Structural basis of serine/threonine phosphatase inhibition by the archetypal small molecules cantharidin and norcantharidin
Bertini, I., Calderone, V., Fragai, M., Luchinat, C., Talluri, E.(2009) J Med Chem 52: 4838-4843
- PubMed: 19601647 
- DOI: 10.1021/jm900610k
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3H69, 3H61, 3H62, 3H63, 3H64, 3H66, 3H67, 3H68, 3H60 - PubMed Abstract: 
The inhibition of a subgroup of human serine/threonine protein phosphatases is responsible for the cytotoxicity of cantharidin and norcantharidin against tumor cells. It is shown that the anhydride rings of cantharidin and norcantharidin are hydrolyzed w ...