Ecdysteroids are arthropod steroid hormones that are mainly responsible for molting (ecdysis), development and, to a lesser extent, reproduction;[1][2][3][4] examples of ecdysteroids include ecdysone, 20-hydroxyecdysone (ecdysterone), turkesterone and 2-deoxyecdysone.[5] These compounds are synthesized in arthropods from dietary cholesterol via the Halloween family of cytochrome P450 enzymes.[6]
Compounds with ecdysteroid activity in arthropods are not only produced by these animals (zooecdysteroids). Phytoecdysteroids appear in many plants, mostly as protection agents (toxins or antifeedants) against herbivorous insects.[7][8] Fungi produce a handful of mycoecdysteroids.[9] In addition, synthetic ecdysteroid pesticides such as methoxyfenozide have been produced.[10]
Supposed dietary supplements
editExtracts of A. turkestanica, including ecdysteroid, are marketed on the Internet with the presumption they are useful as bodybuilding supplements.[11] A. turkestanica contains ecdysteroid derivatives,[12] such as turkesterone, although these compounds have no proven anabolic effects on muscle in mammals, and no approval as a drug in any country.[11]
See also
editReferences
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- ↑ Krishnakumaran A, Schneiderman HA (December 1970). "Control of molting in mandibulate and chelicerate arthropods by ecdysones". The Biological Bulletin. 139 (3): 520–538. doi:10.2307/1540371. JSTOR 1540371. PMID 5494238.
- ↑ Margam VM, Gelman DB, Palli SR (June 2006). "Ecdysteroid titers and developmental expression of ecdysteroid-regulated genes during metamorphosis of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)". Journal of Insect Physiology. 52 (6): 558–568. Bibcode:2006JInsP..52..558M. doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.02.003. PMID 16580015.
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- ↑ Mykles DL (November 2011). "Ecdysteroid metabolism in crustaceans". The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 127 (3–5): 196–203. doi:10.1016/j.jsbmb.2010.09.001. PMID 20837145. S2CID 23942645.
- ↑ Dinan L (June 2001). "Phytoecdysteroids: biological aspects". Phytochemistry. 57 (3): 325–339. Bibcode:2001PChem..57..325D. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(01)00078-4. PMID 11393511.
- ↑ Dinan L, Savchenko T, Whiting P (July 2001). "On the distribution of phytoecdysteroids in plants". Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 58 (8): 1121–1132. doi:10.1007/PL00000926. PMC 11337386. PMID 11529504. S2CID 8496934.
- ↑ Dinan L, Mamadalieva NZ, Lafont R (2020). "Dietary Phytoecdysteroids". Handbook of Dietary Phytochemicals. pp. 1–54. doi:10.1007/978-981-13-1745-3_35-1. ISBN 978-981-13-1745-3.
- ↑ Carlson GR, Dhadialla TS, Hunter R, Jansson RK, Jany CS, Lidert Z, Slawecki RA (February 2001). "The chemical and biological properties of methoxyfenozide, a new insecticidal ecdysteroid agonist". Pest Management Science. 57 (2): 115–9. doi:10.1002/1526-4998(200102)57:2<115::AID-PS245>3.0.CO;2-A. PMID 11455641.
- 1 2 Cohen PA, Avula B, Katragunta K, Travis JC, Khan I (July 2023). "Presence and Quantity of Botanical Ingredients With Purported Performance-Enhancing Properties in Sports Supplements". JAMA Network Open. 6 (7): e2323879. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.23879. PMC 10352857. PMID 37459101.
- ↑ Guibout L, Mamadalieva N, Balducci C, Girault JP, Lafont R (2015). "The minor ecdysteroids from Ajuga turkestanica" (PDF). Phytochemical Analysis. 26 (5): 293–300. Bibcode:2015PChAn..26..293G. doi:10.1002/pca.2563. PMID 25953625.
External links
edit- Ecdybase, The Ecdysone Handbook - a free online ecdysteroids database