Cantharidin

CHEMBL48449 Phase 4 Zugelassen Small molecule
Half-Life
Bioavailability
Protein Binding
Molecular Weight
196.2 g/mol
LogP
0.6
Phase
4

A vesicant compound derived from blister beetles used topically by physicians as a blistering agent to remove warts and molluscum contagiosum lesions. It causes a blister to form under the lesion, lifting it away from the skin as part of the treatment. It must be applied carefully in a controlled clinical setting due to its caustic properties.

Molekularmasse

196,2000 g/mol

LogP

0,60

TPSA

52,60 Ų

Lipinski-Regel der Fünf

Bestanden

Therapeutische Bereiche

Wirkmechanismus

Applied directly to the skin or mucous membranes, where it exerts its therapeutic effect locally at the site of application with minimal systemic absorption.

Pharmacokinetics (PK)

Pharmacodynamics (PD)

Mechanismus

Applied directly to the skin or mucous membranes, where it exerts its therapeutic effect locally at the site of application with minimal systemic absorption.

2D-Struktur

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SMILES

C[C@@]12C(=O)OC(=O)[C@]1(C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2O1

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H12O4/c1-9-5-3-4-6(13-5)10(9,2)8(12)14-7(9)11/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3/t5-,6+,9+,10-

Molecular Formula

C10H12O4

HBD / HBA

- / 4

Rotierbare Bindungen

0

Schwere Atome

14

No targets recorded

Target interaction data is not yet available for this drug.

No interactions recorded

Drug interaction data is not yet available for this compound.

No side effects recorded

Side effect data is not yet available for this drug.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

A vesicant compound derived from blister beetles used topically by physicians as a blistering agent to remove warts and molluscum contagiosum lesions. It causes a blister to form under the lesion, lifting it away from the skin as part of the treatment. It must be applied carefully in a controlled clinical setting due to its caustic properties.

Applied directly to the skin or mucous membranes, where it exerts its therapeutic effect locally at the site of application with minimal systemic absorption.

Yes, Cantharidin is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Small molecule.

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References & Data Sources

  • ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL48449. Open-access bioactivity database.
  • PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 5944. Chemical information database.

Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-03-04.

Medizinischer Haftungsausschluss

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Data sources: ChEMBL, PubChem, DailyMed.