Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
4'-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetrachlorobiphenyl
CAS # 67651-34-7
Alternative Names
4'-OH-PCB-61
4-hydroxy-2',3',4',5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl
Category*
Metabolite/Degradate
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
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.
Jin L, Tran DQ, Ide CF, McLachlan JA, Arnold SF. 1997. Several synthetic chemicals inhibit progesterone receptor-mediated transactivation in yeast. Biochemical & Biophysical Research Communications 233(1):139-146.
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.
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.
Soto AM, Sonnenschein C, Chung KL, Fernandez MF, Olea N, Serrano FO. 1995. The E-SCREEN assay as a tool to identify estrogens: An update on estrogenic environmental pollutants. Environ Health Perspect 103 (Suppl. 7):113-122.
*Category References
ATSDR. 2000. Toxicological Profile for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs).