Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
benzophenone
CAS # 119-61-9
Categories*
Biogenic compound
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Food additives and contact material
Household product ingredient
Personal care product/Cosmetic ingredient
Pesticide ingredient
Plastic/Rubber
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Jobling S, Reynolds T, White R, Parker MG, Sumpter JP. 1995. A variety of environmentally persistent chemicals, including some phthalate plasticizers, are weakly estrogenic. Environ Health Perspect 103(6):582-587.
Kanayama T, Kobayashi N, Mamiya S, Nakanishi T, Nishikawa J. 2005. Organotin compounds promote adipocyte differentiation as agonists of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor [gamma]/retinoid X receptor pathway. Mol Pharmacol 67(3):766-774.
*Category References
US EPA. InertFinder.
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.