著者

青木 直人 松田 幹

出版者

公益社団法人 日本農芸化学会

雑誌

化学と生物 (ISSN:0453073X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.40, no.12, pp.783-789, 2002-12-25 (Released:2009-05-25)

参考文献数

19

著者

佐藤 かな子 長井 二三子 青木 直人 西島 基弘

出版者

公益社団法人日本薬学会

雑誌

藥學雜誌 (ISSN:00316903)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.120, no.12, pp.1429-1433, 2000-12-01

被引用文献数

5

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Alkyl p-hydroxybenzoates such as isobutyl p-hydroxybenzoate (PHBA-iBu), butyl p-hydroxybenzoate (PHBA-nBu), isopropyl p-hydroxybenzoate (PHBA-iPr), propyl p-hydroxybenzoate (PHBA-nPr), ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate (PHBA-Et), and methyl p-hydroxybenzoate (PHBA-Me) are widely used as preservatives, stabilizers and antiseptics for medical supplies, cosmetics, foodstuffs etc. We determined the binding affinity of alkyl p-hydroxybenzoates to human estrogen receptor α (ERα) and β (ERβ) by non-RI receptor binding assays. PHBA-iBu had a high binding affinity for ERα (IC_<50> : 6.0×10^<-6>M, the relative binding affinity (RBA) : 0.267) and ERβ (IC_<50> : 5.0×10^<-6>M, RBA : 0.340). These IC_<50> values and RBA were almost the same as those of bisphenol A. The ranking of the estrogenic potency of alkyl p-hydroxybenzoates for both ERs is different; that is, PHBA-iBu>PHBA-nBu≒PHBA-iPr≒PHBA-nPr>PHBA-Et≫PHBA-Me. Alkyl p-hydroxybenzoates bound with equal relative affinity to both ERα and β proteins. Alkyl p-hydroxybenzoate having a long alkyl side-chain showed a high affinity for ERα and β. These findings suggest that p-hydroxybenzoates may be endocrine disruptors.