Ajugalactone 

Ajugalactone is a phytoecdysteroid found in plants of the Ajuga genus. Ajugalactone shows both ecdysone (HY-N0179) agonist activity and anti‑ponasterone A (HY-N1534) antagonist activity. Ajugalactone significantly disrupts insect molting and developmental processes. Ajugalactone acts as an insect growth regulator that interferes with insect molting. Ajugalactone induces complete mortality in first‑instar larvae of the greenhouse whitefly. Ajugalactone can be used for research on insect‑plant interactions and insect growth regulation^[1][2].

Ajugalactone induces high mortality in first stage larvae of the greenhouse whitefly when incorporated into their in vitro culture medium^[2].
Ajugalactone (injected) displays moulting hormone activity in diapausing tobacco hornworm pupae^[2].
Ajugalactone (dipping assay) shows antiponasterone A activity in the rice stem borer dipping assay^[2].

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516.62

C₂₉H₄₀O₈

42975-12-2

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• [1]. Camps F, et al. 29-Norsengosterone and 29-norcyasterone, new C-28 phytoecdysteroids from Ajuga reptans (Labiatae). Chemistry Letters, 1982, 11(9): 1313-1316.

  [2]. Camps F, et al. Insect allelochemicals from Ajuga plants. Phytochemistry, 1993, 32(6): 1361-1370.