Construção de modelos de interação in silico e in vitro do inibidor do tipo Kunitz de Adenanthera pavonina L. para as enzimas cisteínicas e serínicas

Serines proteinases inhibitors (PIs) are widely distributed in nature and are able to inhibit both in vitro and in vivo enzymatic activites. Seed PIs in than leguminous are classified in seven families, Bowman-Birk and Kunitz type families that most studied representing an important role in the first line of defense toward insects pests. Some Kunitz type inhibitors possess activities serine and cysteine for proteinases named bifunctional inhibitor, as ApTKI the inhibitor isolate from seed of Adenanthera pavonina. The A. pavonina inhibitor presenting the uncommon property and was used for interaction studies between proteinases serine (trypsin) and cysteine (papain). In order to determinate the in vitro interaction of ApTKI against enzymes inhibitor purification was carried cut by using chromatographic techniques and inhibition assays. The 3D model of the bifunctional inhibitor ApTKI was constructed SWISS-MODEL program by homology modeling using soybean trypsin inhibitor (STI, pdb:1ba7), as template which presented 40% of identity to A. pavonina inhibitor. Model quality was evaluated by PROCHECK program. Moreover in silico analyzes of formed complex between the enzymes and ApTKI was evaluated by HEX 4.5 program. In vitro results confirmed the inhibitory assays, where the inhibitor presented the ability to simultaneously inhibit trypsin and papain. The residues encountered in the inhibitor model of folder structural three-dimensional that make contact to enzymes target coud explain the specificity pattern against serine and cysteine proteinases

Novas propriedades do SKTI (Inibidor de tripsina de soja): inibição para elastase neutrofílica humana e efeitos no processo de injúria pulmonar aguda

Seeds from legumes including the Glycine max are known to be a rich source of protease inhibitors. The soybean Kunitz trypsin inhibitor (SKTI) has been well characterised and has been found to exhibit many biological activities. However its effects on inflammatory diseases have not been studied to date. In this study, SKTI was purified from a commercial soy fraction, enriched with this inhibitor, using anion exchange chromatography Resource Q column. The purified protein was able to inhibit human neutrophil elastase (HNE) and bovine trypsin. . Purified SKTI inhibited HNE with an IC50 value of 8 µg (0.3 nM). At this concentration SKTI showed neither cytotoxic nor haemolytic effects on human blood cell populations. SKTI showed no deleterious effects on organs, blood cells or the hepatic enzymes alanine amine transferase (ALT) and aspartate amino transferase (AST) in mice model of acute systemic toxicity. Human neutrophils incubated with SKTI released less HNE than control neutrophils when stimulated with PAF or fMLP (83.1% and 70% respectively). These results showed that SKTI affected both pathways of elastase release by PAF and fMLP stimuli, suggesting that SKTI is an antagonist of PAF/fMLP receptors. In an in vivo mouse model of acute lung injury, induced by LPS from E. coli, SKTI significantly suppressed the inflammatory effects caused by elastase in a dose dependent manner. Histological sections stained by hematoxylin/eosin confirmed this reduction in inflammation process. These results showed that SKTI could be used as a potential pharmacological agent for the therapy of many inflammatory diseases

Um novo inibidor de tripsina multifuncional de sementes de Erythrina velutina: caracterizacao e propriedades farmacologicas

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

Estudo de revestimentos inorgânicos com inibidor de corrosão aplicado na superfície do concreto

The corrosive phenomenon on reinforced concrete structures is one of the most founded pathologies on the coastal area. With the objective to prevent the process development, or even, retard its beginning, it was studied the application of inorganic covering over concrete surfaces, after its cure, as well as, evaluate the efficiency of the covering applied on the concrete in reducing its porosity of concrete preventing the entrance of aggressive agents to preserve the integrity of the existing armor inside it, comparing the result obtained with the body-of-proof reference, that didn´t receive covering protection. On the concrete production it was used Portland Cement CP II 32, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate and water from the local distributive. Two types of covering were used, one resin based of silicon and solvent and other white cement based, selected sands and acrylic resin. The concrete mixture adopted was 1:1,5:2,5 (cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate) and 0.50 water/cement ratio. With the concrete on fresh state was made the experiment test to determinate the workability. On the hardened state was made the concrete resistance experiment, absorption of water and electrochemical experiments, through polarization curves. Also was held optical microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy experiments to analyze the layer of the covering applied to the concrete surface and the interface between the concrete and the layer. The obtained results shows that the covering applied to the concrete surface didn´t affect the resistance towards compression. On the absorption of water occurred a diminution of the percentage absorbed, improving the concrete development by making it more impermeable towards the entrance of aggressive agents. The electrochemical experiment results confirmed the water absorption results; the body-of-proof covered presented larger protection towards the development of corrosives process and retarded the evolution of the corrosive phenomenon

Avaliação do efeito de particulados sólidos na eficiência de um inibidor de corrosão recomendado para meios salinos com CO2

The main problem on the exploration activity on petroleum industry is the formation water resulted on the fields producing. The aggravating of this problem is correlated with the advancing technologies used on the petroleum extractions and on its secondary approach objecting the reobtainment of this oil. Among the main contaminants of the water formation are corrosives gases such as: O2, CO2 and H2S, some solids in suspension and dissolved salts. Concerning to those gases the CO2 is the one that produce significant damage for carbon steel on corrosion process of the petroleum and gas industries. Corrosion inhibitors for carbon steel in formation water is one of the most used agents in control of those damages. In this context, the poor investigations of carbon steel corrosion proceeding from solids in suspension is an opened field for studies. On this work the inhibitor effect of the commercial CORRTREAT 703 was evaluated on some specific solids in suspension at saline medium containing 10.000 ppm of de-aerated chloride using CO2 until non oxygen atmosphere been present. For that, quartz, calcium carbonate, magnetite and iron sulphide were subjected to this investigation as the selected solids. The effect of this inhibitor on corrosion process correlated with those specific solids, was measured using electrochemical (resistance of linear polarization and galvanic pair) and gravimetrical techniques. During all the experimental work important parameters were monitored such as: pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, instantaneous corrosion rate and galvanic current. According to the obtained results it was proved that the suspension solids calcium carbonate and iron sulphide decrease the corrosion process in higher pH medium. Meanwhile the quartz and magnetite been hardness increase corrosion by broking of the passive layer for erosion. In the other hand, the tested inhibitor in concentration of 50 ppm, showed to be effective (91%) in this corrosion process

Avaliação da espécie vegetal Croton cajucara Benth como inibidor de biocorrosão em aço carbono Aisi 1020

Actually in the oil industry biotechnological approaches represent a challenge. In that, attention to metal structures affected by electrochemical corrosive processes, as well as by the interference of microorganisms (biocorrosion) which affect the kinetics of the environment / metal interface. Regarding to economical and environmental impacts reduction let to the use of natural products as an alternative to toxic synthetic inhibitors. This study aims the employment of green chemistry by evaluating the stem bark extracts (EHC, hydroalcoholic extract) and leaves (ECF, chloroform extract) of plant species Croton cajucara Benth as a corrosion inhibitor. In addition the effectiveness of corrosion inhibition of bioactive trans-clerodane dehydrocrotonin (DCTN) isolated from the stem bark of this Croton was also evaluated. For this purpose, carbon steel AISI 1020 was immersed in saline media (3,5 % NaCl) in the presence and absence of a microorganism recovered from a pipeline oil sample. Corrosion inhibition efficiency and its mechanisms were investigated by linear sweep voltammetry and electrochemical impedance. Culture-dependent and molecular biology techniques were used to characterize and identify bacterial species present in oil samples. The tested natural products EHC, ECF and DCTN (DMSO as solvent) in abiotic environment presented respectively, corrosion inhibition efficiencies of 57.6% (500 ppm), 86.1% (500 ppm) and 54.5% (62.5 ppm). Adsorption phenomena showed that EHC best fit Frumkin isotherm and ECF to Temkin isotherm. EHC extract (250 ppm) dissolved in a polar microemulsion system (MES-EHC) showed significant maximum inhibition efficiency (93.8%) fitting Langmuir isotherm. In the presence of the isolated Pseudomonas sp, EHC and ECF were able to form eco-compatible organic films with anti-corrosive properties

Desenvolvimento de Produto para a Proteção Pessoal do Viajante a Doenças Transmitidas pelo Mosquito

A globalização tem permitido às pessoas viajar para qualquer lugar do planeta a uma velocidade e volume sem precedentes. No entanto, uma viagem pode resultar numa série de complicações para a saúde humana, quando o destino está localizado em regiões onde as doenças transmitidas pelo mosquito são um possível risco, como é o caso da malária. Estes cenários implicam ações de proteção pessoal, tais como o uso de repelentes para evitar as picadas. Por norma os viajantes apresentam alguma resistência ao uso deste tipo de produtos, uma vez que os atuais produtos estão associados aos inseticidas. Neste contexto, a não utilização dos repelentes pelo viajante expõe e aumenta o risco de contágio destas doenças. Assim, a questão levantada ao longo do processo de design e desenvolvimento é: como podemos criar e desenvolver uma nova identidade de produto para repelência do mosquito. Este estudo consiste no desenvolvimento de um produto para o turista. Neste trabalho apresenta-se uma nova identidade de produto repelente para a proteção pessoal, onde são considerados três fatores preponderantes para o desenvolvimento: o fator físico, visual e emocional. O desenvolvimento do produto também conduziu todo o projeto para uma atualização do procedimento de aplicação, visto que o tradicional padrão de uso dos repelentes tópicos não proporciona um efeito de segurança e repelência totalmente eficaz para os viajantes. Perante isto, o produto desenvolvido pretende responder com eficiência à segurança da repelência do mosquito e estimular o desejo funcional e emocional do viajante para o seu uso. Assim, as novas características do produto repelente para a proteção pessoal compõem os seguintes critérios em destaque: inodoro; não oleoso; sem contacto direto com químicos; aplicação simultânea para a pele ou roupa; rápida aplicação; e uma única aplicação por dia. Os critérios desenhados para o produto possibilitam uma nova experiência de uso dos repelentes, onde o objetivo é minimizar o risco de contágio de doenças transmitidas pelo mosquito e contribuir para uma viagem segura e confortável.

Estudos preliminares sobre o estabelecimento de colônias de insetos (Conotrachelus sp.) para o estudo de ecologia química.

Este projeto tem como objetivo estabelecer colônias de insetos Conotrachelus sp. para estudos de ecologia química das brocas do cupuaçu.

Compostos secundários de plantas para o controle de insetos herbívoros: ensaio com Spodoptera frugiperda.

Muitas plantas produzem alguns tipos de substancias, denominados de compostos secundários, que são utilizados por essas espécies que os produzem, como uma forma de defesa contra alguns herbívoros. Essas substancias, costumam apresentar atividades mais especificas, e sabe-se que a maioria deles são facilmente decompostos, quando colocados no meio ambiente. Essas características, quando em nível não exagerado, são qualidades desejáveis para evitar que atinjam organismos não alvos e que acumulem no ambiente. Neste trabalho estamos avaliando a atividade de cerca de 30 espécies de plantas de diferentes regiões do Brasil, utilizando-se como inseto teste, lagartas de Spodoptera frugiperda, que foram eleitas por serem polífagas. Nessas espécies vegetais serão ainda pesquisados os grupos de substancias presentes, através de reações químicas especificas e será verificado seu relacionamento com as atividades, quando houver. Inicialmente foram preparados apenas um tipo de extrato das diferentes partes do vegetal, por percolacao, que foram testados em lagartas de 5o. instar, quanto a deterrencia, impregnando discos de folhas de milho, com o extrato. No final de duas horas os discos foram retirados e procedida a medida de sua área foliar. Os dados foram avaliados comparando-se o consumo da área foliar dos discos tratados e não tratados. Após esse teste, as lagartas são alimentadas por mais 24 horas com o material impregnado com o extrato, e são anotadas as mortalidades. O desenvolvimento das lagartas são acompanhadas até sua muda final. Quando observada atividade deterrente ou mortalidade, são preparados extratos com diferentes tipos de solventes, para avaliar a fração ativa. Ate o momento foram observadas atividades deterrente e inseticida em algumas espécies de plantas do Pantanal e estamos verificando a concentração necessária para se obter essas atividades.

Oceanografia UFBA : Desenvolvimento de Marca, Imagem e Identidade

A well-developed brand helps to establish a solid identity and creates support to an image that is coherent to the actual motivations in an institution. Educational institutions have inherent characteristics that are diverse from the other sort of institutions, mainly when the focus is set on its internal and external publics. Consequently, these institutions should deal with the development of their brand and identity system also in a different approach. This research aims to investigate the traditional methodology for brand and identity systems development and proposes some modifications in order to allow a broader inclusion of the stakeholders in the process. The implementation of the new Oceanography Course in the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) offered a unique opportunity to investigate and test these new strategies. In order to investigate and relate the image, identity, interaction and experience concepts through a participative methodology, this research project applies the new suggested strategies in the development of a brand and an identity system for the Oceanography Course in UFBA. Open surveys have been carried out between the alumni, lecturers and coordination body, in order to discover and establish a symbol for the course. The statistic analysis of the surveys’ results showed clear aesthetic preferences to some icons and colours to represent the course. The participative methodology celebrated, in this project, a democratization of the generally expert-centred brand development process.

Desafios para o desenvolvimento do Brasil na visão da Cindra

Textos organizados pela Comissão de Integração Nacional, Desenvolvimento Regional e da Amazônia (CINDRA) como sugestões de fomento para o desenvolvimento das regiões brasileiras.

O biodiesel e o desenvolvimento social da Bahia

Consultoria Legislativa - Área XII - Recursos Minerais, Hídricos e Energéticos.

Mecanismo de desenvolvimento limpo : fundamentos, histórico e estatística

Consultoria Legislativa - Área XI - Meio Ambiente e Direito Ambiental, Organização Territorial e Desenvolvimento Urbano e Regional.

Desenvolvimento nas ações políticas da sociedade civil dentro e fora do Congresso Nacional

Consultoria Legislativa - Área XIX - Ciência Política, Sociologia Política, História e Relações Internacionais.

Desenvolvimento dos municípios na faixa de fronteira : necessidade de alterações na Lei 6.634/79

Consultoria Legislativa - Área XVII - Segurança Pública e Defesa Nacional.