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Seeds are exposed to diverse environmental factors when dispersed, including abiotic stresses, which will affect germination. Drought is the most important factor affecting germination, since water is essential for seed development. Aspidosperma polyneuron is a native endangered species which has been extensively exploited, mainly for timber extraction purposes. This study analyzed germination and degradation of soluble sugars and proteins of A. polyneuron seeds during germination under water stress. Seeds were placed on Germitest papers moistened with different water potential solutions, varying from 0.0 to -1.4 MPa. Degradation of soluble sugars and soluble proteins was assessed in five stages of germination at the different water potentials. A. polyneuron seeds lost germination capacity as the water potential decreased, being unable to germinate below -0.6 MPa. Glutelin was the most abundant storage protein in the seed, while prolamin was the least. Reserve degradation was altered in negative water potentials. Soluble proteins are degraded faster and soluble sugars are degraded slower as the water potential drops.

Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T17:07:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-01-02 Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) The textile industry is responsible for discarding wastewater contaminated with dyes. The timber industry generates waste in the form of sawdust. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the adsorptive potential of sawdust obtained from the Aspidosperma polyneuron tree for the removal of the textile dye from wastewater. Sawdust was subjected to different pre-treatments (acid, alkaline and polyethyleneimine) in order to increase its adsorption capacity. Based on the results from the isotherms, treatment with polyethyleneimine (PEI) led to the greatest adsorption capacity and fits the Freundlich model, indicating cooperative adsorption. Other treatments with sawdust best fit the Langmuir model, but the untreated sawdust presented better results than the treated sawdust. These results were only surpassed by sawdust treated with PEI. A. polyneuron revealed good potential for use as an adsorbent to remove dyes, which is a novel result, since to date there is no study on its use as a sorbent material. Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology São Paulo State University (UNESP) Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology São Paulo State University (UNESP) CAPES: 130621/2016-1

Título en ingles: Standardization of the disinfection protocol for the micropropagation of Aspidosperma polyneuronAspidosperma polyneuron es un especie nativa de la región neotropical, en países como Colombia, Venezuela, Perú, Brasil, Argentina y Paraguay, propio de bosques semideciduos, catalogada desde 1998 por la UICN como “En Peligro (EN)”, debido a que sus poblaciones naturales fueron sometidas a una intensa explotación con fines madereros y su hábitat se vio seriamente degradado por actividades agrícolas y silvopastoriles. Las dificultades para su regeneración natural y el enraizamiento de las estacas, hace que el cultivo in vitro sea una eficaz herramienta para contrarrestar las dificultades reproductivas que presenta. Sin embargo, la presencia de contaminantes que afectan la viabilidad de los explantes, precisa el desarrollo de protocolos que permitan el establecimiento in vitro de la especie. El objetivo de la presente investigación fue lograr el establecimiento aséptico y la inducción de la callogénesis en explantes de A. polyneuron, mediante la evaluación de diferentes tratamientos de desinfección. Los explantes se obtuvieron de individuos de regeneración natural, en el municipio de Armero, departamento del Tolima, los cuales se sumergieron en agua destilada con una gota de Tween® 80 por cada 100 ml, durante 10 minutos y lavados con agua destilada estéril. Se utilizaron como agentes desinfectantes, el hipoclorito de sodio y el dicloruro de mercurio a distintas concentraciones y tiempos de inmersión. De los explantes utilizados: ápices, segmentos nodales y láminas foliares, este último fue seleccionado por su capacidad de producir callos friables de color verde, para lo cual una desinfección con dicloruro de mercurio (HgCl2) al 0.125% durante 10 minutos fue suficiente para el control de la contaminación y bajos índices de oxidación. Aspidosperma polyneuron is a species native to the Neotropics, in countries like Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, typical of semi-deciduous forests, catalogued since 1998 by the IUCN as "Endangered (EN)", because its natural populations were subjected to an intense exploitation for timber and its habitat was seriously degraded by agricultural and silvopastoral activities. The difficulties for its natural regeneration and the rooting of cuttings, make the in vitro culture an efficient tool to counteract the reproductive difficulties that it presents. However, the presence of pollutants that affect the viability of the explants needs the development of protocols that allow the in vitro establishment of this species. The objective of this research was to achieve aseptic establishment and the induction of callogenesis in explants of A. polyneuron, by evaluating different disinfection treatments. The expants were obtained from individuals of natural regeneration, in the Municipality of Armero in the Department of Tolima, which were immersed in distilled water with a drop of Tween® 80 for each 100 ml, for 10 minutes and then rinsed with sterile distilled water. There were used as disinfectant agents, sodium hypochlorite and mercury dichloride in different concentrations and times of immersion. Among the used explants: buds, nodal segments and leaf blades, the last one was selected for its capacity of producing friable and green callosity, for which a disinfection with mercury dichloride (HgCl2) 0.125% for 10 minutes was enough for contamination control and low indexes of oxidation.Key words: in vitro, mercury dichloride, endogen and exogen contamination, forestal species.

O presente trabalho objetivou estabelecer um protocolo para obtenção de culturas assépticas de Aspidosperma polyneuron visando à regeneração in vitro de mudas dessa espécie. Brotações apicais de mudas de dois anos de idade foram coletadas em casa de vegetação e desinfestadas com hipoclorito de sódio (NaOCl) ou cloreto de mercúrio (HgCl2) visando ao estabelecimento de culturas assépticas. Os tratamentos testados com NaOCl foram: solução 0,125 ou 0,25%, durante cinco ou dez minutos e com HgCl2: 0,025; 0,05 ou 0,1%, durante cinco ou dez minutos e em todas as estações do ano. As avaliações das percentagens de necrose, contaminação fúngica, contaminação bacteriana e de sobrevivência foram feitas após três semanas. Os resultados revelaram que o tratamento com solução de NaOCl a 0,25%, durante 10 minutos, resultou em 70% de sobrevivência para brotações apicais, independente da época do ano (verão e outono). O HgCl2 foi mais eficiente que o NaOCl na desinfestação de brotações apicais de peroba-rosa, sendo recomendado o tratamento de 0,05% de HgCl2, durante 10 minutos (84,10% de sobrevivência). Em todas as estações do ano, foram estabelecidas culturas assépticas, contudo, os melhores resultados foram obtidos na primavera e verão.

Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis system (PAGE) and inhibition tests for biochemical characterization of alpha- and beta-esterases were used to obtain a functional classification of esterases fromAspidosperma polyneuron. The characterization of alpha- and beta-esterases from young leaves of A. polyneuron by the PAGE system showed fourteen esterase isozymes. The differential staining pattern showed that Est-2 isozyme hydrolyzes beta-naphthyl acetate; Est-6, Est-7 and Est-8 isozymes hydrolyze alpha-naphthyl acetate, and Est-1, Est-3, Est-4, Est-5, Est-9, Est-10, Est-11, Est-12, Est-13, and Est-14 isozymes hydrolyze both alpha- and b-naphthyl acetate. Inhibition pattern of a- and beta-esterases showed that Folidol is a more potent inhibitor that Malathion, while Thiamethoxan (an insecticide with organophosphorus-like action) acts as an Est-4 and Est-6 inhibitor and induces the appearance of Est-5 and Est-7 isozymes as more intensely stained bands. Inhibition tests showed that OPC insecticides inhibit or activate plant esterases. Thus, plant esterases may be used as bioindicators to detect the presence and toxicity of residues of topically applied insecticides in agriculture and may be valuable for monitoring pollutants in the environment.

While many natural and synthetic compounds exhibit auxin-like activity in bioassays, indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) is recognized as the key auxin in most plants. IAA has been implicated in almost all aspects of plant growth and development and a large array of bacteria have been reported to enhance plant growth. Cells ofKlebsiella oxytocaisolated from the rhizosphere ofAspidosperma polyneuronand immobilized by adsorption on different inorganic matrices were used for IAA production. The matrices were prepared by the sol-gel method and the silica-titanium was the most suitable matrix for effective immobilization. In operational stability assays, IAA production was maintained after four cycles of production, obtaining42.80±2.03 μg mL−1of IAA in the third cycle, which corresponds to a 54% increase in production in relation to the first cycle, whereas free cells began losing activity after the first cycle. After 90 days of storage at 4°C the immobilized cells showed the slight reduction of IAA production without significant loss of activity.

Five Bjorkman lignins, codified as AM, LL, GG, PP and AP, were isolated from wood species of Aspidosperma macrocarpum Mart., Lophanthera lactescens Ducke, Gallesia gorazema (Vell.) Miq., Peltogyne paniculata Bth. and Aspidosperma polyneuron Muell. Arg., respectively. Analyses of the lignins were carried out by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy using an experimental technique, Diffusely Reflected Infrared Fourier Transformed (DRIFT), admitting in the original spectra a band at 1500 cm-1 as an internal reference. Application of a deconvolution technique made possible to estimate the percentage per mol of b-O-4 unit content around 65.5% to AM, 68.0% to LL, 71.0% to GG. 73.4% to PP and 75.0% to AP, toward AM

The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from Aspidosperma polyneuron Muell. Arg. leaves collected in southeastern Brazil was analyzed by GC, GC/MS and 1H- and 13C-NMR spectroscopy. The main constituents identified were pentadecanal (6.3%) and kaurene (73.7%).

The roots of Aspidosperma polyneuron, family Apocynaceae, were subjected to chemical and biological investigations. From an ethanolic extract of the roots, the new alkaloid 2,7-dihydroxyquebrachamine (1) was isolated. The structure was established mainly from 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic and mass spectrometric data. The 1D and 2D NMR spectra were also used to assign all the 1H and 13C chemical shifts of this alkaloid. Artemia salina was used for a preliminary investigation of biological activity.