ecdysone metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0008205

Synonyms

• ecdysone metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving ecdysone, (22R)-2-beta,3-beta,14,22,25-pentahydroxycholest-7-en-6-one, an ecdysteroid found in insects. It is the inactive prohormone of the moulting hormone ecdysterone and may have intrinsic hormonal activity at other stages of insect development. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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