J. Pis et al., ANALYSIS OF ECDYSTEROID CONJUGATES - CHROMATOGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATIONOF SULFATES, PHOSPHATES AND GLUCOSIDES, European journal of entomology, 92(1), 1995, pp. 41-50
Ecdysone monosulfates (at C-2, C-3 and C-22) and ecdysone 2,22-disulfa
te were synthesised using sulfur trioxide triethylamine complex as sul
fation agent. Direct sulfation of ecdysone afforded a mixture of vario
us sulfates. Regioselective sulfation of ecdysone was achieved by util
izing temporary protection of hydroxy groups. The chromatographic beha
viour of synthetic sulfates was compared with that of various other po
lar conjugates of ecdysone and 20-hydroxyecdysone. General rules to ch
aracterise ecdysteroid conjugates are proposed.