An ecdysone steroid hormone; completely inhibits the growth of the bacteria S. aureus, E. coli, and P. vulgaris, as well as the fungi C. albicans, A. alternata, and F. solani at 10 UG/ml; increases aggregation of Aβ42, increases fibril formation by 60%, and decreases oligomer levels in cell-free assays at 50 µM; reduces Aβ42-induced cytotoxicity of SH-SY5Y cells at 5 and 10 µM