FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Chemical: cantharidin
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General Information
Name
cantharidin
FlyBase ID
FBch0001313
ChEBI Name
cantharidin
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:64213
PubChem Name
Cantharidin
PubChem ID
CID:5944
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of cantharidin
cantharidin
InChIKey

DHZBEENLJMYSHQ-XCVPVQRUSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

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.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (24)
Synonyms
(3aR,4S,7R,7aS)-3a,7a-dimethylhexahydro-4,7-epoxy-2-benzofuran-1,3-dione
(ChEBI, 2019-)
1,2-Dimethyl-3,6-epoxyperhydrophthalic anhydride
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
1,2-dimethyl-3,6-epoxyperhydrophthalic anhydride
(PubChem, 2019-)
56-25-7
(PubChem, 2019-)
CANTHARIDINE
(PubChem, 2019-)
Cantharides camphor
(PubChem, 2019-)
Cantharidin
(Biehler et al., 2021)
Cantharidine
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Cantharone
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Kantaridin
(PubChem, 2019-)
Kantharidin
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
NSC61805
(PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:5944
(PubChem, 2019-)
UNII-IGL471WQ8P
(PubChem, 2019-)
cantharides camphor
(PubChem, 2019-)
cantharidin
(Pradhan et al., 2024, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
cantharidine
(PubChem, 2019-)
cantharone
(PubChem, 2019-)
exo-1,2-cis-Dimethyl-3,6-epoxyhexahydrophthalic anhydride
(ChEBI, 2019-)
kantaridin
(PubChem, 2019-)
kantharidin
(PubChem, 2019-)
nsc61805
(PubChem, 2019-)
pubchem:5944
(PubChem, 2019-)
unii-igl471wq8p
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (4)