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Cantharimide dimers from the Chinese blister beetle, Mylabris phalerate PALLAS

T Nakatani, K Jinpo, N Noda

Index: Nakatani, Takafumi; Jinpo, Katsuaki; Noda, Naoki Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2007 , vol. 55, # 1 p. 92 - 94

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Abstract

Five cantharidin-related compounds were isolated from the Chinese blister beetle, Mylabris phalerate PALLAS (Meloidae). Their structures were determined based on spectroscopic and chemical evidence. Three of them were identified as cantharimide dimers, which consist of two units of cantharimide combined with a tri-, tetra-, or penta-methylene group.