Insects are a significant source of food for millions of people worldwide. Since ancient times,
insects in medicine have been contributing to the treatment of diseases in humans and …

Nature has been the source of life-changing and-saving medications for centuries. Aspirin,
penicillin and morphine are prime examples of Nature׳ s gifts to medicine. These discoveries …

Chemical and pharmacological information on cantharidin‐based small molecules was
analyzed. The review summarizes new facts about blister beetles' metabolites for the period …

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) was the primary source of medical treatment for the
people inhabiting East Asia for thousands of years. These ancient practices have …

Background Meloidae (blister beetles) are known to synthetize cantharidin (CA), a toxic and
defensive terpene mainly stored in male accessory glands (MAG) and emitted outward …

Cantharidin (CTD) is a toxic monoterpene produced by blister beetles (Fam. Meloidae) as a
chemical defense against predators. Although CTD is highly poisonous to many predator …

Blister beetles owe their name to their ability to release cantharidin, a blistering terpene, the
highest concentration of which is retained in male accessory glands. The anatomy and …

Cantharidin, a natural toxin produced by the blister beetle, was reported to be toxic to some
pests, but the mechanism of its toxicity in insects remains undefined. We found that …

Because of their enormous species diversity insects represent an interesting and promising
source for low molecular biologically active natural products which either are de novo …

Intra-specific coloration polymorphism coupled with an ancient process of lineage
differentiation in Berberomeloe majalis (Linnaeus, 1758) offers the opportunity to analyse …