Term Name: cantharidin
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.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:64213]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: cyclic dicarboxylic anhydride monoterpenoid
has_role: EC 3.1.3.16 (phosphoprotein phosphatase) inhibitor herbicide
inverse has_functional_parent: cantharidic acid