Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
4,4'-dihydroxy-3,3',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl
CAS # 13049-13-3
Alternative Names
4,4'-diOH-PCB-80
3,3',5,5'-tetrachloro-4,4'-biphenyldiol
Category*
Metabolite/Degradate
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Blair RM, Fang H, Branham WS, Hass BS, Dial SL, Moland CL, Tong W, Shi L, Perkins R, Sheehan DM. 2000. The estrogen receptor relative binding affinities of 188 natural and xenochemicals: structural diversity of ligands. Toxicol Sci 54(1):138-153.
Cheek AO, Kow K, Chen J, McLachlan JA. 1999. Potential mechanisms of thyroid disruption in humans: Interaction of organochlorine compounds with thyroid receptor, transthyretin, and thyroid-binding globulin. Environ Health Perspect 107(4):273-278.
Kester MH, Bulduk S, Tibboel D, Meinl W, Glatt H, Falany CN, Coughtrie MW, Bergman A, Safe SH, Kuiper GG, Schuur AG, Brouwer A, Visser TJ. 2000 . Potent inhibition of estrogen sulfotransferase by hydroxylated PCB metabolites: a novel pathway explaining the estrogenic activity of PCBs. Endocrinology 141(5):1897–1900.
Korach KS, Sarver P, Chae K, McLachlan JA, McKinney JD. 1988. Estrogen receptor-binding activity of polychlorinated hydroxybiphenyls: conformationally restricted structural probes. Mol Pharmacol 33(1):120-126.
Kramer VJ, Giesy JP. 1999. Specific binding of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyl metabolites and other substances to bovine calf uterine estrogen receptor: structure-binding relationships. Sci Total Environ 233(1-3):141-161.
*Category References
ATSDR. 2000. Toxicological Profile for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs).