Preparation of PVP hydrogel nanoparticles using lecithin vesicles

Hydrogels micro, sub-micro and nanoparticles are of great interest for drug encapsulation and delivery or as embolotherapic agents. In this work it is described the preparation of nano and sub-microparticles of pre-formed, high molecular weight and monomer free poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) encapsulated inside the core of lecithin vesicles. The hydrogel particles are formed with a very narrow diameter distribution, of about 800 nm, and a moderate swelling ratio, of approximately 10

Macrophage Trafficking as Key Mediator of Adenine-Induced Kidney Injury

Macrophages play a special role in the onset of several diseases, including acute and chronic kidney injuries. in this sense, tubule interstitial nephritis (TIN) represents an underestimated insult, which can be triggered by different stimuli and, in the absence of a proper regulation, can lead to fibrosis deposition. Based on this perception, we evaluated the participation of macrophage recruitment in the development of TIN. Initially, we provided adenine-enriched food to WT and searched for macrophage presence and action in the kidney. Also, a group of animals were depleted of macrophages with the clodronate liposome while receiving adenine-enriched diet. We collected blood and renal tissue from these animals and renal function, inflammation, and fibrosis were evaluated. We observed higher expression of chemokines in the kidneys of adenine-fed mice and a substantial protection when macrophages were depleted. Then, we specifically investigated the role of some key chemokines, CCR5 and CCL3, in this TIN experimental model. Interestingly, CCR5 KO and CCL3 KO animals showed less renal dysfunction and a decreased proinflammatory profile. Furthermore, in those animals, there was less profibrotic signaling. in conclusion, we can suggest that macrophage infiltration is important for the onset of renal injury in the adenine-induced TIN.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Instituto Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia de Fluidos Complexos (INCT Complex Fluids)Univ São Paulo, Inst Biomed Sci, Dept Immunol, Lab Transplantat Immunobiol, BR-05508900 São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Div Nephrol, Lab Clin & Expt Immunol, BR-04023900 São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Biophys, BR-04023062 São Paulo, BrazilUniv São Paulo, Inst Chem, Dept Biochem, BR-05508000 São Paulo, BrazilUniv São Paulo, Sch Med Ribeirao Preto, Dept Biochem & Immunol, BR-14049900 Ribeirao Preto, SP, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Div Nephrol, Lab Clin & Expt Immunol, BR-04023900 São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Biophys, BR-04023062 São Paulo, BrazilFAPESP: 2009/54474-8FAPESP: 2012/02270-2FAPESP: 2013/25010-9Web of Scienc

MyD88 Signaling Pathway Is Involved in Renal Fibrosis by Favoring a T(H)2 Immune Response and Activating Alternative M2 Macrophages

Inflammation contributes to the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Molecules released by the inflamed injured tissue\ud can activate toll-like receptors (TLRs), thereby modulating macrophage and CD4+ T-cell activity. We propose that in renal fibrogenesis,\ud M2 macrophages are recruited and activated in a T helper subset 2 cell (TH2)-prone inflammatory milieu in a MyD88-\ud dependent manner. Mice submitted to unilateral ureteral ligation (UUO) demonstrated an increase in macrophage infiltration with\ud collagen deposition after 7 d. Conversely, TLR2, TLR4 and MyD88 knockout (KO) mice had an improved renal function together with\ud diminished TH2 cytokine production and decreased fibrosis formation. Moreover, TLR2, TLR4 and MyD88 KO animals exhibited less M2\ud macrophage infiltration, namely interleukin (IL)-10+ and CD206+ CD11bhigh cells, at 7 d after surgery. We evaluated the role of a TH2\ud cytokine in this context, and observed that the absence of IL-4 was associated with better renal function, decreased IL-13 and TGF-\ud β levels, reduced arginase activity and a decrease in fibrosis formation when compared with IL-12 KO and wild-type (WT) animals.\ud Indeed, the better renal outcomes and the decreased fibrosis formation were restricted to the deficiency of IL-4 in the hematopoietic\ud compartment. Finally, macrophage depletion, rather than the absence of T cells, led to reduced lesions of the glomerular filtration\ud barrier and decreased collagen deposition. These results provide evidence that future therapeutic strategies against renal\ud fibrosis should be accompanied by the modulation of the M1:M2 and TH1:TH2 balance, as TH2 and M2 cells are predictive of fibrosis\ud toward mechanisms that are sensed by innate immune response and triggered in a MyD88-dependent pathway.Brazilian Foundation - FAPESP (Fundacao de Apoio a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo) [07/07139-3, 10/52180-4]Brazilian Foundation FAPESP (Fundacao de Apoio a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo)International Associated Laboratory (CNPq/Inserm)International Associated Laboratory (CNPq/Inserm)National Institute of Science and Technology (INCT)National Institute of Science and Technology (INCT

In Vivo Approaches Reveal a Key Role for DCs in CD4+ T Cell Activation and Parasite Clearance during the Acute Phase of Experimental Blood-Stage Malaria

Dendritic cells (DCs) are phagocytes that are highly specialized for antigen presentation. Heterogeneous populations of macrophages and DCs form a phagocyte network inside the red pulp (RP) of the spleen, which is a major site for the control of blood-borne infections such as malaria. However, the dynamics of splenic DCs during Plasmodium infections are poorly understood, limiting our knowledge regarding their protective role in malaria. Here, we used in vivo experimental approaches that enabled us to deplete or visualize DCs in order to clarify these issues. To elucidate the roles of DCs and marginal zone macrophages in the protection against blood-stage malaria, we infected DTx (diphtheria toxin)-treated C57BL/6.CD11c-DTR mice, as well as C57BL/6 mice treated with low doses of clodronate liposomes (ClLip), with Plasmodium chabaudi AS (Pc) parasites. The first evidence suggesting that DCs could contribute directly to parasite clearance was an early effect of the DTx treatment, but not of the ClLip treatment, in parasitemia control. DCs were also required for CD4+ T cell responses during infection. The phagocytosis of infected red blood cells (iRBCs) by splenic DCs was analyzed by confocal intravital microscopy, as well as by flow cytometry and immunofluorescence, at three distinct phases of Pc malaria: at the first encounter, at pre-crisis concomitant with parasitemia growth and at crisis when the parasitemia decline coincides with spleen closure. In vivo and ex vivo imaging of the spleen revealed that DCs actively phagocytize iRBCs and interact with CD4+ T cells both in T cell-rich areas and in the RP. Subcapsular RP DCs were highly efficient in the recognition and capture of iRBCs during pre-crisis, while complete DC maturation was only achieved during crisis. These findings indicate that, beyond their classical role in antigen presentation, DCs also contribute to the direct elimination of iRBCs during acute Plasmodium infection.São Paulo Research Foundation grants: (2011/24038-1 [MRDL], 2009/08559-1 [HBdS], CAPES/IGC 04/ 2012 [MRDL, CET])

Effect of detergents on the rate of: Intramolecular acyl-transfer. Thiolysis of p-noitrophenylacetate

Neste trabalho utilizaram-se dois sistemas para pesquisar alguns dos fatores que alteram a velocidade de reações em sistemas micelares. A reação de transferência de acila de S-octanoil-β-mercaptoetilamina (OMA) é catalisada 4,6 vezes por micelas de brometo de hexadeciltrimetilamônio (CTAB) e levemente inibida por Brij-35. A reação de transferência de acila de S para N da acetil-β-mercaptoetilamina (AMA) não é afetada por CTAB, porém é inibida cerca de 100 vezes por dodecil sulfato de sódio (SDS). A reação de OMA também é fortemente inibida por SDS (1.700 vezes). Estes efeitos foram atribuídos a uma alteração do pK do grupo amino e à diminuição da liberdade conformacional da molécula de substrato na fase micelar. O CTAB aumenta a velocidade de tiólise de acetato de p-nitrofenila por tiofenóis substituídos aproximadamente 50 vezes. A constante de velocidade calculada na fase micelar (k2m) é idêntica a obtida em fase aquosa (k2w) para tiofenol, p-metoxitiofenol e p-metiltiofenol. k2m é 40% menor do que k2w na reação com p-clorotiofenol. A aceleração observada em presença de CTAB pode ser atribuída, exclusivamente, à concentração de substrato na fase micelar.Two systems were used in order to investigate some of the factors that modify the reaction rate in micelles. The rate of S to N acyl transfer of S-octanoyl-β- mercaptoethylamine (OMA) is enhanced by hexadecyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) micelles by 4.6 fold and slightly inhibited by the non ionic detergent Brij-35. The rate of S to N transfer of S-acetyl-β-mercaptoethylamine (AMA) is unaffected by CTAB or Brij-35. Micelles of a negative detergent, sodium dodecyl sulfate inhibit the rate of S to N transfer of AMA by 100 fold, the inhibition in the case of OMA is 1.7 x 103 fold. An increase in the apparent pK of the ammonium ion and a decrease in the conformational mobility of OMA is proposed to account for the observed results. CTAB increases the rate of thiolysis of p-nitrophenyl acetate by substituted thiophenols by approximately 50 fold. The calculated rate constant in the micellar phase (k2m) is identical to that in the aqueous phase (k2w) for thiophenol, p-methoxithiophenol and p-metilthiophenol. k2m is 40% less than k2w in the case of p-clorothiophenol. The observed rate acceleration can be attributed, exclusively, to substrate concentration in the micellar phase

Chemical reactions in Interfaces. Thiolysis of p-nitrophenyl esters in micelles and liposomes: hydrolysis of 2-phenylimine-tetrahydrofurane in micelles

Micelas e agregados de cloreto de dimetildialquilamônio (Herquat) foram utilizados como modelos de interfaces para o estudo de reações químicas. As reações de tiólise de acetato de p-nitrofenila (NPA) e octanoato de p-nitrofenila (NPO) por n-heptilmercaptana (HM) foram estudadas na presença de concentrações variáveis de brometo de hexadeciltrimetilamônio(CTAB), dodecilsulfato de sódio (SDS) e 3-(N,N dimetildodecilamônio) propano-l-sulfohato(SDP). O detergente positivo (CTAB) provoca uma alteração máxima da reação de tiólise de NPA de 6.103 vezes e da reação de tiólise de NPO por um fator máximo de 1,6.104 vezes. O efeito da concentração de CTAB na constante de pseudo-primeira-ordem das reações de tiólise (kψ) e no pK aparente (pKap) da HM foi analisado segundo o modelo de Troca Iônica (Quina, F.H. e Chaimovich, H. (1979). Os parâmetros necessários para a análise dos resultados descritos acima foram determinados por métodos independentes dos experimentos cinéticos. Um ajuste excelente das curvas teóricas aos dados experimentais foi obtido utilizando-se uma relação entre as constantes de velocidade de segunda ordem nas fases micelar (km2) e aquosa (ko2) de 1 e 5 para as reações de tiólise de NPA e NP0, respectivamente. Assim, o efeito de CTAB sobre a kψ das reações de tiólise de NPA e NPO pode ser atribuído a uma concentração de substratos na fase micelar, desvio do pKap da HM e concentração do íon hidróxido na interface. A velocidade da reação de tiólise de NPO por HM diminui cerca de 70 vezes em 0,1 M de SDS e, na presença de SDP, aumenta por um fator máximo de 270 vezes, O pKap da HM aumenta com a concentração de ambos os detergentes. O efeito da concentração de SDS e SDP no pKap da HM e na kψ da reação de tiólise de NPO foi analizado segundo o modelo de pseudo-fase (Yatsimirski, A.K., Martinek, K. e Berezin, I.V., (1971). Um ajuste muito bom das curvas teóricas aos dados experimentais foi obtido utilizando-se um valor de 0,085 para a relação km2/ko2 em SDS e 1 para a relação em SDP. Assim, a inibição da tiólise de NPO por SDS é devida a um aumento do pKap do substrato, uma km2 menor que ko2 e uma pequena constante de associação entre o SDS e a forma aniônica da mercaptana. A aceleração da reação de tiólise de NPO por SDP pode ser atribuída unicamente a concentração de reagentes na pseudo-fase. A reação de hidrólise de 2-Feniliminotetrahidrofurano (FI) foi estudada em presença de SDS observando-se que o detergente aumenta o pKap do substrato e a velocidade da reação de hidrólise (a pHs maiores que 4). A análise destes resultados empregando-se equações derivadas a partir do modelo de Troca-Iônica mostrou que a relação km/ko é praticamente 1 a todos os pHs estudados. Desde que a reação é inibida a alta força iônica em fase aquosa, podemos inferir que, no microambiente no qual o FI é solubilizado (camada de Stern do SDS), a reação ocorre com uma constante de velocidade similar à observada em baixa força iônica. Poi feita uma caracterização parcial dos agregados de Herquat (vesículas) por filtração em Sephadex G-25. Demonstrou-se que as vesículas incorporam substratos hidrofóbicos (4-(-1-pireno) butanoato de metila) e hidrofílicos ((14C) glicose) e que o contraíon do anfifílico (cloreto) pode ser deslocado do Herquat pelo ânion do tampão. Estes agregados aceleram a reação de tiólise de NPA por HM por um fator máximo de 5.104 vezes e a reação de tiólise de NPO por HM por um fator de 7.106 vezes. O efeito mais impressionante destes agregados é que a reação de tiólise de NPO por HM em Herquat pode ser estudada a pH 4, portanto, cerca de 6,7 unidades de pH abaixo do pK da mercaptana em água. Após a análise deste sistema de reações utilizando-se o modelo de Troca-Iônica obteve-se uma relação km2/ko2 da ordem de 5 para a reação de HM e NPA e da ordem de 13 para a reação de tiólise de NPO. A aceleração provocada pelos agregados de Herquat pode ser atribuída a concentração de reagentes nas vesículas, efeito dos agregados sobre o pKap da HM e uma constante de segunda ordem na pseudo-fase maior que na fase aquosa.Micelles and dialkyldimethylammonium chloride aggregates (Herquat) were employed as model interfaces for the study of interfacial effects on chemical reactions. The thiolyses of p-nitrophenyl acetate (NPA) and p-nitrophenyloctanoate (NPO) by n-heptylmercaptan (HM) were investigated as a function of concentration of added hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and 3- (N,N-dimethyl-N-dodecyl ammonium) - propane-l-sulfonate (SDP). In the presence of the cationic detergent (CTAB), maximum rate acceleration of 6x103 and 1.6xl04 were observed for the thiolyses of NPA and NPO, respectively. The CTAB concentration dependences of the pseudo first-order rate constants (kψ) for these reactions and of the apparent pK (pKap) of HM were analyzed within the framework of the conceptual Model for Ion Exchange (Quina, F.H. and Chaimovich, H., 1979), the requisite parameters for the analysis being determined independently of the kinetic results. Excellent simulations of the experimental results were obtained using ratios of second order rate constants in the micellar (km2) and aqueous (ko2) phases of 1 and 5 for thiolysis of NPA and NPO, respectively. Thus, in this case, the effect of CTAB on kψ may be attributed to the interplay of concentration of the substrate in the micellar phase, changes in the pKap of HM and concentration of the hydroxide ion at the interfaces. The rate of thiolysis of NPO by HM diminishes by roughly a factor of 70 upon addition of O.1M SDS (anionic detergent) and increases by a factor of 270 at the maximum in the presence of SDP (zwitterionic detergent). The pKap of HM increases in the presence of both detergents. The effect of detergent concentration on the pKap of HM and on kψ for thiolysis of NPO were analyzed in terms of the pseudo-phade model (Yatsimirski, Martinek, Berezin, 1971). Ressonable simulation of the experimental data were obtained using values of 0.085 for the ratio km2/ko2 in SDS and 1 for this some ratio in SDP. Thus, the inhibition of the thiolysis of NPO by SDS may be ascribed to an increase in the pKap of HM, coupled with a small value of the constant for association of the mercaptide ion of HM with the micellar phase and an apparent decrease in km2 relative to ko2. The acceleration of this same reaction by SDP can be attibuted exclusively to extrinsic factors, concentration of the reagents in the micellar phase predominating over the increase in the pKap of HM. The hydrolysis of 2-Phenyliminotetrahydrofuran (FI) was studied in the presence of SDS, it being verified that both the pKap of the substrate and the velocity of hydrolysis (at pH values higher than 4) increase in the presence of the detergente Analysis of these results, using equations derived from the conceptual Model for Exchange, demonstrates that the ratio km/ko is essentially 1 over the entire pH vange investigated. Since this reaction is inhibited at high ionic strength in aqueous solution, one may infer that, in the micro environment in which FI is solubilized (Stern layer of SDS), the reaction occurs with a rate constant similar to that observed in aqueous medium at low ionic strength. A partial characterization of the aggregates (vesicles) formed by Herquat in aqueous dispersion was performed by gel filtration on Sephadex G-25. In this manner, it was demonstrated that the vesicles incorporate hydrophobic(methyl 4-(1-pireno)butanoate) and hydrophilic (14C-glucose) substrates and that the chloride counterion of Herquat can be exehanged with anionic buffer components. These aggregates accelerate the thiolysis of NPA by HM by up to a factor of 5x104 and that of NPO by up to a fator of 7x106. The most impressive aspeet of these Herquat agregates is the fact that the thiolysis of NPO by HM can be studied at pH 4, some 6.7 pH units below the pKa of HM in water. Applying an ion-exchange formalism analogous to that amployed for reactions in CTAB to the analysis of these thiolyses, km2/ko2 ratios of about 5 for the reaction between NPA and HM and of roughly 13 for the reaction between NPO and HM were obtained. The acceleration observed in the presence of these aggregates may thus be attributed to concentration of the reagents in the vesicle phase, effects on the pKap of HM and a somewhat larger second-order rate constant in the vesicle phase relative to the aqueous phase

Chemical reactions in Interfaces. Thiolysis of p-nitrophenyl esters in micelles and liposomes: hydrolysis of 2-phenylimine-tetrahydrofurane in micelles

Micelas e agregados de cloreto de dimetildialquilamônio (Herquat) foram utilizados como modelos de interfaces para o estudo de reações químicas. As reações de tiólise de acetato de p-nitrofenila (NPA) e octanoato de p-nitrofenila (NPO) por n-heptilmercaptana (HM) foram estudadas na presença de concentrações variáveis de brometo de hexadeciltrimetilamônio(CTAB), dodecilsulfato de sódio (SDS) e 3-(N,N dimetildodecilamônio) propano-l-sulfohato(SDP). O detergente positivo (CTAB) provoca uma alteração máxima da reação de tiólise de NPA de 6.103 vezes e da reação de tiólise de NPO por um fator máximo de 1,6.104 vezes. O efeito da concentração de CTAB na constante de pseudo-primeira-ordem das reações de tiólise (kψ) e no pK aparente (pKap) da HM foi analisado segundo o modelo de Troca Iônica (Quina, F.H. e Chaimovich, H. (1979). Os parâmetros necessários para a análise dos resultados descritos acima foram determinados por métodos independentes dos experimentos cinéticos. Um ajuste excelente das curvas teóricas aos dados experimentais foi obtido utilizando-se uma relação entre as constantes de velocidade de segunda ordem nas fases micelar (km2) e aquosa (ko2) de 1 e 5 para as reações de tiólise de NPA e NP0, respectivamente. Assim, o efeito de CTAB sobre a kψ das reações de tiólise de NPA e NPO pode ser atribuído a uma concentração de substratos na fase micelar, desvio do pKap da HM e concentração do íon hidróxido na interface. A velocidade da reação de tiólise de NPO por HM diminui cerca de 70 vezes em 0,1 M de SDS e, na presença de SDP, aumenta por um fator máximo de 270 vezes, O pKap da HM aumenta com a concentração de ambos os detergentes. O efeito da concentração de SDS e SDP no pKap da HM e na kψ da reação de tiólise de NPO foi analizado segundo o modelo de pseudo-fase (Yatsimirski, A.K., Martinek, K. e Berezin, I.V., (1971). Um ajuste muito bom das curvas teóricas aos dados experimentais foi obtido utilizando-se um valor de 0,085 para a relação km2/ko2 em SDS e 1 para a relação em SDP. Assim, a inibição da tiólise de NPO por SDS é devida a um aumento do pKap do substrato, uma km2 menor que ko2 e uma pequena constante de associação entre o SDS e a forma aniônica da mercaptana. A aceleração da reação de tiólise de NPO por SDP pode ser atribuída unicamente a concentração de reagentes na pseudo-fase. A reação de hidrólise de 2-Feniliminotetrahidrofurano (FI) foi estudada em presença de SDS observando-se que o detergente aumenta o pKap do substrato e a velocidade da reação de hidrólise (a pHs maiores que 4). A análise destes resultados empregando-se equações derivadas a partir do modelo de Troca-Iônica mostrou que a relação km/ko é praticamente 1 a todos os pHs estudados. Desde que a reação é inibida a alta força iônica em fase aquosa, podemos inferir que, no microambiente no qual o FI é solubilizado (camada de Stern do SDS), a reação ocorre com uma constante de velocidade similar à observada em baixa força iônica. Poi feita uma caracterização parcial dos agregados de Herquat (vesículas) por filtração em Sephadex G-25. Demonstrou-se que as vesículas incorporam substratos hidrofóbicos (4-(-1-pireno) butanoato de metila) e hidrofílicos ((14C) glicose) e que o contraíon do anfifílico (cloreto) pode ser deslocado do Herquat pelo ânion do tampão. Estes agregados aceleram a reação de tiólise de NPA por HM por um fator máximo de 5.104 vezes e a reação de tiólise de NPO por HM por um fator de 7.106 vezes. O efeito mais impressionante destes agregados é que a reação de tiólise de NPO por HM em Herquat pode ser estudada a pH 4, portanto, cerca de 6,7 unidades de pH abaixo do pK da mercaptana em água. Após a análise deste sistema de reações utilizando-se o modelo de Troca-Iônica obteve-se uma relação km2/ko2 da ordem de 5 para a reação de HM e NPA e da ordem de 13 para a reação de tiólise de NPO. A aceleração provocada pelos agregados de Herquat pode ser atribuída a concentração de reagentes nas vesículas, efeito dos agregados sobre o pKap da HM e uma constante de segunda ordem na pseudo-fase maior que na fase aquosa.Micelles and dialkyldimethylammonium chloride aggregates (Herquat) were employed as model interfaces for the study of interfacial effects on chemical reactions. The thiolyses of p-nitrophenyl acetate (NPA) and p-nitrophenyloctanoate (NPO) by n-heptylmercaptan (HM) were investigated as a function of concentration of added hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and 3- (N,N-dimethyl-N-dodecyl ammonium) - propane-l-sulfonate (SDP). In the presence of the cationic detergent (CTAB), maximum rate acceleration of 6x103 and 1.6xl04 were observed for the thiolyses of NPA and NPO, respectively. The CTAB concentration dependences of the pseudo first-order rate constants (kψ) for these reactions and of the apparent pK (pKap) of HM were analyzed within the framework of the conceptual Model for Ion Exchange (Quina, F.H. and Chaimovich, H., 1979), the requisite parameters for the analysis being determined independently of the kinetic results. Excellent simulations of the experimental results were obtained using ratios of second order rate constants in the micellar (km2) and aqueous (ko2) phases of 1 and 5 for thiolysis of NPA and NPO, respectively. Thus, in this case, the effect of CTAB on kψ may be attributed to the interplay of concentration of the substrate in the micellar phase, changes in the pKap of HM and concentration of the hydroxide ion at the interfaces. The rate of thiolysis of NPO by HM diminishes by roughly a factor of 70 upon addition of O.1M SDS (anionic detergent) and increases by a factor of 270 at the maximum in the presence of SDP (zwitterionic detergent). The pKap of HM increases in the presence of both detergents. The effect of detergent concentration on the pKap of HM and on kψ for thiolysis of NPO were analyzed in terms of the pseudo-phade model (Yatsimirski, Martinek, Berezin, 1971). Ressonable simulation of the experimental data were obtained using values of 0.085 for the ratio km2/ko2 in SDS and 1 for this some ratio in SDP. Thus, the inhibition of the thiolysis of NPO by SDS may be ascribed to an increase in the pKap of HM, coupled with a small value of the constant for association of the mercaptide ion of HM with the micellar phase and an apparent decrease in km2 relative to ko2. The acceleration of this same reaction by SDP can be attibuted exclusively to extrinsic factors, concentration of the reagents in the micellar phase predominating over the increase in the pKap of HM. The hydrolysis of 2-Phenyliminotetrahydrofuran (FI) was studied in the presence of SDS, it being verified that both the pKap of the substrate and the velocity of hydrolysis (at pH values higher than 4) increase in the presence of the detergente Analysis of these results, using equations derived from the conceptual Model for Exchange, demonstrates that the ratio km/ko is essentially 1 over the entire pH vange investigated. Since this reaction is inhibited at high ionic strength in aqueous solution, one may infer that, in the micro environment in which FI is solubilized (Stern layer of SDS), the reaction occurs with a rate constant similar to that observed in aqueous medium at low ionic strength. A partial characterization of the aggregates (vesicles) formed by Herquat in aqueous dispersion was performed by gel filtration on Sephadex G-25. In this manner, it was demonstrated that the vesicles incorporate hydrophobic(methyl 4-(1-pireno)butanoate) and hydrophilic (14C-glucose) substrates and that the chloride counterion of Herquat can be exehanged with anionic buffer components. These aggregates accelerate the thiolysis of NPA by HM by up to a factor of 5x104 and that of NPO by up to a fator of 7x106. The most impressive aspeet of these Herquat agregates is the fact that the thiolysis of NPO by HM can be studied at pH 4, some 6.7 pH units below the pKa of HM in water. Applying an ion-exchange formalism analogous to that amployed for reactions in CTAB to the analysis of these thiolyses, km2/ko2 ratios of about 5 for the reaction between NPA and HM and of roughly 13 for the reaction between NPO and HM were obtained. The acceleration observed in the presence of these aggregates may thus be attributed to concentration of the reagents in the vesicle phase, effects on the pKap of HM and a somewhat larger second-order rate constant in the vesicle phase relative to the aqueous phase

Effect of detergents on the rate of: Intramolecular acyl-transfer. Thiolysis of p-noitrophenylacetate

Neste trabalho utilizaram-se dois sistemas para pesquisar alguns dos fatores que alteram a velocidade de reações em sistemas micelares. A reação de transferência de acila de S-octanoil-β-mercaptoetilamina (OMA) é catalisada 4,6 vezes por micelas de brometo de hexadeciltrimetilamônio (CTAB) e levemente inibida por Brij-35. A reação de transferência de acila de S para N da acetil-β-mercaptoetilamina (AMA) não é afetada por CTAB, porém é inibida cerca de 100 vezes por dodecil sulfato de sódio (SDS). A reação de OMA também é fortemente inibida por SDS (1.700 vezes). Estes efeitos foram atribuídos a uma alteração do pK do grupo amino e à diminuição da liberdade conformacional da molécula de substrato na fase micelar. O CTAB aumenta a velocidade de tiólise de acetato de p-nitrofenila por tiofenóis substituídos aproximadamente 50 vezes. A constante de velocidade calculada na fase micelar (k2m) é idêntica a obtida em fase aquosa (k2w) para tiofenol, p-metoxitiofenol e p-metiltiofenol. k2m é 40% menor do que k2w na reação com p-clorotiofenol. A aceleração observada em presença de CTAB pode ser atribuída, exclusivamente, à concentração de substrato na fase micelar.Two systems were used in order to investigate some of the factors that modify the reaction rate in micelles. The rate of S to N acyl transfer of S-octanoyl-β- mercaptoethylamine (OMA) is enhanced by hexadecyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) micelles by 4.6 fold and slightly inhibited by the non ionic detergent Brij-35. The rate of S to N transfer of S-acetyl-β-mercaptoethylamine (AMA) is unaffected by CTAB or Brij-35. Micelles of a negative detergent, sodium dodecyl sulfate inhibit the rate of S to N transfer of AMA by 100 fold, the inhibition in the case of OMA is 1.7 x 103 fold. An increase in the apparent pK of the ammonium ion and a decrease in the conformational mobility of OMA is proposed to account for the observed results. CTAB increases the rate of thiolysis of p-nitrophenyl acetate by substituted thiophenols by approximately 50 fold. The calculated rate constant in the micellar phase (k2m) is identical to that in the aqueous phase (k2w) for thiophenol, p-methoxithiophenol and p-metilthiophenol. k2m is 40% less than k2w in the case of p-clorothiophenol. The observed rate acceleration can be attributed, exclusively, to substrate concentration in the micellar phase

Kinetics and product distribution of p-nitrophenyl phosphate dianion solvolysis in ternary DMSO/alcohol/water mixtures are compatible with metaphosphate formation

The rate of solvolysis of p-nitrophenyl phosphate (PNPP) dianion in DMSO/water strongly decreases by increasing water concentration. Addition of linear alcohols (methanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol, and hexanol) at constant DMSO/water molar ratio produced an even sharper rate decrease. Alkyl phosphate formation, resulting from PNPP solvolysis in ternary DMSO/water/alcohol mixtures, increased with alcohol concentration and was essentially temperature independent. Methanol and hexanol were the poorest nucleophiles under all conditions. Activation energies and enthalpies for solvolysis in ternary mixtures were similar and entropies varied with alcohol concentration. Taken together these results can be best interpreted in terms of a dissociative mechanism with the intervention of metaphosphate. Copyright (C) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.FAPESPFAPESP [2007/50970-5]CNPqCNPqInstituto Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia de Fluidos ComplexosInstituto Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia de Fluidos ComplexosINCTFCxINCT-FCx [573560/2008-0