Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
mono-1-(methyl)-heptyl phthalate
CAS # 68296-97-9
Alternative Names
MHP
mono-(1-methylheptyl) phthalate
mono-2-octyl phthalate
DL-2-octyl phthalate
Categories*
Medical/Veterinary/Research
Metabolite/Degradate
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Lampen A, Zimnik S, Nau H. 2003. Teratogenic phthalate esters and metabolites activate the nuclear receptors PPARs and induce differentiation of F9 cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 188(1):14-23.
*Category References
Corton JC, Lapinskas PJ. 2005. Table 3 In: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors: Mediators of phthalate ester-induced effects in the male reproductive tract? Toxicol Sci 83(1):4-17.
Lampen A, Zimnik S, Nau H. 2003. Teratogenic phthalate esters and metabolites activate the nuclear receptors PPARs and induce differentiation of F9 cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 188(1):14-23.