α-Ecdysone |
Catalog No.GC45204 |
α-Ecdysone is a prohormone of 20-hydroxy ecdysone, an insect-molting, ecdysteroid hormone.
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Cas No.: 3604-87-3
Sample solution is provided at 25 µL, 10mM.
α-Ecdysone is a prohormone of 20-hydroxy ecdysone , an insect-molting, ecdysteroid hormone. The insect neurohormone, prothoracicotropic hormone, stimulates prothoracic glands to release α-ecdysone, which is then rapidly converted to its active metabolite, 20-hydroxy ecdysone.
Reference:
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[3]. Cherbas, L., and Cherbas, P. Distribution and metabolism of α-ecdysone in pupae of the silkworm Antheraea Polyphemus. Biol.Bull. 138(2), 115-128 (1970).
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