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α-Ecdysone

α-Ecdysone

  • CAT Number: R028974
  • CAS Number: 3604-87-3
  • Molecular Formula: C27H44O6
  • Molecular Weight: 464.643
  • Purity: ≥95%
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α-Ecdysone is a prohormone of 20-hydroxy ecdysone (Item No. <span class=/itemid/>16145</span>), 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.

Catalog Number R028974
CAS Number 3604-87-3
Synonyms

(20S,22R)-2β,3β,14,22,25-Pentahydroxy-5β-cholest-7-en-6-one; Ecdysone

Molecular Formula

C27H44O6

Purity 95%
Storage -20°C
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
InChI InChI=1S/C27H44O6/c1-15(20(28)8-9-24(2,3)32)16-7-11-27(33)18-12-21(29)19-13-22(30)23(31)14-25(19,4)17(18)6-10-26(16,27)5/h12,15-17,19-20,22-23,28,30-33H,6-11,13-14H2,1-5H3/t15-,16+,17-,19-,20+,22+,23-,25+,26+,27+/m0/s1
InChIKey UPEZCKBFRMILAV-JMZLNJERSA-N
SMILES CC(C1CCC2(C1(CCC3C2=CC(=O)C4C3(CC(C(C4)O)O)C)C)O)C(CCC(C)(C)O)O

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