title: Proof of the structure of ristotetraose: synthesis of propyl alpha-ristotetraoside.
abstract: A definitive synthesis of the propyl glycoside (1) of ristotetraose, the heterotetrasaccharide component of the antibiotic ristomycin A (ristocetin A) is described.
authors.affiliation: Research Group for Antibiotics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Lajos Kossuth University, Debrecen.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Medakovic
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Batta
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sztaricskai
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harangi
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D006027:Glycosides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D006027:Glycosides; D009844:Oligosaccharides; C064576:propyl alpha-ristotetraoside; C064575:ristotetraose