title: Cantharimide dimers from the Chinese blister beetle, Mylabris phalerate PALLAS.
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.
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Hirakata, Osaka 573-0101, Japan.
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakatani
authors.forename: Katsuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jinpo
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Noda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000737:chemistry*; D019281:Dimerization; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007094:Imides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D016339:Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
chemical_list: D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D007094:Imides