688 resultados para Aspectos computacionais


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In the year 2011 it is celebrated the Marie Sklodowska Curie Nobel Prize centenary and the International Year of Chemistry. However, it is not generally known that Marie Sklodowska Curie, one of the greatest scientists of all time, visited Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. She arrived by train at Belo Horizonte city on 16 August 1926, coming from Rio de Janeiro and accompanied by her daughter Irène Joliot-Curie. The scientists visited the Institute of Radium of Belo Horizonte. The approach in this work emphasizes the presence of Marie Sklodowska Curie in Belo Horizonte, exploring the admiration and respect that people had for her.

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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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The analysis of fatty acid (FA) esters by gas chromatography and flame ionization detector (FID) normally uses the normalization method. However, if one FA is wrongly estimated, the results could be greatly affected. In this study, methodologies using internal standards and correction factors for the FID response are described. The results show that by using theoretical correction factors associated to the internal standardization, the quantitative analyses of the FAs are expressed in mass, increasing the accuracy and facilitating the interpretation and comparison of the results for foods and biodiesels.

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The neolignans are defined as dimers of allylphenol and propenylphenol between itself or crossed, whose bond does not occur by the 8-8' carbons like lignans. This review centered on stereochemical aspects of the hydrobenzofuran type, a widespread skeleton among neolignans. The chemical structures established based on spectrometric data are registered in the literature. The absolute configurations reported previously were determined by chiroptical techniques. Some chemical transformations with neolignans, performed in previous studies, afforded products which are accumulated in other vegetal species and contributed to assign the unknown stereochemistry of these natural compounds. Possible biosynthetic pathways are also proposed.

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This work describes the biflavonoids found in species of Clusiaceae, particularly the genera Garcinia and Calophyllum, emphasizing the importance of these metabolites as chemical markers of this family, their contribution to the pharmacological potential of these species, besides the promising potential of these compounds in the search for new drugs.

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This is an overview of LC-MS techniques applied for macrolide determination in food, including sample preparation and method validation, as well as the policies adopted by international agencies regarding their presence in food. Techniques for the analysis of macrolides in food normally include solid phase or liquid-liquid extraction followed by HPLC. UHPLC presents advantages in running time, detectability and solvent consumption. Triple-quadrupoles are the most common analyzers in instruments used for the determination of contaminants in food, but time-of-flight and ion-trap spectrometers have been successfully applied for analyses focusing on the investigation of structural formula or the presence of degradation products.

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The recent advances in the development of nanomaterials have opened new and exciting opportunities for their applications in medicine. These applications include molecular imaging, drug-delivery, and photothermal therapy. Despite the progress in medicinal applications of nanomaterials, several key problems remain unaddressed. Recent advances in this area include the enhancement of sensitivity in early diagnosis and therapy, in addition to investigations into the possible toxicity of nanomaterials. However, since little is known about the toxicity of nanomaterials, the regulation of these materials is a slow and complex process. This paper reviews the current scenario in the applications of nanomaterials in medicine as well as the main concerns and regulatory questions.

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Biological production of hydrogen through anaerobic fermentation has received increasing attention and offers a great potential as an alternative process for clean fuel production in the future. Considering biological systems for H2 production, anaerobic fermentation stands out, primarily due to its higher production of H2 compared with other biological processes. In addition the possibility of using different agro-industrial wastes as substrates opens up infinite possibilities. The development and implementation of sustainable processes for converting renewable materials into different value-added products is essential for the full exploitation of Brazilian agro-industrial wastes.

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Teaching classes and events regarding the molecular aspects of drug-receptor interactions is not an easy task. The ligand stereochemistry and the spatial arrangement of the macromolecular targets highly increase the complexity of the process. In this context, the use of alternative and more playful approaches could allow students to gain a more thorough understanding of this important topic in medicinal chemistry. Herein, we describe a practical teaching approach that uses computational strategies as a tool for drug-receptor interaction studies performed for angiotencsin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi). Firstly, the students learn how to find the crystallographic structure (enzyme-ligand complex). Then, they proceed to the treatment of crude crystallographic data. Thereafter, they learn how to analyze the positioning of the drug on the active site of the enzyme, looking for regions related to the molecular recognition. At the end of the study, students can summarize the molecular requirements for the interaction and the structure-activity relationships of the studied drugs.

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The use of spreadsheet softwares is not widespread in Chemical Education in Brazil as a computational education tool. By its turn the Qualitative Analytical Chemistry is considered a discipline with classical and non-flexible content. Thus in this work the spreadsheet software Excel® was evaluated as a teaching tool in a Qualitative Analytical Chemistry course for calculations of concentrations of the species in equilibrium in solutions of acids. After presenting the theory involved in such calculations the students were invited to elaborate the representation of the distribution of these species in a graphical form, using the spreadsheet software. Then the teaching team evaluated the resulting graphics regarding form and contents. The graphics with conceptual and/or formal errors were returned for correction, revealing significant improvement in the second presentation in all cases. The software showed to be motivating for the content of the discipline, improving the learning interest, while it was possible to prove that even in classical disciplines it is possible to introduce new technologies to help the teaching process.

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Seis espécies de fungos causadores de ferrugem, Diorchidium copaiferae, Ravenelia hieronymi, Sphaerophragmium acaciae, Esalque holway, Uredo sp. e Uromyces neurocarpi foram estudadas e descritas com o acréscimo de detalhes adicionais e correções em suas descrições originais. Várias características morfológicas foram revisadas sendo a maioria delas ilustrada pela primeira vez em microscópio ótico e eletrônico de varredura. As exsicatas foram depositadas na Coleção Micológica de Referência da Universidade de Brasília

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A giberela ou fusariose da espiga é, atualmente, uma das mais importantes doenças da cultura do trigo (Triticum aestivum). Epidemias severas têm sido observadas nos últimos anos em diversas regiões do mundo, promovendo perdas na produtividade e na qualidade dos grãos. No Brasil, a giberela alcançou o status de principal doença nas regiões tritícolas, principalmente no Sul do Brasil. A sua natureza esporádica está associada à dependência climática, sendo as mais severas epidemias observadas em anos com maior freqüência de chuvas, durante a fase de florescimento e enchimento de grãos. Poucas são as cultivares com resistência genética aceitável e essas normalmente falham em anos muito favoráveis a epidemias. Medidas de controle com fungicidas têm sido preconizadas, entretanto, a dificuldade reside no momento e na tecnologia de aplicação, para se obter resultados satisfatórios. O melhor entendimento dos fatores que influenciam a dinâmica da doença pode auxiliar no manejo da cultura visando a minimizar os riscos de epidemias. Aspectos como aerobiologia e tipo de inóculo, distribuição espacial e gradiente espacial da doença podem contribuir no conhecimento da associação e a importância de fontes de inóculo local ou distante ao campo. Recentemente, uma grande atenção tem sido dada ao desenvolvimento de modelos de previsão ou de risco de giberela. Tais modelos podem auxiliar na tomada de decisão no acionamento de medidas de controle bem como alertar níveis epidêmicos da doença em uma determinada região, ou mesmo quanto à alta contaminação do trigo com micotoxinas de Fusarium spp.

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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.

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Explico, primeiramente, lançando mão dos textos de Platão, Aristóteles e Sexto Empírico, o sentido de synanaire)sthai no contexto da identificação das dimensões do ser e das faculdades da alma. Depois, passo, então, ao comentário hegeliano da dialética platônica. Nesta parte do texto, discuto os significados de synanaire)sthai e Aufheben e algumas diferenças entre as dialéticas platônica e hegeliana.

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Após retratar o surgimento da Escola histórica do pensamento político de Cambridge, o foco da análise é centrado no desenvolvimento de alguns dos pressupostos teóricos elaborados por um de seus mais expressivos cultores: Quentin Skinner. Sem me ocupar com a exposição de "modelos alternativos" de interpretação de textos ou com a análise das críticas dirigidas ao contextualismo linguístico, passo em revista apenas os elementos que compõem o cerne da teoria interpretativa de textos políticos, conforme formulada pelo historiador inglês. Nesse sentido, discuto os pressupostos que o autor, ainda hoje, parece julgar úteis àqueles que se ocupam em perceber, nos clássicos da política, as diferenças e as singularidades que apartam de nós sistemas de crenças e vocabulários normativos de sociedades políticas perdidas em tempos remotos.