Formulation: A powder
Formal Name: (5β)-2β,3β,14,20,22R-pentahydroxy-cholest-7-en-6-one
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C27H44O6
Formula Weight: 464,6
Shelf life (days): 730
CAS Number: 13408-56-5
Notes: Ponasterone A is an analog of 20-hydroxy ecdysone (Item No. 16145), the insect steroid hormone that regulates the metamorphosis of Drosophila.{26314} Ecdysteroids such as this compound have been employed as inducers of ecdysone-inducible mammalian expression systems.{26316,26315}