Nine glycosides bearing the disaccharide of OSW-1, namely 2-O-(4-methoxybenzoyl)-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-->3)-2-O-acetyl-alpha-L-arabinopyranosides, were synthesized, and their antitumor activities were tested.
State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Road, 200032, Shanghai, China.