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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Volume 49, Issue 1, Pages 578-587Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/es503926w
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- MEXT KAKENHI [16201012]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [16201012] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Benzotriazole ultraviolet stabilizers (BUVSs) used in consumer products are raising concerns as new pollutants in the aquatic environment. We determined the agonistic activities of eight BUVSs and a chemically distinct UV absorber (4-methylbenzylidinecamphor) toward the human aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and thyroid hormone receptors alpha and beta. Although none of the BUVSs showed ligand activity against the thyroid hormone receptors, four of them (UV-P, UV-9, UV-326, and UV-090) showed significant AhR ligand activity. Their half-maximal effective concentrations (EC50) were 130 nM for UV-P, 460 nM for UV-9, and 5.1 mu M for UV-090 (a value for UV-326 could not be determined). Of the numerous AhR ligands, it is well-known that those considered nontoxic are quickly metabolized by enzymes such as CYP1A1, which destroys their ability to function as ligands. Accordingly, we established a new yeast assay for simultaneous monitoring of both the strength of AhR ligand activity and ligand degradation by CYP1A1. We found the AhR ligand activities of the above four BUVSs to be stable in the presence of CYP1A1; therefore, they have the potential to accumulate and exert potent physiological effects in humans, analogous to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dioxins, which are known stable and toxic ligands.
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