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Cantharidin : origin and synthesis |
 | | Among the insects, the cantharidin is produced by the male and transfered to the female during the mating. |
| | The cantharidin inhibits the proteinphospatase 2A (PP2A), an enzyme that operates in the metabolism of glycogen [23]. |
| | The first effective synthesis of the cantharidin was made in 1951 by the American chemist G. Stork (born in Belgium) [4] and [5]. |
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