisadas separadamente. Verificou-se uma diminuição na viabilidade celular quando ocorre perda de adesão e na presença da proteína, mas foi observado um resultado não significativo para a ocorrência de apoptose. A desintegrina DisBa-01 ocasiona uma diminuição na viabilidade celular, entretanto parece não ser por apoptose gerando anoikis

A criança de 01 a 03 anos: uma reflexão sobre a evolução da imitação no processo de formação do eu

This investigation aims to observe play contents and elements that make it possible to notice if a child is at the imitation stage. First of all, this study reviews Piaget’s findings about the origins of imitation, and how it develops into representation. After that, “game” is analyzed in order to understand the cognitive representation and how children develop the ability to use symbols. Based on these assumptions, a study was developed into a public school (Profª Maria Teixeira Fittipaldi) with 9 children, aged between 1 to 3. Methodology included the observation of play and activity time; a diary to record the observations; and the analysis of the collected data, based on Piaget’s research into the classification and development of symbolic play. The results show that all observed situations were at the “first stage”, which reveal the apogee of ludic symbolism, and that the kind of game varied according to the child’s age. Moreover, it was possible to notice the importance of symbolic play at preschool, since it triggers world knowledge development and helps interpersonal relationship growth.