Endocrine Disruption

TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors

o-t-butylphenol

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CAS # 88-18-6

Alternative Names

OBP

2-tert-butylphenol

Categories*
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Industrial additive
Personal care product/Cosmetic ingredient
Plastic/Rubber

Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor

Kitagawa Y, Takatori S, Oda H, Nishikawa J, Nishihara T, Nakazawa H, Hori S. 2003. Detection of thyroid hormone receptor-binding activities of chemicals using a yeast two-hybrid assay. Journal of Health Science 49(2):99-104.

Shiizaki K, Asai S, Ebata S, Kawanishi M, Yagi T. 2010. Establishment of Yeast Reporter Assay Systems to Detect Ligands of Thyroid Hormone Receptors alpha and beta. Toxicol In Vitro 24(2):638-644.

*Category References

US National Library of Medicine. Hazardous Substances Data Bank.

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