cantharidin

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q410884
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cantharidin

Summary

cantharidin is a type of chemical entity[1]. cantharidin ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,125 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cantharidin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • cantharidin's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC12C3CCC(C1(C(=O)OC2=O)C)O3[4].
  • cantharidin's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₀H₁₂O₄[5].
  • cantharidin is a type of 1,1,2,2-tetramethylcyclohexane monoterpenoid[6].
  • cantharidin's Commons category is recorded as Cantharidin[7].
  • cantharidin comprises oxygen[8].
  • cantharidin comprises carbon[9].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Epicauta funebris[10].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Epicauta fabricii[11].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Epicauta murina[12].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Epicauta pennsylvanica[13].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Epicauta pensylvanica[14].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Epicauta maculata[15].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Epicauta sericans[16].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Epicauta immaculata[17].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Zonitis atripennis[18].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Linsleya sphaericollis[19].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Meloe laevis[20].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Lytta vesicatoria[21].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Mylabris cichorii[22].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Bruchus[23].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Mylabris variabilis[24].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Cantharis[25].
  • cantharidin's found in taxon is recorded as Nicotiana tabacum[26].
  • cantharidin's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[27].

Why It Matters

cantharidin ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,125 views/month).[2] cantharidin has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] cantharidin is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Cantharidin production in a blister beetle. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Cantharidin Levels in Blister Beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Associated with Alfalfa in Colorado. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Cantharidin Levels in Blister Beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Associated with Alfalfa in Colorado. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Cantharidin Levels in Blister Beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Associated with Alfalfa in Colorado. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Cantharidin Levels in Blister Beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Associated with Alfalfa in Colorado. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Cantharidin Levels in Blister Beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Associated with Alfalfa in Colorado. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Cantharidin Levels in Blister Beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Associated with Alfalfa in Colorado. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Cantharidin Levels in Blister Beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Associated with Alfalfa in Colorado. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Cantharidin Levels in Blister Beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Associated with Alfalfa in Colorado. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Cantharidin Levels in Blister Beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Associated with Alfalfa in Colorado. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Cantharidin Levels in Blister Beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) Associated with Alfalfa in Colorado. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Biosynthesis of cantharidin: evidence for the specific incorporation of C-4 and C-11? of farnesol. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Bioactive component, cantharidin from Mylabris cichorii and its antitumor activity against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Bioactive component, cantharidin from Mylabris cichorii and its antitumor activity against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Bioactive component, cantharidin from Mylabris cichorii and its antitumor activity against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Poisoning from "Spanish fly" (cantharidin). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Comparison of different extraction methods: steam distillation, simultaneous distillation and extraction and headspace co-distillation, used for the analysis of the volatile components in aged flue-cured tobacco leaves. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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