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environmental food contaminant

Any unwanted chemical in food. The term includes agrochemicals and industrial chemicals that may contaminate foodstuffs during their production, transportation or storage.

ChEBI ID: 78299

Members (2)

MemberDefinitionClass
2-phenylphenolA member of the class of hydroxybiphenyls that is biphenyl substituted by a hydroxy group at position 2. It is generally used as a post-harvest fungicide for citrus fruits.biphenyl-2-ol
4,4'-bisphenol fA bisphenol that is methane in which two of the hydrogens have been replaced by 4-hydroxyphenyl groups.bisphenol F

Research

Studies (535)

TimeframeStudies, Drugs with This Role(%)All Drugs %
pre-199076 (14.21)18.7374
1990's46 (8.60)18.2507
2000's72 (13.46)29.6817
2010's167 (31.21)24.3611
2020's174 (32.52)2.80

Study Types

Publication TypeStudies, Drugs with this Role (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials3 (0.54%)5.53%
Reviews22 (3.97%)6.00%
Case Studies5 (0.90%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other524 (94.58%)84.16%

Protein Targets (41)

Potency Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (mM)Bioassay(s)Drugs
15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase [NAD(+)] isoform 1Homo sapiens (human)Potency8.912511
aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member A1Homo sapiens (human)Potency17.782811
AR proteinHomo sapiens (human)Potency120.6343815
caspase 7, apoptosis-related cysteine proteaseHomo sapiens (human)Potency76.958811
caspase-3Homo sapiens (human)Potency76.958811
Cellular tumor antigen p53Homo sapiens (human)Potency446.684011
Chain A, HADH2 proteinHomo sapiens (human)Potency31.622811
Chain B, HADH2 proteinHomo sapiens (human)Potency31.622811
cytochrome P450, family 19, subfamily A, polypeptide 1, isoform CRA_aHomo sapiens (human)Potency39.219613
estrogen nuclear receptor alphaHomo sapiens (human)Potency86.0001911
estrogen receptor 2 (ER beta)Homo sapiens (human)Potency27.025734
estrogen-related nuclear receptor alphaHomo sapiens (human)Potency33.973945
farnesoid X nuclear receptorHomo sapiens (human)Potency696.219022
GLI family zinc finger 3Homo sapiens (human)Potency54.908424
glucocorticoid receptor [Homo sapiens]Homo sapiens (human)Potency473.935522
Glutamate receptor 2Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)Potency12.296411
LuciferasePhotinus pyralis (common eastern firefly)Potency53.842813
nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 isoform 1Homo sapiens (human)Potency128.739848
nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p105 subunit isoform 1Homo sapiens (human)Potency251.189011
nuclear receptor ROR-gamma isoform 1Mus musculus (house mouse)Potency35.481311
nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group I, member 3Homo sapiens (human)Potency41.460334
peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gammaHomo sapiens (human)Potency120.636337
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alphaHomo sapiens (human)Potency251.189011
peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor deltaHomo sapiens (human)Potency630.692022
pregnane X nuclear receptorHomo sapiens (human)Potency509.532323
progesterone receptorHomo sapiens (human)Potency30.887311
RAR-related orphan receptor gammaMus musculus (house mouse)Potency27.249122
retinoic acid nuclear receptor alpha variant 1Homo sapiens (human)Potency37.496034
retinoid X nuclear receptor alphaHomo sapiens (human)Potency289.528046
thyroid hormone receptor beta isoform 2Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)Potency12.305822
thyroid hormone receptor beta isoform aHomo sapiens (human)Potency266.513522
thyroid stimulating hormone receptorHomo sapiens (human)Potency61.130611
v-jun sarcoma virus 17 oncogene homolog (avian)Homo sapiens (human)Potency61.659911
vitamin D (1,25- dihydroxyvitamin D3) receptorHomo sapiens (human)Potency324.648022
Voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-2 subunitMus musculus (house mouse)Potency12.296411

Inhibition Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (mM)Bioassay(s)Drugs
Estrogen receptorHomo sapiens (human)IC505.713522
large T antigenBetapolyomavirus macacaeIC5070.100011

Activation Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (mM)Bioassay(s)Drugs
Bcl-2-like protein 1Homo sapiens (human)Kd2,700.000011
Estrogen receptorHomo sapiens (human)EC503.939733
Estrogen receptor betaHomo sapiens (human)EC501.900011
Melatonin receptor type 1AHomo sapiens (human)EC50237.000011
Melatonin receptor type 1BHomo sapiens (human)EC50244.000011