Structured Summary
Abstract
A steroid hormone that regulates the processes of MOLTING or ecdysis in insects.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C27H44O6
- Molecular Weight
- 464.6 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 3604-87-3
- IUPAC Name
- (2S,3R,5R,9R,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2S,3R)-3,6-dihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,14-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-6-one
- InChIKey
- UPEZCKBFRMILAV-JMZLNJERSA-N
- SMILES
- C[C@@H]([C@H]1CC[C@@]2([C@@]1(CC[C@H]3C2=CC(=O)[C@H]4[C@@]3(C[C@@H]([C@@H](C4)O)O)C)C)O)[C@@H](CCC(C)(C)O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D004440
- Source
- PubChem CID 19212
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Molting Hormone
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Aspects Covered
28 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with ECDYSTERONE
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History Note
1967(1964)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ecdysone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004440. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004440
- Ecdysone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecdysone
- Ecdysone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139085
- Ecdysone. In: PubChem Compound. CID 19212. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/19212