OBO ID: CHEBI:64213
Term Name: cantharidin Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • (3aR,4S,7R,7aS)-3a,7a-dimethylhexahydro-4,7-epoxy-2-benzofuran-1,3-dione
  • 1,2-Dimethyl-3,6-epoxyperhydrophthalic anhydride
  • Cantharidine
  • Cantharone
  • exo-1,2-cis-Dimethyl-3,6-epoxyhexahydrophthalic anhydride
  • Kantharidin
Definition: A monoterpenoid with an epoxy-bridged cyclic dicarboxylic anhydride structure secreted by many species of blister beetle, and most notably by the Spanish fly, Lytta vesicatoria. Natural toxin inhibitor of protein phosphatases 1 and 2A.
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Ontology: ChEBI  ( EBI )
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