Synthesis of Ecdysteroids and Related Compounds

摘要

Ecdysteroids are important steroidal hormones [1, 2] that form a large group of natural and synthetic compounds with chemical structures similar to that of the first representative, α-ecdysone (1), which was isolated from silkworm cocoons. A large number of these compounds has been observed in invertebrates, plants, and fungi [1-3]. They are divided into zoo, phyto-, and mycoecdysteroids depending on the source from which they are isolated. The most characteristics features of the biological activity of ecdysteroids are hormonal control of molting and metamorphosis processes in insects at very low concentrations.