A class of steroids that include insect moulting and sex hormones.
ChEBI ID: 23897
| Member | Definition | Role |
|---|---|---|
| ecdysone | A 6-oxo steroid that is 5beta-cholest-7-en-6-one substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 2, 3, 14, 22 and 25 respectively (the 2beta, 3beta, 22R stereoisomer). It is a steroid prohormone of the major insect moulting hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone. | ecdysone |
| ecdysterone | An ecdysteroid that is ecdysone substituted by a hydroxy group at position 20. | 20-hydroxyecdysone |
| Timeframe | Studies, Drugs in This Class (%) | All Drugs % |
|---|---|---|
| pre-1990 | 1,046 (31.25) | 18.7374 |
| 1990's | 468 (13.98) | 18.2507 |
| 2000's | 749 (22.38) | 29.6817 |
| 2010's | 786 (23.48) | 24.3611 |
| 2020's | 298 (8.90) | 2.80 |
| Publication Type | Studies, Drugs in This Class (%) | All Drugs (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Trials | 10 (0.26%) | 5.53% |
| Reviews | 204 (5.40%) | 6.00% |
| Case Studies | 2 (0.05%) | 4.05% |
| Observational | 0 (0.00%) | 0.25% |
| Other | 3,563 (94.28%) | 84.16% |