Cantharidic acid

Cantharidic acid
Clinical data
ATC code	none;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 2,3-dimethyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid;
CAS Number	28874-45-5 ;
PubChem CID	121475;
ChemSpider	2448;
UNII	4LSG5P9GBR;
ChEBI	CHEBI:78695;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL275516;
ECHA InfoCard	100.164.462
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C10H14O5
Molar mass	214.217 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CC1(C2CCC(C1(C)C(=O)O)O2)C(=O)O;
	InChI InChI=1S/C10H14O5/c1-9(7(11)12)5-3-4-6(15-5)10(9,2)8(13)14/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,11,12)(H,13,14); Key:NMTNUQBORQILRK-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

Cantharidic acid is a selective inhibitor of PP2A (protein phosphatase 2) and PP1 (protein phosphatase 1).^[1]^[2]

It is the hydrolysis product of cantharidin.

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