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Cantharidin

Synonym(s):

3a,7a-Dimethylhexahydro-4,7-epoxyisobenzofuran-1,3-dione, 7a-Dimethylhexahydro-3a,4,7-epoxyisobenzofuran, Cantharidine, Hexahydro-3a,7a-dimethyl-4,7-epoxyisobenzofuran-1,3-dione

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H12O4
CAS Number:
56-25-7
Molecular Weight:
196.20
EC Number:
200-263-3
MDL number:
MFCD00134968
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24278334
NACRES:
NA.77

color

white

mp

215-217 °C (lit.)
215-218 °C

solubility

DMSO: soluble
ethanol: soluble

SMILES string

C[C@]12C3CCC(O3)[C@@]1(C)C(=O)OC2=O

InChI

1S/C10H12O4/c1-9-5-3-4-6(13-5)10(9,2)8(12)14-7(9)11/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3/t5-,6+,9+,10-

InChI key

DHZBEENLJMYSHQ-XCVPVQRUSA-N

Gene Information

human ... PPP2CA(5515) , PPP2CB(5516) , PPP2CBP(5517) , PPP2R1A(5518) , PPP2R1B(5519) , PPP2R2A(5520) , PPP2R2B(5521) , PPP2R2C(5522) , PPP2R3A(5523) , PPP2R5A(5525)

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General description

Cantharidin is a poisonous vesicant, which is produced by blister bees. It is used to treat piles, ulcers, venomous worms and tuberculous scrofuloderma. It is used as an aphrodisiac, abortifacient and a veterinary medicine diuretic.

Application

Cantharidin has been used to inhibit protein phosphatase 2 (PP2A).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Inhibitor of protein phosphatase 2A.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H300,H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Timothy A Hill et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 15(18), 6126-6134 (2007-07-04)
A range of amines was reacted with norcantharidin (2) to provide the corresponding norcantharimides (9-43). Treatment of norcantharidin with allylamine afforded the corresponding allyl-norcantharimide (20) which was amenable to epoxidation (mCPBA, 22) and subsequent ring opening (MeOH/H(+); 23) or alternatively
Cécile Segonzac et al.
The EMBO journal, 33(18), 2069-2079 (2014-08-03)
Recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) by surface-localized pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) activates plant innate immunity, mainly through activation of numerous protein kinases. Appropriate induction of immune responses must be tightly regulated, as many of the kinases involved have an intrinsic
Daisuke Tsugama et al.
Journal of experimental botany, 70(21), 6101-6112 (2019-09-11)
VIP1 is a bZIP transcription factor in Arabidopsis thaliana. When cells are exposed to mechanical stress, VIP1 transiently accumulates in the nucleus, where it regulates the expression of its target genes and suppresses mechanical stress-induced root waving. The nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling
Heat Oscillations Driven by the Embryonic Cell Cycle Reveal the Energetic Costs of Signaling
Rodenfels J, et al.
Developmental Cell (2019)
Ali Thaqi et al.
European journal of medicinal chemistry, 45(5), 1717-1723 (2010-02-16)
Cantharidin (1) and norcantharidin (2) are potent protein phosphatase 1 and 2A inhibitors that also display high levels of anticancer activity against a broad range of tumor cells lines. Surprisingly, Delta-5,6-ethyl norcantharidin (3, cis-tetrahydrofurano[3,4-c]furan-1,3-dione) displays neither phosphatase inhibition nor anticancer
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