. 2023 Jul 4;50(8):7069–7088. doi: 10.1007/s11033-023-08583-2

Table 2.

Principal phthalates that had been demonstrated to interact with estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor (PR) in humans. Data extracted from [18]

Parent phthalates (Phthalate-diester)	Primary metabolites (Phthalate-monoester)
DEHP	MEHP
DiBP	MiBP

Parent phthalates
(Phthalate-diester)

Primary metabolites
(Phthalate-monoester)

DEHP

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MEHP

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DiBP

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MiBP

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DEHP Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, MEHP Mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, DiBP Di-iso-butyl phthalate, MiBP Mono-iso-butyl phthalate