ecdysteroid biosynthetic process

Known as: ecdysteroid anabolism, ecdysteroid biosynthesis, ecdysteroid synthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ecdysteroids, a group of polyhydroxylated ketosteroids which initiate post… (More)
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2012
2012
Tissue Damage Disrupts Developmental Progression and Ecdysteroid Biosynthesis in Drosophila
In humans, chronic inflammation, severe injury, infection and disease can result in changes in steroid hormone titers and delayed… (More)
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2010
Highly Cited
2010
Non-molting glossy/shroud encodes a short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase that functions in the 'Black Box' of the ecdysteroid biosynthesis pathway.
In insects, the precise timing of molting and metamorphosis is strictly guided by a principal steroid hormone, ecdysone. Among… (More)
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2010
2010
Identification and expression profile of Halloween genes involved in ecdysteroid biosynthesis in <ce:italic>Spodoptera littoralis</ce:italic>
20-Hydroxyecdyone (20E), an active form of ecdysteroid, is the key hormone in insect growth and development. The biosynthesis of… (More)
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2009
2009
Embryonic diapause highlighted by differential expression of mRNAs for ecdysteroidogenesis, transcription and lipid sparing in the cricket Allonemobius socius.
Embryos of the ground cricket, Allonemobius socius, enter diapause 4-5 days post-oviposition and overwinter in this dormant state… (More)
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2004
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2004
Ecdysteroids during early embryonic development in silkworm Bombyx mori: metabolism and functions.
It has been well established that eggs of insects, including those of the silkworm Bombyx mori, contain various molecular species… (More)
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2001
2001
On the distribution of phytoecdysteroids in plants
The occurrence and levels of phytoecdysteroids in the seeds and other parts of plants grown from the seeds of 180 randomly… (More)
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1997
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1997
Control of ecdysteroidogenesis: Activation and inhibition of prothoracic gland activity
The ecdysteroid hormones, mainly 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), play a pivotal role in insect development by controlling gene… (More)
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1996
1996
Evidence for the involvement of 3-oxo-delta 4 intermediates in ecdysteroid biosynthesis.
Although the involvement of 3-oxo-delta 4 compounds as intermediates in arthropod ecdysteroid biosynthesis has been postulated… (More)
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1994
1994
Changes in general and specific protein synthesis that accompany ecdysteroid synthesis in stimulated prothoracic glands of Manduca sexta.
The prothoracic glands of fifth instar Manduca sexta larvae respond to stimulation by the brain neuropeptide, prothoracicotropic… (More)
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1987
1987
The ecdysoneless (ecd1ts) mutation disrupts ecdysteroid synthesis autonomously in the ring gland of Drosophila melanogaster.
Ring glands dissected from homozygous l(3)ecd1ts wandering larvae and upshifted in vitro to the restrictive temperature, 29… (More)
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