• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.235-245
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• 2006

Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), diisononyl phthalate (DINP) and di-(2-ethylhexyl) adipate (DEHA) are ubiquitously distributed chemicals that are widely used as plasticizers and also found at low levels in foods. The aims of this study were to determine whether perinatal exposure to DBP, DINP and DEHA could alter normal patterns of neonatal development. Dams were provided with pulverized soy-free diet containing 20, 200, 2,000 and 10,000 ppm of DBP, 40, 400, 4.000 and 20,000 ppm of DINP, or 480, 2,400 and 12,000 ppm of DEHA from gestational day 15 to postnatal day 21. Exposure to the high doses of DBP, DINP and DEHA during gestational period significantly decreased food consumption and body weight gain of dams. These chemicals reduced neonatal body weight as well as that of the after maturation. Also, exposure to DINP of all the doses used and the higher doses (2,400 and 12,000 ppm) of DEHA decreased AGD at PND 1 in male neonates, though that to DBP did not affect AGD in males. In female neonates, an increase in AGD was observed in DBP- and DINP-exposed animals at the highest doses. Moreover, these chemicals affected survival rate of pups at PND 5, and delayed onset of eye opening in all chemica1-exposed groups at PND 17. These results suggest that perinatal exposure to these chemicals may affect the normal development and/or growth of offspring.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2005

The rodent Hershberger assay is considered as a potential short term in vivo screening method for the detection of androgenic or anti-androgenic compounds. The objective of this study was to evaluate the anti-androgenic activities of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), di(n-butyl) phthalate (DBP), and butylbenzyl phthalate (BBP). A 10-day Hershberger assay was performed using immature Sprague-Dawley male rats castrated at 6 weeks of age. Tastosterone propionate (TP, 0.4 mg/kg/day) was administered s.c. to castrated male rats and followed by flutamide (1, 5, 10, or 20 mg/kg/day) treatment for 10 days by oral gavage. Similarly, DEHP, DBP, or BBP were also administered by oral gavage at 250, 500, or 1000 mg/kg/day after TP (0.4 mg/kg/day) administration. As expected, flutamide significantly inhibited the TP-induced re-growth of seminal vesicles, ventral prostate, and Levator ani plus bulbocavernosus muscles (LABC) at 1 mg/kg/day and above, and Cowper's glands and glans penis at 5 mg/kg/day and above. DEHP significantly (p<0.05) decreased the seminal vesicles, ventral prostate, LABC and Cowper's glands weights at 1000 mg/kg/day. BBP at 1000 mg/kg/day significantly inhibited TP-induced re-growth of the LABC in the immature castrated male rats, whereas ventral prostate, seminal vesicles, and Cowper's glands weights were unaffected. In contrast to DEHP, DBP did not affect accessory sex organ weights at any concentration. Body weights, combined adrenal glands, and kidney weights were not affected, but liver weights were significantly increased at high dosages in the DEHP, DBP, and BBP treatment groups. Our observations strongly suggest that DEHP acts as an androgen antagonist at the high dose (i.e., 1000 mg/kg/day).

• 한국포장학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2009

Migration levels of plasticizers, di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), benzyl-butyl phthalate (BBP), di-n-octyl phthalate(DNOP), di-iso-decyl phthalate (DIDP) and di-iso-nonyl phthalate (DINP), di-(2-ethylhexyl) adipate (DEHA), from 46 poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) wrap films and 54 PVC gaskets into food simulants were determined using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The method was validated with limit of detection (LOD) of $0.01{\sim}0.02\;{\mu}g/mL$ for DBP, BBP, DNOP and DEHA, and $2\;{\mu}g/mL$ for DIDP and DINP. The linearity were found to be > 0.99 for all the compounds in concentration range of $0.1{\sim}81.4\;{\mu}g/mL$, and overall recoveries were ranged from 90.4 ~ 99.6%. DBP, BBP, DNOP, DEHA, DIDP and DINP were not detected in food simulants, except 1 wrap sample from which 0.28 and $0.99\;{\mu}g/mL$ of DEHA were detected respectively when tested with 20% ethanol and n-heptane as food simulants. These values were below the regulatory limitation in European Union (EU).

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.1440-1445
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• 2010

Rhodococcus sp. JDC-11, capable of utilizing di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) as the sole source of carbon and energy, was isolated from sewage sludge and confirmed mainly based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. The optimum pH, temperature, and agitation rate for DBP degradation by Rhodococcus sp. JDC-11 were 8.0, $30^{\circ}C$, and 175 rpm, respectively. In addition, low concentrations of glucose were found to inhibit the degradation of DBP, whereas high concentrations of glucose increased its degradation. Meanwhile, a substrate utilization test showed that JDC-11 was also able to utilize other phthalates. The major metabolites of DBP degradation were identified as monobutyl phthalate and phthalic acid by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, allowing speculation on the tentative metabolic pathway of DBP degradation by Rhodococcus sp. JDC-11. Using a set of new degenerate primers, a partial sequence of the 3,4-phthalate dioxygenase gene was obtained from JDC-11. Moreover, a sequence analysis revealed that the phthalate dioxygenase gene of JDC-11 was highly homologous to the large subunit of the phthalate dioxygenase from Rhodococcus coprophilus strain G9.

• 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국독성학회 2001년도 International Symposium on Signal transduction in Toxicology
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• pp.114-114
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• 2001

Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) is not only a plasticizer and solvent used in industry but also one of endocrine disruptor chemicals, a low level contaminant found in a wide variety of different media ranging from drinking water to infant formulae. To evaluate the cytotoxic function of NK cells in mice after contact with DBP, C57BL/6 female mice were orally dosed with di-n-butyl phthalate (250, 500, or 750 mg/kg body weight) for 14 consecutive days, and the control mice were administered vehicle (corn oil).(omitted)

• 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국독성학회 2002년도 Current Trends in Toxicological Sciences
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• pp.98-98
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• 2002

Di-n-butyl phthalate(DBP) is one of the most commonly used phthalic acid esters(PAEs). It is extensively used as a plasticizer in elastomers and explosives, as a solvent for printing inks and resins and as a textile lubricating agent. It is also present in the formulations of various cosmetic products.(omitted)

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.1244-1250
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• 2000

식품에서 내분비계장애추정물질로 의심되는 DEP, DprP, DBP, DPP, BBP, DEHP 및 DCHP 등과 같은 phthalate esters와 DEHA를 동시 정량 분석하였다. GC/FID를 사용하여 지방 함유 식품의 일종인 짬뽕에서 가소제를 정량하기 위한 최적의 분석방법을 검토하였다. Phthalate esters인 DEP, DprP, DBP, DPP, BBP, DEHP, DCHP와 DEHA의 검출한계는 각각 3.5, 5.3, 2.2, 2.2, 7.2, 1.7, 1.9 와 3.0 mg/kg이었다. Acetone/n-hexane(1:1) 추출용매 system을 사용하여 4회 추출하고 HP-1701 column이 장착된 GC/FID를 사용했을때의 phthalate esters인 DEP, DprP, DBP, DPP, BBP, DEHP, DCHP와 DEHA의 회수율이 각각 72.7, 85.9, 91.4, 97.1, 100.8, 103.2, 104.3 및 95.8% 이었다. 3종의 업소용 PVC wrap으로 짬뽕을 각각 덮은채 30분간 shaking(120회/분)한 후 이행되는 가소제 함량을 조사하였다. 3종의 PVC wrap에서 짬뽕으로 DEHA가 각각 577, 706, 770 mg/kg 이행되어 검출되었으며 다른 phthalate esters는 검출되지 않았다.

• 한국환경보건학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경보건학회 2004년도 International Conference Global Environmental Problems and their Health Consequences
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• pp.178-181
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• 2004

Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) is used extensively in the plastic industry and has been known as an environmental hormone (endocrine disruptor). Present study was undertaken to examine whether DBP can induce oxidative stress in mice. In this study, oxidative stress was measured in terms of the modification of lipid peroxidation and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (${\gamma}-GT$) activity. The activity of ${\gamma}-GT$, the level of lipid peroxidation and serum toxicity index were measured in male ICR mice after treatment with DBP (5 g/kg, po). Administration of DBP was found to significantly increase the level of lipid peroxidation approximately 2 fold in liver. The activity of ${\gamma}-GT$ in the liver of DBP-exposed animals was also increased approximately 2.5 fold. However, DBP did not alter the parameters for hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and creatinine. These results indicate that DBP can induce oxidative stress in mice. The ${\gamma}-GT$ activity is considered to be increased as one of the adaptive defense mechanisms to oxidative stress induced by DBP.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.1545-1551
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• 2021

Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) such as capsular polysaccharide (CPS) are important bioactive carbohydrate compounds and are often used as bioenrichment agents and bioabsorbers to remove environmental pollutants like di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP). Among the EPS-producing bacteria, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have gained the most attention. As generally recognized as safe (GRAS) microorganisms, LAB can produce EPSs having many different structures and no health risks. However, EPS production by LAB does not meet the needs of large-scale application on an industrial scale. Here, the capA gene (encoding CPS biosynthesis protein) was overexpressed in Lactobacillus plantarum P1 to improve the production of EPSs and further enhance the DBP adsorption capability. Compared with P1, the CPS production in capA overexpressed strain was increased by 11.3 mg/l, and the EPS thickness was increased from 0.0786 ± 0.0224 ㎛ in P1 to 0.1160 ± 0.0480 ㎛ in P1-capA. These increases caused the DBP adsorption ratio of P1-capA to be doubled. Overall, the findings in this study provide a safe method for the adsorption and removal of DBP.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.443-454
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• 2010

프탈레이트 화합물은 PVC 수지 등의 가소제로 널리 사용되며, 내분비계장애 및 돌연변이를 유발하는 물질로서 이에 대한 독성은 널리 알려져 있다. 우리나라에서는 소비자용품이나 음용수에서의 프탈레이트 화합물에 대한 측정 사례는 찾아 볼 수 있으나, 대기환경분야에서의 측정사례는 전무한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 환경대기 중의 프탈레이트 화합물을 측정하기 위해 고용량샘플러로 시료를 채취한 후 속슬렛 장치로 추출하여 GC/MS로 분석하였다. 일부 시료에 대하여 저용량공기채취법과 고용량공기채취법을 동시에 적용하여 두 측정 결과를 비교 평가하였다. 분석대상 항목은 dimethyl phthalate (DMP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) 및 di-n-octyl phthalate (DOP) 등 6개 항목을 선정하였다. 입자상 시료 채취를 위해서는 석영섬유여지를 사용하였으며, 기체상 시료 채취에는 PUF/XAD-2를 사용하였다. 실험실 정도관리 평가 결과 표준시료에 대한 선형성과 재현성은 우수한 결과를 나타내었으며, 정량검출한계는 항목에 따라 대기 중 농도로 환산하여 0.60~17.84 ng/$m^3$ 수준으로 추정되었다. 또한 실제 현장평가를 위해 2007년 1월과 6월에 시화 반월공단 (정왕2동, 원시동)에서 측정한 결과 비교적 분자량이 작고 끓는점이 낮은 DMP, DEP, DBP는 기체상에 많이 존재하며, DBP 보다 분자량이 크고 끓는점이 높은 DEHP와 DOP는 입자상에 주로 존재하는 것으로 나타났다. DEHP는 45.7 ng/$m^3$ ~ 1012.7 ng/$m^3$, DMP는 7.7 ng/$m^3$ ~ 375.1 ng/$m^3$ 수준으로 검출되었다. 전반적으로 볼 때 환경대기 중의 프탈레이트 화합물 측정에는 고용량시료채취법이 저용량법보다 우수한 것으로 나타났다.