Oligosaccharides from "standardized intermediates". Synthesis of a branched tetrasaccharide glycoside isomeric with the blood-group B, type 2 determinant.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(83)88171-3

Building block derivatives of the component monosaccharides were used to construct the tetrasaccharide glycoside 15, in which an alpha-D-Galp-(1 leads to 4)-D-Gal linkage replaces the alpha-(1 leads to 3) linkage of the human blood-group B, type 2, determ