Excessive abundance and dynamics of unusual ecdysteroids in Pycnogonum litorale ström (Arthropoda, Pantopoda)
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Excessive abundance and dynamics of unusual ecdysteroids in Pycnogonum litorale ström (Arthropoda, Pantopoda)
Abstract
In embryos, larvae, and juveniles of Pycnogonum litorale, unusual ecdysteroids have been found at excessively high levels. Concentrations and dynamics of the following eight ecdysteroids were determined by HPLC: 20-hydroxyecdysone, 20-hydroxyecdysone 22-glycolate, (25R) and (25S) isomers of 20,26-dihydroxyecdysone 22-acetate, 22-deoxy-20,26-dihydroxyecdysone, 20-hydroxyecdysone 22-acetate, 22-deoxy-20-hydroxyecdysone, and ecdysone 22-glycolate. The excessively high content of ecdysteroids is found in all developmental stages. Juvenile pycnogonids contain the highest total ecdysteroid amounts ever found in arthropods: 0.1% of their body dry weight. 20-Hydroxyecdysone 22-acetate is the prominent ecdysteroid and represents at all stages of both sexes, 66.2-85.8% of the total ecdysteroids. This compound, as well as all other ecdysteroids without a free 22-OH group, are presumed to be inactive as molting hormones. In contrast to these compounds, 20-hydroxyecdysone is present only in amounts similar to those in other arthropods. Furthermore, it is the only ecdysteroid with its peak at apolysis. It is regarded as the molt-promoting hormone. The origin and function of the other ecdysteroids in different developmental stages are discussed.
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