Ecdysone metabolism: Ecdysone dehydrogenase‐isomerase

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 1974 English Publisher:WileyJournal:Lipids, volume 9, pages 971-974 (issn: 0024-4201, eissn: 1558-9307,

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Authors: H. N. Nigg; J. A. Svoboda; M. J. Thompson; J. N. Kaplanis; S. R. Dutky; W. E. Robbins;

doi: 10.1007/bf02533820

pmid: 4444431

Ecdysone metabolism: Ecdysone dehydrogenase‐isomerase

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AbstractAn enzyme system that converts α‐ecdysone to its hormonally less active 3α‐epimer was detected only in the midgut of the tobacco hornworm,Manduca sexta (L.). This system appears to be specific for the ecdysones and may represent a metabolic control point for regulating molting hormone activity.

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Lepidoptera, Ecdysone, Larva, Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases, Pupa, Animals, Stereoisomerism, Digestive System

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