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Cantharidin

98%

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:
12162002

assay

98%

mp

215-217 °C (lit.)

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

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Inhibitor of protein phosphatase 2A.

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Description
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C7632

Cantharidin

pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

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

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Dae Hee Lee et al.
Biomaterials, 171, 34-45 (2018-04-22)
Limitation of current anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) cancer therapy is transitory responses, inevitable relapses and its insufficient tumor-targeting. Thus, multifaceted approaches, including the development of bispecific antibodies and combination strategies targeting different pathways have been proposed as an alternative.
Chin-Chuan Su et al.
The American journal of Chinese medicine, 43(3), 581-600 (2015-05-15)
Bladder cancer is a common malignancy worldwide. However, there is still no effective therapy for bladder cancer. In this study, we investigated the cytotoxic effects of cantharidin [a natural toxin produced (pure compound) from Chinese blister beetles (Mylabrisphalerata or Mylabriscichorii)

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