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Isolation of pure aminoacids from wheat bran
Sloupová, Klára ; Diviš, Pavel (referee) ; Pořízka, Jaromír (advisor)
Wheat bran is a promising material containing a wide range of useful components, including proteins. In addition, it is produced in significant volumes. Currently, wheat bran is used for the production of energy by combustion and for feed purposes. Gradually, new methods of valorization of this material are being sought. One of the possibilities of using wheat bran is the isolation of proteins, hydrolysis, and separation of selected amino acids. This diploma thesis deals with this issue, it is focused on the recovery of arginine and leucine from a protein isolate. Proteins were extracted from wheat bran by changing the pH. Thanks to the subsequent lyophilization a protein isolate was gained. Prior to hydrolysis of the resulting isolate, a stability test of arginine and leucine amino acid standards was first performed, to which various hydrolysis methods were applied. Acid hydrolysis using a mineralizer, which was applied to the protein isolate, was proved to be the most effective. This was followed by the derivatization of the hydrolysates with OPA and analysis of the resulting hydrolysates by high-performance liquid chromatography with UV-VIS detection. Then, suitable adsorption and desorption conditions were optimized. It was found that the time dependence does not affect the amount of adsorbed material on the sorbent. Therefore, an application time of 15 minutes was chosen. While optimizing the amount of used standard, it was found that the optimal weight was 0.25 g of sorbent. The selected conditions were applied to the protein hydrolyzate. Two fractions were obtained by the separation of selected amino acids due to the change in the pH of the citrate buffer. After the application of this procedure, 0.26 g of arginine and 0.82 g of leucine were obtained from one kilogram after evaporation. From evaporation two, 1.01 g of arginine and 0.25 g of leucine were obtained after evaporation.
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Synthesis and Study of Nano-Structured Perovskites for Applications in Organic Electronics
Jančík Procházková, Anna ; Kuřitka, Ivo (referee) ; Částková, Klára (referee) ; Krajčovič, Jozef (advisor)
Nanočástice perovskitů halogenidů kovů vykazují unikátní vlastnosti, především výjimečně vysoké hodnoty kvantových výtěžků fluorescence, které předurčují tyto materiály pro aplikace v optoelektronických a fotonických zařízeních. Tato práce popisuje přípravu nanočástic perovskitů halogenidů kovů pomocí stabilizačních činidel inspirovaných přírodou. Stabilizační činidla zde slouží nejen ke stabilizaci, ale i k modifikaci povrchu nanočástic za účelem zvýšení funkčnosti výsledných nanostruktur. Úvod práce popisuje optimalizaci přípravy nanočástic precipitační technikou za použití stabilizačních činidel; jako stabilizační činidlo byl zvolen adamantan-1-amin spolu s hexanovou kyselinou. Bylo prokázáno, že klíčový vliv na optické vlastnosti výsledných koloidních roztoků má volba rozpouštědel a teploty při precipitaci. Mimo jiné byl zkoumán vliv koncentrace prekurzorů na výslednou morfologii a optické vlastnosti nanočástic a jejich koloidních roztoků. V neposlední řadě byly nanočástice stabilizovány adamantan-1-aminem spolu s různými karboxylovými kyselinami a byly studovány optické vlastnosti a koloidní stabilita výsledných koloidních roztoků. V dalším kroku byly nanočástice perovskitů stabilizovány pomocí proetogenních aminokyselin L-lysinu and L-argininu. Takto stabilizované nanočástice vykazovaly úzká emisní spektra ve viditelné oblasti a kvantové výtěžky fluorescence dosahující hodnot téměř 100 %. Stabilizace nanočástic prostřednictvím postranních skupin aminokyselin byla prokázána navázáním chránící terc-butoxykarbonylové skupiny na -amino skupinu. Nanočástice stabilizované modifikovaným lysinem v průběhu jejich přípravy vykazovaly závislost optických vlastností na přítomnosti vody. Předpokládá se, že molekuly vody jsou schopné kontrolovat růst krystalové mřížky po navázání na prekurzory perovskitů a ovlivňovat tak výslednou velikost nanočástic, což vede k projevení kvantových jevů. Spojení nanočástic perovskitů s peptidy představuje nový typ materiálů kombinujících výjimečné optické vlastnosti se samoorganizačními a senzorickými vlastnostmi. Tento koncept byl představen přípravou nanočástic perovskitů stabilizovaných cyklo(RGDFK) pentapeptidem. Vzhledem k citlivosti peptidů na jejich byly nanočástice stabilizovány peptidovými nukleovými kyselinami, robustními analogy nukleových kyselin. Ke stabilizaci nanočástic byl připraven monomer a trimer peptidové nukleové kyseliny obsahující thymin jako dusíkatou bázi. Thymin byl na povrchu nanočástic dostupný k interakci s adeninem přes vodíkové můstky umožňující přenos náboje. Kombinace peptidových nukleových kyselin a perovskitů s unikátními optickými vlastnostmi otevírá aplikační možnosti zejména v oblasti optických senzorů.
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Elaboration and introduction of the method for determination of some proteins
Hruzík, Ondřej ; Buňka, František (referee) ; RNDr.Karel Gebauer (advisor)
Core protein of aggrecan has a significant share on the correct function of articular cartilage. Its lack or structural failure could be the reason for the disfunction of the cartilage. The culture of chondrocytes taken from a pork articular cartilage was used for the study of aggrecan production. The monolayer culture method offers the model system which has enabled us to watch the aggrecan production into growth medium. The aggrecan synthesis was stimulated in the media with addition of L-methionin, L-serin and sodium selenite pentahydrate. Methionin and serin are antecedents of sulphur amino acid of cysteine, whose role is incredibly important for the correct function of core protein. Growth media and chondrocytes were analysed with the help of the automatic amino acids analyzer unit after acid or oxidative hydrolysis. The analyse established the amino acid representation. The main attention was paid to cysteine. The changing concentrations of this amino acid were showing if the antecedents in the addition are used for its production and, therefore, if it is possible to stimulate the production of core protein with these antecedents. The results are discussed in the conclusion of this thesis. The next step should be the detection of the concentration of synthesized aggrecan by the immunological method. Presently this method is very expensive. Therefore, the method of setting the core protein of aggrecan with the help of suitable amino acid was used for the first tests.
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Application of capillary electrophoresis for dried blood spots analysis
Ryšavá, Lenka ; Tůma,, Petr (referee) ; Petr,, Jan (referee) ; Kubáň, Pavel (advisor)
Blood samples are normally analyzed in the form of plasma or serum. As an alternative for blood sampling and storage, dry blood spots (DBS) have been increasingly used in recent years. In the actual dissertation thesis, DBS are processed and analyzed by capillary electrophoresis (CE), which has been very rarely used for DBS analysis in the past. However, CE offers several features, given by the recent development of this technique, not available for standard analytical methods. Direct coupling of microextraction techniques to CE and simultaneous determination of analytes present in complex matrices leads to minimization or elimination of deficiencies in DBS analysis, for example the effect of sample matrix, hematocrit effect, and inhomogeneous distribution of analytes in DBS. In the simplest possible arrangement, sample treatment, injection, and analysis of DBS samples are achieved exclusively by a single commercial CE instrument. Application of newly developed fully soluble materials for DBS sampling offers better extraction efficiency and more accurate quantitation. The developed concepts include new methods for efficient treatment of DBS samples and their direct analysis without the need for operator intervention and they provide sufficient selectivity and sensitivity for the determination of important analytes not only in DBSs but also in other complex samples.
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Zdroje bílkovin v lidské výživě
Amirova, Sabina
This thesis includes literature data on the topic Sources of Protein in Human Nutrition. In the first part, the protein itself is described in detail, as a chemical structure in human physiology, structural units of protein at the level of biochemistry of amino acids and their brief description in human physiology, recommendations on the use of daily protein intake for various social groups, detailed information on animal protein sources and plant origin. The second part of the work reflects the problems connected with the difficult situation of individual territorial groups under the threat of "protein hunger". This work provides examples that serve as a barrier in the sphere of food production.
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Potřeba dusíkatých látek ve výživě koní
Červínová, Monika
The bachelor thesis is focused on nitrogenous substances in horse nutrition. The work is divided into two parts, which intertwine. The first part concerns the digestion of horses, the importance of protein and non-protein nitrogenous substances and their effect on the horse's body. The specific requirements of nitrogenous substances for different categories of horses are also mentioned here. Part of the work is a summary of feeds, which also lists special protein feeds, which include, for example, spirulina, coconut flour or hemp seeds. The work also discusses possible problems with increased or decreased intake of nitrogenous substances. The second part contains my own work, the purpose was to monitor and evaluate the daily intake of nitrogenous substances in older horses who have a calm regime. For evaluation, samples of fed feed were taken and subjected to chemical analysis under the prescribed conditions to determine the nutrients contained. The results from the laboratory were recalculated and compared with the recommended needs. Based on the work, it can be said that horses receive nitrogenous substances above the recommended values.
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