Shelf life (days): 1460.0
Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: (3aR,4S,7R,7aS)-rel-hexahydro-3a,7a-dimethyl-4,7-epoxyisobenzofuran-1,3-dione
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C10H12O4
Formula Weight: 196.2
CAS Number: 56-25-7
Notes: Cantharidin is a natural toxin produced by blister beetles that moderately inhibits protein phosphatases 1 (PP1) (IC50 = 1.7 μM) and PP2A (IC50 = 0.2 μM) and only weakly inhibits the activity of PP2B (IC50 = 1 mM).{23052,21678} It has been shown to stimulate cell cycle progression and induce premature mitosis, used topically (0.7%) as an anti-wart treatment, and has been shown to be active in cervical, tongue, neuroblastoma, bone, leukemia, ovarian, colon, and various other cancer cell lines.{21678}