Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
3-phenylpropenal
CAS # 104-55-2
Alternative Names
3-phenyl-2-propenal
cinnamaldehyde
3-phenyl-2-propen-1-al
3-phenyl-2-propenaldehyde
3-phenylacrolein
3-phenylacrylaldehyde
benzylideneacetaldehyde
Categories*
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Food additives and contact material
Household product ingredient
Medical/Veterinary/Research
Metal/Metallurgy
Personal care product/Cosmetic ingredient
Pesticide ingredient
Plastic/Rubber
Unconventional Oil and Gas
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Hebert CD, Yuan J, Dieter MP. 1994. Comparison of the toxicity of cinnamaldehyde when administered by microencapsulation in feed or by corn oil gavage. Food Chem Toxicol 32(12):1107-1115.
Mantovani A, Stazi AV, Macri C, Ricciardi C, Piccioni A, Badellino E. 1989. Pre-natal (segment II) toxicity study of cinnamic aldehyde in the Sprague-Dawley rat. Food Chem Toxicol 27(12):781-786.
*Category References
US Dept of Health & Human Services. Household Products Database.
US National Library of Medicine. Hazardous Substances Data Bank.
Waxman HA, Markey EJ, and DeGette D. 2011. Chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Minority Staff.