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. 2021 Jul 16;13(7):495. doi: 10.3390/toxins13070495

Table 2.

PAEs detected in plant materials.

Family Identified from Origin Type of PAEs Relative Content of PAEs (%) * References
Acanthaceae Avicennia marina Fruits Diethyl phthalate 1.2 [70]
Dimethyl phthalate 0.6
Methyl nonyl phthalate 0.4
Asystasia gangetica Aerial Parts Diisobutyl phthalate 6.1 [71]
Bis-Decyloctyl phthalate 5.7
Bis-Diundecyl phthalate 5.7
Bis-Decylhexyl phthalate 4.2
Bis-isodecylhexyl phthalate 4.1
Diheptyl phthalate 3.6
Bis-Didecyl phthalate 2.6
Bis-Heptyloctyl phthalate 2.4
Di-n-butyl phthalate 2.3
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1.5
Bis-7-Methy loctyl phthalate 1.0
Araceae Alocasia macrorrhiza Whole Plants Bis (2-isobutyl) phthalate 32.5 [55]
Di-n-butyl phthalate 14.4
Asteraceae Ageratina adenophora Leaves, Shoots Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate N/A ** [72]
Di-n-butyl phthalate
Cirsium japonicum Whole Plants Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 30.8 [57]
Diisooctyl phthalate 16.6
Mono (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 16.0
Diisobutyl phthalate 1.1
Butyloctyl phthalate 0.7
Di-n-octyl phthalate 0.1
Chrysanthemum indicum Leaves, Stems Diethyl phthalate N/A [73]
Apiaceae Angelica sinensis Roots Di-n-butyl phthalate N/A [74]
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Bis (2-methylpropyl) phthalate
Brassicaceae Brassica oleracea Stalks Di-n-butyl phthalate 32.0 [42]
Diisooctyl phthalate 18.5
Diisobutyl phthalate 3.4
Diethyl phthalate 1.3
Chenopodiaceae Beta vulgaris Root Exudates Di-n-butyl phthalate 47.2 [75]
Diisobutyl phthalate 8.6
Campanulaceae Campanula colorata Whole Plants Butyloctyl phthalate 10.2 [76]
Di-n-butyl phthalate 7.4
Diisooctyl phthalate 0.6
Calycanthaceae Chimonanthus praecox Flowers Di-n-butyl phthalate 4.5 [77]
Cladophoraceae Cladophora fracta Whole Plants Diisobutyl phthalate N/A [67]
Di-n-butyl phthalate
Chaetomorpha basiretorsa Whole Plants Di-n-butyl phthalate N/A [66]
Diisobutyl phthalate
Cyperaceae Fimbristylis miliacea Whole Plants Di-n-octyl phthalate N/A [62]
Crassulaceae Hylotelephium erythrostictum Flowers Di-n-butyl phthalate 1.2 [78]
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea carnea Whole Plants Di-n-butyl phthalate N/A [79]
Caryophyllaceae Radix pseudostellariae Whole Plants Di-n-butyl phthalate 87.2 [52]
Ditridecyl phthalate 0.7
Euphorbiaceae Croton lachynocarpus Roots Di-n-butyl phthalate N/A [68]
Diisobutyl phthalate
Butyl isobutyl phthalate
Jatropha curcas Leaves Di-n-octyl phthalate 21.6 [46]
Ericaceae Pyrola rotundifolia Whole Plants Di-n-butyl phthalate 40.5 [53]
Rhododendron calophytum Flowers Di-n-butyl phthalate 4.9 [80]
Diisobutyl phthalate 1.4
Fabaceae Dalbergia odorifera Flowers Di-n-butyl phthalate 14.0 [81]
Diisooctyl phthalate 4.4
Medicago sativa Root Exudates Di-n-butyl phthalate 10.7 [82]
Gracilariaceae Gracilaria lemaneiformis Whole Plants Butyl isobutyl phthalate N/A [83]
Gesneriaceae Lysionotus pauciflorus Whole Plants Diisobutyl phthalate 2.7 [84]
Hypericaceae Hypericum scabrum Seeds, Leaves Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 5.8 [85]
Liliaceae Allium fistulosum Root Exudates Diisooctyl phthalate 11.4 [86]
Di-n-butyl phthalate 4.7
Diethyl phthalate 3.2
Dimethyl phthalate 0.9
Diisobutyl phthalate 0.7
Butyl methyl phthalate 0.6
Lilium brownii Root Exudates Diisooctyl phthalate 52.1 [63]
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 41.0
Methyl 2-ethylhexyl phthalate 0.9
2-ethyl hexyl butyl phthalate 0.8
Di-n-butyl phthalate 0.3
Paris polyphylla Roots Isobutyl-3-pentenyl phthalate 24.7 [87]
Butyl-2-isobutyl phthalate 5.5
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 4.2
Lamiaceae Clerodendrum inerme Leaves Di-n-butyl phthalate 59.3 [56]
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 17.3
Melissa officinalis Aerial Parts Diisobutyl phthalate 2.5 [88]
Di-n-butyl phthalate 1.4
Ocimum obovatum Leaves 2-ethylhexyl undecyl phthalate 5.3 [89]
Di-n-butyl phthalate 4.5
Phlomis umbrosa Flowers Diisobutyl phthalate 13.4 [90]
Di-n-butyl phthalate 1.5
Butyl isobutyl phthalate 0.4
Prunella vulgaris Whole Plants Di-n-octyl phthalate 29.9 [47]
Diethyl phthalate 2.5
Phlomis medicinalis Roots Butyl isobutyl phthalate N/A [91]
Scutellaria barbata Whole Plants Di-n-butyl phthalate 8. 3 [92]
Diisobutyl phthalate 3. 6
Malvaceae Gossypium hirsutum Stalks Di-n-butyl phthalate 7.9 [45]
Myricaceae Myricarubra sieb Fruits Phthalic acid, hex-3-yl isobutyl ester 9.7 [93]
Diisooctyl phthalate 4.2
Di-n-butyl phthalate 2.0
Dimethyl phthalate 0.8
Meliaceae Toona ciliata Leaves, Stems Diisobutyl phthalate N/A [65]
Di-n-butyl phthalate
Orchidaceae Cymbidium sinense Flowers Diisobutyl phthalate 12.5 [94]
Oleaceae Osmanthus fragrans Flowers Mono (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 26.5 [54]
Bis (2-methylpropyl) phthalate 21.9
Di-n-butyl phthalate 15.1
Diethyl phthalate 2.1
Pontederiaceae Eichhornia crassipes Whole Plants Di-n-octyl phthalate N/A [95]
Diisooctyl phthalate
Mono (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Methyl dioctyl phthalate
Polygonaceae Polygonum amplexicaule Roots Diisobutyl phthalate N/A [96]
Poaceae Zea mays Straws Di-n-butyl phthalate 7.0 [44]
2-Methyl-pentyl-isobutyl phthalate dibutyl 6.4
Rosaceae Malus prunifolia Root Exudates Phthalate derivates 52.5 [97]
Pyrus bretschneideri Seeds Di-n-butyl phthalate N/A [69]
Diisobutyl phthalate
Pyrus ussriensis Fruits Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 29.4 [58]
Photinia parvifolia Fruits Di-n-octyl phthalate 10.1 [48]
Rubiaceae Paederia scandens Whole Plants Di-n-butyl phthalate 5.0 [98]
Dimethyl phthalate 3. 7
Diisobutyl phthalate 3.2
Di-n-octyl phthalate 2.9
Ixora amplexicaulis Branches, Leaves Di-n-butyl phthalate 15.0 [43]
Rhamnaceae Ziziphus mauritiana Fruits Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 18.0 [59]
Di-n-butyl phthalate 12.3
Solanaceae Capsicum annuum Leaves and Root Exudates Di-n-butyl phthalate 41.5 [99]
Butyl cyclohexane phthalate 15.6
Butyl isobutyl phthalate 13.1
Ditert butyl phthalate 10.1
Nicotiana tabacum Root Exudates 3-hexyl isobutyl phthalate 4.8 [100]
Diisobutyl phthalate 2.9
Solanum lycopersicum Root Exudates Di-n-butyl phthalate 5.8 [101]
Dimethyl phthalate 2.1
Diisooctyl phthalate 1.7
Diisobutyl phthalate 0.4
Solanum melongena Root Exudates Di-n-butyl phthalate 13.6 [64]
Diisobutyl phthalate 1.9
Diisononyl phthalate 0.8
Saxifragaceae Saxifraga stolonfera Whole Plants Butyloctyl phthalate 5.5 [102]
Sargassaceae Nizamuddinia zanardinii Whole Plants Di-n-butyl phthalate 5.1 [103]
Diethyl phthalate 0.7
Sapindaceae Nephelium lappaceum Peels Isobutyl octyl phthalate 16.5 [104]
Diisooctyl phthalate 8.9
Salviniaceae Salvinia natans Whole Plants Mono (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 29.3 [105]
Di-n-butyl phthalate 1.0
Thymelaeaceae Stellera chamaejasme Root Exudates 2-Ethyl hexyl phthalate 18.7 [106]
Di-n-butyl phthalate 4.6
Diisobutyl phthalate 0.2

* Relative Content of PAEs (%) detected via GC/MS; ** N/A: Not applicable.