Ecdysteroids

Steroids that bring about MOLTING or ecdysis in insects. Ecdysteroids include the endogenous insect hormones (ECDYSONE and ECDYSTERONE) and the insect-molting hormones found in plants, the phytoecdysteroids. Phytoecdysteroids are natural insecticides.

Also Known As:

Ecdysteroid

Polycyclic Compounds: 6
- Fused-Ring Compounds
  - Steroids: 70059
    - Cholestanes
      - Sterols: 2245
        Phytosterols: 1069
        Ecdysteroids: 92
      - Cholestenes
        Cholestenones
        Ecdysteroids: 92
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Hormones: 80400
  - Invertebrate Hormones: 1
    - Insect Hormones: 4
      - Ecdysteroids: 92
Lipids: 114793
- Membrane Lipids: 1591
  - Sterols: 2245
    - Phytosterols: 1069
      - Ecdysteroids: 92
Biological Factors: 2472
- Phytochemicals: 5771
  - Phytosterols: 1069
    - Ecdysteroids: 92

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Disease

Drug/Important Bio-Agent (IBA)