Term Name: ecdysone metabolic process
Synonyms: ecdysone metabolism
Definition: 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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0008205]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: ecdysteroid metabolic process secondary alcohol metabolic process sterol metabolic process
has subtype: ecdysone biosynthetic process ecdysone catabolic process