Table 5.

Docking scores (kcal/mol) of environmental toxicants in binding pockets of receptors.

Environmental Toxicants	Androgen Receptor	Estrogen Receptor-α	Estrogen Receptor-β
4-nonylphenol	−7.1	−5.8	−6.9
4-octylphenol	−6.6	−5.9	−7.0
4-tert-butylphenol	−6.3	−5.9	−6.3
Bisphenol A	−8.3	−7.7	−7.9
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane	−7.9	ND	ND
Diethylhexyl phthalate	−6.4	ND	ND
Diethylstilbestrol	−8.6	−8.5	−8.6
Heptachlor	−5.9	ND	ND
Methoxychlor	−6.0	−7.0	−5.4
O-phenylphenol	−7.8	−7.0	−7.4
Perfluorooctanoic acid	−8.9	ND	ND
Permethrin	ND	ND	−7.9
α-estradiol	ND	−9.1	ND
β-estradiol	ND	ND	−8.5
Dihydrotestosterone	−9.2	ND	ND

ND: Not determined. Binding energy in bold signifies compounds that are past the threshold of −7.5 kcal/mol.