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Compound

20-Hydroxyecdysone

Also called Ecdysterone, beta-Ecdysterone

Overview

ChEBI: 20-hydroxyecdysone is an ecdysteroid that is ecdysone substituted by a hydroxy group at position 20. It has a role as an animal metabolite and a plant metabolite.[1] PC

Chemistry

Formula
C27H44O7 PC
CAS number
5289-74-7 PC
Molar mass (g/mol)
480.6 PC
IUPAC name (computed by PubChem)
(2S,3R,5R,9R,10R,13R,14S,17S)-2,3,14-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R,3R)-2,3,6-trihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,5,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-6-one PC
SMILES
C[C@]12CC[C@H]3C(=CC(=O)[C@H]4[C@@]3(C[C@@H]([C@@H](C4)O)O)C)[C@@]1(CC[C@@H]2[C@](C)([C@@H](CCC(C)(C)O)O)O)O PC
InChIKey
NKDFYOWSKOHCCO-YPVLXUMRSA-N PC
PubChem CID
5459840

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Sources

  1. Journal / agency ChEBI (Chemical Entities of Biological Interest, EMBL-EBI). Description text for 20-Hydroxyecdysone, as shown in the PubChem record (CID 5459840), retrieved 10 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0; quoted word for word
  2. Journal / agency PubChem (U.S. National Library of Medicine). Compound summary, CID 5459840. Retrieved 10 November 2026. Formula, mass, names and identifiers in the Chemistry table