Ecdysone is a[clarification needed] prohormone of the major insect molting hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone, secreted from the prothoracic glands. It is of steroidal...

reproduction of insect pests. In arthropods, 20-hydroxyecdysone acts through the ecdysone receptor. Although mammals lack this receptor, 20-hydroxyecdysone affects...

The ecdysone receptor is a nuclear receptor found in arthropods, where it controls development and contributes to other processes such as reproduction...

In enzymology, an ecdysone oxidase (EC 1.1.3.16) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ecdysone + O2 ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }...

CoA + ecdysone palmitate Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are palmitoyl-CoA and ecdysone, whereas its two products are CoA and ecdysone palmitate...

: 26–28  or molts, certain hormones, like PTTH, stimulate the production of ecdysone, which initiates insect molting. The larva starts to develop into the pupa:...

of action): juvenile hormone analogs, chitin synthesis inhibitors, and ecdysone receptor agonists. Juvenile hormone analogs are also known as juvenile...

cuticle – without mitosis in the epidermis – under control of the prohormone ecdysone, and internal fertilization. The group was initially contested by a significant...

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hormones, especially juvenile hormone, prothoracicotropic hormone, and ecdysone. The act of becoming a pupa is called pupation, and the act of emerging...

act as an antifeedant and block the action of the insect molting hormone ecdysone. Azadirachtin is the most active of these growth regulators (limonoids)...

and, to a lesser extent, reproduction; examples of ecdysteroids include ecdysone, ecdysterone, turkesterone and 2-deoxyecdysone. These compounds are synthesized...

Ecdysone 20-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.99.22) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ecdysone + AH2 + O2 ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } 20-hydroxyecdysone...

the nervous system during metamorphosis. Metamorphosis is triggered by ecdysone, and during this period, extensive pruning and reorganization of the neural...

activates prothoracic glands, which secrete a second hormone, usually ecdysone (an ecdysteroid), that induces ecdysis (shedding of the exoskeleton). PTTH...

ecdysteroidogenic pathway (biosynthesis of ecdysone from cholesterol). Ecdysteroids such as 20-hydroxyecdysone and ecdysone influence many of the morphological...

(ecdysis). In many species it is initiated by an increase in the hormone ecdysone. This hormone causes: apolysis – the separation of the cuticle from the...

with periods shorter than one day. Ultraspiracle protein, a part of the ecdysone receptor Universal stress protein, a protein superfamily USp (2n), a symplectic...

nutrient. In insects 7-dehydrocholesterol is a precursor for the hormone ecdysone, required for reaching adulthood. 7-DHC was discovered by Nobel-laureate...

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eaten by mammals or insects. Two major insect moulting hormones, alpha ecdysone and 20-hydroxyecdysone, are found in bracken. These cause uncontrollable...

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called moulting or ecdysis, which is under the control of a hormone called ecdysone. Moulting is a complex process that is invariably dangerous for the arthropod...

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circulation – double helix – Down syndrome – drupe – duodenum – dynein ecdysone – ecological niche – ecology – ecosystem – effector cell – electrochemical...

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septemvittata are especially sensitive to a chemical compound called ecdysone that is produced by crayfish during their molting cycle which help them...

steroid and thyroid hormones. Shortly thereafter, the identification of the ecdysone receptor in Drosophila introduced the idea that nuclear receptors were...

kill insects. BAHs act by agonising the ecdysone receptor. Crystal structures of BAHs bound to the ecdysone receptor were obtained. BAHs show low mammalian...