219906-54-4Relevant articles and documents
First total synthesis of an exceptionally potent antitumor saponin, OSW- 1
Deng, Shaojiang,Yu, Biao,Lou, Yun,Hui, Yongzheng
, p. 202 - 208 (2007/10/03)
OSW-1 (1), an acylated disaccharide cholestane saponin from Ornithogalum saudersiae with exceptionally potent antitumor activity, was first synthesized from commercially available dehydroisoandrosterone, L-arabinose, and D-xylose in total 27 steps with the longest linear sequence of 14 steps and in 6% yield.