Isolation and synthesis of 1-deoxy-1-dimethylarsinoylribitol-5-sulfate, a natural constituent of chondria crassicaulis and other red algae

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(97)01330-0

1-deoxy-1-dimethylarsinoylribitol-5-sulfate has been synthesised from ribitol and shown to be identical with a natural constituent of Chondria crassicaulis and other red algae, some of which contribute to the human diet in Japan.