Synthesis and in vitro anti-tumor activity of new oxadiazole thioglycosides.

A facile, convenient and high yielding synthesis of novel thioglycosides incorporating 1,3,4-oxadiazole, triazole and or triazine moieties from readily available starting materials has been described. The key step of this protocol is the formation of 3-isobutyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde (3) via condensation between methyl iso-butyl ketone and phenylhydrazine followed by application of Vilsmeier-Haack reaction. 3 was converted either to 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivative or condensed with O-aminothiols to give the bases 8, 19 and 20 in good yields, respectively. The aglycons 8, 19, and 20 were coupled with different activated halosugars in the presence of basic medium. Pharmacological evaluation of compounds 8, 14, 16 and 22 in vitro against 2-cell lines MCF-7 (breast) and HEPG2 (liver) revealed them to possess high anti-tumor activities with IC(50) values ranging from 2.67-20.25 (µg/mL) for breast cell line (MCF-7) and 4.62-43.6 (µg/mL) for liver cell line (HEPG2). None of the tested compounds exhibited any toxicity in doses up to 500 mg kg(-1) of the animal body weight.

Electrocoagulation treatment of black liquor from paper industry.

The procedure of electrocoagulation is an effective, fast and economic technique for treatment of black liquor resulting from paper industry. The effect of electrolysis time, current density, type of electrode material and initial pH were studied in an attempt to achieve a higher removal capacity. Under the optimal experimental conditions (initial pH 7, t=50 min and J=14 mA cm(-2)), the treatment of black liquor by electrocoagulation has led to a removal capacity of 98% of COD, 92% of polyphenols and 99% of color intensity with a good repeatability (R.S.D.<3%) making it possible to highlight the industrial interest of this electrochemical process.