20-Hydroxyecdysone (20E) is an important steroid hormone that controls embryonic development, molting, metamorphosis, and reproduction in members of the phylum Arthropoda. It acts through a...
The first insect molting hormone, which is also known as Ecdysone was isolated from a silkworm pupae in 1954. Later in 1996, 20-Hydroxyecdysone was identified and recognized as a derivative...