CAS # 149589-56-0
Alternative Names
4'-OH-PCB-120
4-hydroxy-2´,3,4´,5,5´-pentachlorobiphenyl
Category*
Metabolite/Degradate
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
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.
Schuur AG, Brouwer A, Bergman A, Coughtrie MWH, Visser TJ. 1998. Inhibition of thyroid hormone sulfation by hydroxylated metabolites of polychlorinated biphenyls. Chem Biol Interact 109(1-3):293-297.
*Category References
ATSDR. 2000. Toxicological Profile for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs).