cantharidin

Term ID

CHEBI:64213

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.

References

• cas:56-25-7
• kegg.compound:C16778
• knapsack:C00010979
• lincs.smallmolecule:LSM-42705
• pubmed:20594813
• pubmed:21595743
• pubmed:21668865
• pubmed:21907641
• pubmed:21930197
• pubmed:22001622
• pubmed:22233030
• pubmed:22351815
• pubmed:22380659
• pubmed:22402807
• reaxys:85302
• wikipedia.en:Cantharidin

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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