177 resultados para EXPOSICIÓN A AGENTES BIOLÓGICOS


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This work describes the optimization of pretreatment steps for the destruction of organic matter in samples of waters and biological fluids, by using an UV irradiation system with a high power UV radiation source (400 W). The efficiency of the system constructed for the photo-decomposition of samples of model waters, natural waters and biological fluids was investigated by performing recovery experiments of the metallic species Zn(II), Cd(II), Pb(II), Cu(II), Al(III) and Fe(III). The use of UV irradiation allowed the liberation of metals bound to the organic matrix and the determination of the total content of elements in the samples.

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Biological monitoring is very important to guarantee health to workers. This method was developed for simultaneous determination of xylene, toluene, styrene and ethylbenzene metabolites. It involves only dilution and centrifugation of urine samples and improved chromatographic conditions. Analyses show recovery > 95%; r² > 0.99; intermediate precision CV% < 6% and % bias < ±10. Exposed subjects presented at least three metabolites in urine. The method proved to be feasible, reliable and important in biological monitoring, especially in exposure to organic solvent mixtures.

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A novel solventless sample preparation, stir-bar sorptive extraction (SBSE), for extraction, and sample enrichment of organic compounds from biological fluids, is described in this manuscript from principle to applications. The SBSE is based on sorptive extraction, whereby the compounds are extracted into a polymer coating, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), on a magnetic stirring rod. The extraction is controlled by the partitioning coefficient of drugs between the PDMS and sample matrix, and upon the sample-extraction medium phase ratio. The SBSE technique has been applied successfully, with high sensitivities, to biomedical analysis of volatiles and for semi-volatiles drugs from biological sample, including urine, plasma, and saliva. SBSE combined with in situ derivatization, drugs quite more polar (e.g. metabolites) also can be analyzed.

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A simple liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous determination of creatinine, hippuric acid, mandelic acid, phenylglyoxylic acid and o, m and p-methylhippuric acids was developed and validated. Sample preparation was only dilution with water (1:10), followed by centrifugation. Analysis was performed in a reversed phase column (Lichrospher RP 8ec), 250 x 4.0 mm, with isocratic elution with phosphate buffer pH 2.3 and acetonitrile (90:10, v/v). The method presents adequate linearity, precision and accuracy and allows the simultaneous determination of the biomarkers of exposure to toluene, xylene and styrene together with creatinine, reducing cost and laboratory time.

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Chemical studies with aerial parts of Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. &amp; Fisch.) Copel. afforded ²-sitosterol, hopan-22-ol, 6-metoxiapinenin-7-O-²-D-allopyranoside and a mixture containing ethyl esters of carboxilic acids. The structures of the coumpounds were elucidated by spectroscopy and GC-MS analysis. The total phenolics contents of the crude extract and fractions were determined by Folin-Ciocalteau method. The antioxidant activity was evaluated using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). The AcOEt fraction showed better activity in DPPH assay (9.9 ± 0.03 µg/mL), and presented also higher contents of the total phenolic (93.60 ± 1.11 µg/mg). Antimicrobial and allelopathic effects of the crude etanolic extract and fractions also were evaluated. In addition, the combination of biological activities was discussed.

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The decolorization of acid orange 7 azo dye by photolysis and photocatalysis by ZnO was investigated in the presence of oxidants such as NaClO3, NaBrO3, NaIO4, and K2S2O8 in an open reactor at 30 ºC. The decolorization was relatively fast at lower oxidants concentrations and slow rate at larger concentrations, except for persulfate in the photocatalysis. Concerning photolysis the rate constant enhanced gradually, except for chlorate, outreaching the obtained values by photocatalysis, at higher concentrations. The air saturation decreased the rate constant in both processes and indicated that the azo dye can be decolorized without dissolved oxygen in persulfate medium.

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There is a continuous need for antibiotics, mainly with new mechanisms of action, since infectious diseases represent the second major cause of death in the world and bacteria resistance levels are high. This review describes the contribution of microbial natural products for the development of the major antibiotic classes, the mechanisms of action of current antibiotics, some modern approaches involving genetic tools for the discovery and development of new antibiotics from microbial products and antibiotics in clinical trials.

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In the recent years, analytical toxicologists have been facing difficulties in detecting designer drugs due to the chemical modifications on the existing structures and the speed in which they are released into the market, requiring the development and improvement of specific and appropriate analytical methods. This work is a review of the literature which summarizes the characteristics of the drugs and the analytical validated methods using conventional and unconventional matrices currently used for correct identification and quantification of the following classes of emerging drugs of abuse: derivatives of opiates, amphetamines, tryptamines, piperazines and cannabinoids.

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Biscationic amidines bind in the DNA minor groove and present biological activity against a range of infectious diseases. Two new biscationic compounds (bis-α,ω-S-thioureido, amino and sulfide analogues) were synthesized in good yields and fully characterized, and their interaction with DNA was also investigated. Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) was used to measure the thermodynamic properties of binding interactions between DNA and these ligands. A double stranded calf thymus DNA immobilized on an electrode surface was used to study the possible DNA-interacting abilities of these compounds towards dsDNA in situ. A remarkable interaction of these compounds with DNA was demonstrated and their potential application as anticancer agents was furthered.

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Chemical agents are substances used for their toxic effects on humans, animals and plants. The main objective of chemical defense is to develop systems that reduce these effects while minimizing impact on the operational capacity of military troops. In this work, a report on the development of chemical warfare agents since the First World War and their classification is presented. Special attention is given to neurotoxic agents, the most lethal group of chemical agents known to date.

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A queima das folhas da cenoura (Daucus carota) pode ser causada pelos fungos Alternaria dauci e Cercospora carotae. Com vistas à adoção de um sistema de previsão para a doença, avaliou-se a freqüência de cada patógeno em quatro cultivos de cenoura estabelecidos em Passo Fundo, RS, no período de agosto/98 a dezembro/99. As variáveis analisadas foram a incidência dos fungos em sementes e plântulas, sua freqüência a partir de lesões em folhas e pecíolos e o número de propágulos capturados no ar com coletores de esporos. As incidências dos fungos em sementes de nove cultivares variaram de zero a 5,75% para A. dauci e de zero a 1,25% para C. carotae. Apenas A. dauci foi detectado em plântulas cultivadas em casa-de-vegetação, em percentuais de 3,7 (cultivar Forto) e 17,1% (cultivar Gigante Flakker). O fungo A. dauci esteve presente o ano todo nos cultivos no campo, sendo isolado a partir de 81% das lesões foliares e de 81,9% das em pecíolos. Por outro lado, C. carotae ocorreu de junho a dezembro, com freqüências de 40,4% em folhas e 33,4% em pecíolos. O número de conídios de A. dauci capturados no ar atingiu 207/semana/cm² no início da colheita. Alternaria dauci mostrou-se o principal agente causal da queima das folhas nas condições locais, devendo ser priorizado na adoção de estratégias de controle para a doença.

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Em um processo de seleção de bactérias do filoplano de tomateiro (Lycopersicon esculentum) com potencial para o controle de doenças da parte aérea da cultura, diferentes métodos de isolamento foram utilizados visando obter isolados da população total, da população da superfície foliar e isolados que habitam locais protegidos do filoplano e/ou que toleram fatores de estresse. Foi testada a capacidade de 300 isolados em controlar in vivo, as doenças causadas por Alternaria solani, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato e Phytophthora infestans. Os testes foram repetidos para cada um dos antagonistas selecionados, estudando-se, também, a capacidade de controlar a mancha-bacteriana, causada por Xanthomonas vesicatoria. Os resultados demonstraram haver predomínio de antagonistas provenientes de folíolos do terço superior da planta de população total ou da superfície. Entretanto, o único antagonista selecionado, isolado de folíolos do terço inferior, foi obtido de locais protegidos do filoplano e/ou capaz de tolerar fatores de estresse.

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Neste trabalho avaliou-se a eficiência de diferentes agentes coagulantes no processo de coagulação/floculação no tratamento de efluente de uma indústria de galvanoplastia. Foram avaliados coagulantes do tipo inorgânico (cloreto férrico e sulfato de alumínio) e orgânico (quitosana e sementes de moringa, Tanfloc SG e Acquapol C1). Os parâmetros avaliados foram cor e turbidez. Os testes foram realizados em Jar-Test, utilizando uma velocidade de 120 rpm e um tempo de 1,5 min para a mistura rápida e 20 rpm e 15 min para a mistura lenta. O agente coagulante quitosana apresentou-se como mais promissor para a remoção de cor e turbidez em efluentes de galvanoplastia, removendo 97,76% de cor e 98,06% de turbidez, para a concentração de 7 ppm e tempo de sedimentação de 20 min.

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Esta revisão apresenta um estudo sobre os principais constituintes químicos e aspectos biológicos de espécies do gênero Lippia enfatizando a Lippia gracilis Schauer. O gênero Lippia (Verbenaceae) possui aproximadamente 200 espécies de ervas, arbustos e pequenas árvores, cujos maiores centros de dispersão se encontram em países das Américas do Sul e Central, como também em territórios da África tropical. Inúmeras espécies de Lippia são usadas na medicina popular para o tratamento de resfriados, gripes, bronquites e tosse. As pesquisas referentes à composição química das espécies de Lippia evidenciam, principalmente, os constituintes voláteis. Entretanto, outras substâncias como alcalóides, taninos, flavonóides, iridóides e naftoquinonas também são citados. Sobre a espécie Lippia gracilis Schauer, existem vários estudos dos constituintes voláteis, apresentando como principais compostos o timol e carvacrol, que tem forte atividade antimicrobiana contra fungos e bactérias. No entanto, as pesquisas sobre os constituintes fixos são poucos, evidenciando a grande necessidade de trabalhos que enfoquem outras classes de compostos.