Table 1.
Parent phthalate diesters and corresponding urinary phthalate metabolites.
Parent phthalate diester | Phthalate metabolite |
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) | Mono-(2-ethyl-5-hexyl) phthalate (MEHP)a |
Mono- (2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate (MEHHP)b | |
Mono-(2-ethyl-5-oxo-hexyl) phthalate (MEOHP)b | |
Mono-(2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl) phthalate (MECPP)b | |
Benzylbutyl phthalate (BzBP) | Mono-benzyl phthalate (MBzP)a |
Mono-n-butyl phthalate (MnBP)a | |
Diethyl phthalate (DEP) | Mono-ethyl phthalate (MEP)a |
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) | Mono-iso-butyl phthalate (MiBP)a |
Mono-n-butyl phthalate (MnBP)a |
Primary hydrolytic monoester metabolite.
Secondary oxidative monoester metabolite.