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Master's Dissertation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/D.42.2007.tde-18102007-151045
Document
Author
Full name
Fabiana Morandi Jordão
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2007
Supervisor
Committee
Katzin, Alejandro Miguel (President)
Takahashi, Anita Hilda Straus
Wunderlich, Gerhard
Title in Portuguese
Caracterização bioquímica da biossíntese de tiamina (vitamina B1) em Plasmodium falciparum .
Keywords in Portuguese
Plasmodium falciparum
Bioquímica
Malária
Parasitologia
Tiamina
Vitamina B1
Abstract in Portuguese
Nesta dissertação, foi caracterizada a via de biossíntese de tiamina (Vitamina B1) nas três formas intraeritrocitárias de P. falciparum. Foram realizadas marcações metabólicas, utilizando diferentes precursores radioativos envolvidos na biossíntese de tiamina, já descritos para outros organismos. A utilização do precursor [1-14C] acetato de sódio demonstrou que a via de biossíntese de tiamina encontra-se ativa em todos os estágios intraeritrocitários de P. falciparum. Investigamos os precursores que poderiam estar envolvidos na biossíntese do intermediário tiazol, e nossos dados sugerem que a cistéina é a doadora do enxofre presente na molécula de tiamina; que o aminoácido tirosina pode ser o precursor da biossíntese de tiamina, e nicotinamida não é utilizada como precursor em P. falciparum. Também se avaliou o efeito da fosmidomicina e 3ClDHP e foi demonstrado que ambos propiciaram uma inibição no crescimento dos parasitas. Estes dados sugerem que a via de biossíntese de tiamina, pode ser explorada como alvo para drogas antimaláricas, devido ausência em humanos.
Title in English
Biochemical characterization of the biosynthesis of thiamine (Vitamin B1) in Plasmodium falciparum.
Keywords in English
Plasmodium falciparum
Malaria
Thiamine
Vitamin B1
Abstract in English
In the present work we have demonstrated the biosynthesis of thiamin (vitamin B1) in the intraerytrocytic stages of P. falciparum. We have demonstrated active biosynthesis of thiamine in the three parasite stages metabolically labeled with [1-14C] sodium acetate. We also investigated which precursors could be involved in the biosynthesis of the thiazole intermediate, by metabolic labelling with different precursors. Our data suggest that the sulphur present in the thiamine molecule is formed from cysteine white that tyrosine can be the precursor of thiamine biosynthesis. Nicotinamide is not utilized as a precursor in P.falciparum. We also investigated the effect of fosmidomycin (an inhibitor of the DOXP reductoisomerase in the MEP pathway) and 3CIDHP (an analogue of bacimethrin) in vitro cultures and both showed an inhibitory effect on parasite growth. These data suggest that the biosynthesis of thiamine can be an attractive target for the development of antimalarial drugs since this pathway is absent in humans.
 
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2007-10-22
 
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