Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
propiconazole
CAS # 60207-90-1
Alternative Name
(propioconazole: misspelling)
Category*
Pesticide ingredient
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
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.
Sanderson JT, Boerma J, Lansbergen GW, van den Berg M. 2002. Induction and inhibition of aromatase (CYP19) activity by various classes of pesticides in H295R human adrenocortical carcinoma cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 182(1):44-54.
Taxvig C, Vinggaard AM, Hass U, Axelstad M, Metzdorff S, Nellemann C. 2008. Endocrine-disrupting properties in vivo of widely used azole fungicides. Int J Androl 31(2):170-176.
Trosken ER, Adamska M, Arand M, Zarn JA, Patten C, Volkel W, Lutz WK. 2006. Comparison of lanosterol-14 alpha-demethylase (CYP51) of human and Candida albicans for inhibition by different antifungal azoles. Toxicology 228(1):24-32.
Trösken ER, Scholz K, Lutz RW, Völkel W, Zarn JA, Lutz WK. 2004. Comparative assessment of the inhibition of recombinant human CYP19 (aromatase) by azoles used in agriculture and as drugs for humans. Endocr Res 30(3):387-394.
Vinggaard AM, Hnida C, Breinholt V, Larsen JC. 2000. Screening of selected pesticides for inhibition of CYP19 aromatase activity in vitro. Toxicol in Vitro 14(3):227-234.
*Category References
Compendium of Pesticide Common Names (CPCN).
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.