Ecdysone

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Also known as:  Alpha-Ecdysone;  Phytoecdysone (when Ecdysone is derived from plants).

 

Description

Ecdysone is a type of Ecdysteroid.

 

Ecdysone Enhances the Function of these Substances

Lipids

 In Insects (but not plants or humans), Beta-Ecdysterone is produced endogenously from Ecdysone (via the enzyme, Ecdysone 20-Monoxygenase - E.C. 1.14.99.22).

 

Chemical Data

Chemical Names

 (22R)-2ß,3ß,14 alpha,22,25-Pentahydroxycholest-7-en-6-one

 

Molecular Formula

 C27H44O6

 

 

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