Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
beta-endosulfan
CAS # 33213-65-9
Alternative Name
endosulfan II
Category*
Pesticide ingredient
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Abalis IM, Eldefrawi ME, Eldefrawi AT. 1985. High-affinity stereospecific binding of cyclodiene insecticides and gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane to gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors of rat brain. Pesticide Biochemistry & Physiology 24(1):95-102.
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.
Kojima H, Katsura E, Takeuchi S, Niiyama K, Kobayashi K. 2004. Screening for estrogen and androgen receptor activities in 200 pesticides by in vitro reporter gene assays using Chinese hamster ovary cells. Environ Health Perspect 112(5):524-531.
Scippo ML, Argiris C, Van De Weerdt C, Muller M, Willemsen P, Martial J, Maghuin-Rogister G. 2004. Recombinant human estrogen, androgen and progesterone receptors for detection of potential endocrine disruptors. Anal Bioanal Chem 378(3):664-669.
Soto AM, Chung KL, Sonnenschein C. 1994. The pesticides endosulfan, toxaphene and dieldrin have estrogenic properties in human estrogen-sensitive cells. Environ Health Perspect 102(4):380-383.
*Category References
Abalis IM, Eldefrawi ME, Eldefrawi AT. 1985. High-affinity stereospecific binding of cyclodiene insecticides and gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane to gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors of rat brain. Pestic Biochem Physiol 24(1):95-102.
Compendium of Pesticide Common Names (CPCN).