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Ecdysterone
Ecdysterone
Ecdysterone
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Ecdysterone

An insect steroid hormone that induces apoptosis | CAS: 5289-74-7 | C27H44O7 | 480.64 g/mol
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Catalog number J63091.MA
also known as J63091-MA
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS5289-74-7
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Ecdysterone is an insect steroid hormone that induces apoptosis, cell proliferation, growth by controlling gene expression involved in molting and metamorphosis. And it is also used as a ecdysteroid in both plant and animal species that controls cell death.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Applications
Ecdysterone is an insect steroid hormone that induces apoptosis, cell proliferation, growth by controlling gene expression involved in molting and metamorphosis. And it is also used as a ecdysteroid in both plant and animal species that controls cell death.

Solubility
Soluble in alcohol

Notes
Keep container tightly closed. Store away from oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

  1. Robert C. Ireland.; Edward Berger.; Karl Sirotkin.; Mary Alice Yund.; David Osterbur.; James Fristrom. Ecdysterone induces the transcription of four heat-shock genes in Drosophila S3 cells and imaginal discs ☆. Developmental Biology. 1982, 93, (2), 498-507.
  2. Herbert Oberlander. Effects of ecdysone, ecdysterone, and inokosterone on the in vitro initiation of metamorphosis of wing disks of Galleria mellonella. Journal of Insect Physiology. 1969, 15, (2), 297-304.