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.
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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:
- 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.
- 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.