ecdysone metabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways involving ecdysone, (22R)-2-beta,3-beta,14,22,25-pentahydroxycholest-7-en-6-one, an ecdysteroid found in insects. It is the inactive prohormone of the moulting hormone ecdysterone and may have intrinsic hormonal activity at other stages of insect development.
GO:0016125
sterol metabolic process
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GO:0045455
ecdysteroid metabolic process
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GO:1902652
secondary alcohol metabolic process
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ecdysone metabolism
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