C27H44O7
480.6 g/mol
Research ReagentWarning
20-HYDROXYECDYSONE
CAS5289-74-7
Category
Research Reagent
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Research Compound
20-Hydroxyecdysone is a naturally occurring ecdysteroid hormone that controls molting and metamorphosis in arthropods. It is also a phytoecdysteroid produced by various plants as a defense against herbivory, and is widely used as a research compound for studying ecdysteroid hormone signaling.
Ecdysteroid hormone research for arthropod development studiesPlant defense mechanism research against herbivory
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CAS 5289-74-7
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Safety Reference
Warning
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H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2S,3R,5R,9R,10R,13R,14S,17S)-2,3,14-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R,3R)-2,3,6-trihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,5,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-6-one
InChIKey
NKDFYOWSKOHCCO-YPVLXUMRSA-N
SMILES
C[C@]12CC[C@H]3C(=CC(=O)[C@H]4[C@@]3(C[C@@H]([C@@H](C4)O)O)C)[C@@]1(CC[C@@H]2[C@](C)([C@@H](CCC(C)(C)O)O)O)O
Synonyms (49)
- 20-E
- THE-7
- (+)-Ecdysterone
- 20-HYDROXY-ALPHA-ECDYSONE
- 20-HYDROXYECDYSONE
- 20-Hydroxy-a-ecdysone
- 20-Hydroxyedysone
- 20-OH ecdysone
- 20beta-hydroxyecdysone
- ?- Ecdysone
- Beta-Ecdysterone CRS
- Bio 101
- Commisterone
- Crustecdyson
- Crustecdysone
- Crustecdysone (Standard)
- Ecdysten
- Ecdystene
- Ecdysteron
- Ekdisten
- Hydroxyecdysone
- Isoinokosterone
- Sarconeos
- Viticosterone
- b-Ecdysone
- beta-ECDYSTERONE
- beta-Ecdisone
- beta-Ecdysone