H410：Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Precautionary statements
P273：Avoid release to the environment.
P391：Collect spillage. Hazardous to the aquatic environment
Description
20-hydroxy Ecdysone is an ecdysteroid hormone produced in arthropod species that induces developmental changes associated with ecdysis and the completion of metamorphosis. It is also produced in plants as a defensive strategy to disrupt the development of insect pests. In target tissues, 20-hydroxy ecdysone binds to the nuclear hormone receptor, ecdysone receptor, initiating a signaling cascade that results in cell cycle arrest. Ecdysteroids such as this compound have been employed as tools in inducible gene regulation systems controlled by reporter cells transfected with the ecdysone receptor.
