Term Name: | cantharidin |
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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 ) |