ecdysone
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Ecdysone — IUPAC name (2S,3R,5R,9R,10R,13R,14S,17R) 17 [(2S,3R) 3,6 dihydroxy … Wikipedia
ecdysone — [ ɛkdizɔn; ɛkdizon ] n. f. • 1955; all. Ecdyson, de Ecdysis « mue », gr. ekdusis « action de se dépouiller » ♦ Biol. Hormone produite par les glandes du prothorax des insectes, qui stimule la mue des larves. ● ecdysone nom féminin (grec ekdusis,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Ecdysone — [griechisch], Singular Ecdyson das, s, Ekdysone, Steroidhormone, die bei Insekten und Krebsen die Häutungen der verschiedenen Entwicklungsstadien steuern. Das Ecdyson (α Ecdyson) wird bei Insekten in der … Universal-Lexikon
ecdysone — [ek′də sōn΄] n. [ ECDYSIS + ONE] a hormone produced in the prothoracic glands of insects or in similar glands in crustaceans, for stimulating growth and the molting of the exoskeleton … English World dictionary
Ecdysone — Formules de l ecdysone et de la 20 hydroxy ecdysone (en rouge, l hydroxyle supplémentaire sur le carbone 20) L ecdysone est une hormone stéroïde intervenant notamment dans le processus de la mue des arthropodes et dans le contrôle de leur… … Wikipédia en Français
ecdysone — Family of steroid hormones found in insects, crustaceans and plants. In insects, a ecdysone stimulates moulting. The steadily maturing character of the moults is affected by steadily decreasing levels of juvenile hormone. b ecdysone (ecdysterone) … Dictionary of molecular biology
Ecdysone receptor — protein Name = Ecdysone receptor protein, Drosophila melanogaster caption = width = HGNCid = Symbol = EcR AltSymbols = EcRH, NR1H1 EntrezGene = 35540 OMIM = RefSeq = UniProt = P34021 PDB = 1R0O ECnumber = Chromosome = Arm = Band =… … Wikipedia
Ecdysone O-acyltransferase — In enzymology, an ecdysone O acyltransferase (EC number|2.3.1.139) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:palmitoyl CoA + ecdysone ightleftharpoons CoA + ecdysone palmitateThus, the two substrates of this enzyme are palmitoyl CoA and… … Wikipedia
Ecdysone 20-monooxygenase — In enzymology, an ecdysone 20 monooxygenase (EC number|1.14.99.22) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:ecdysone + AH2 + O2 ightleftharpoons 20 hydroxyecdysone + A + H2OThe 3 substrates of this enzyme are ecdysone, AH2, and O2,… … Wikipedia
Ecdysone oxidase — In enzymology, an ecdysone oxidase (EC number|1.1.3.16) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:ecdysone + O2 ightleftharpoons 3 dehydroecdysone + H2O2Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ecdysone and O2, whereas its two products … Wikipedia
ecdysone — also ecdyson noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ecdysis + hormone Date: 1956 any of several arthropod hormones that in insects are produced by the prothoracic gland and that trigger molting and metamorphosis … New Collegiate Dictionary
