Protein Information

Name beta is
Synonyms "beta I"; Alpha II; Alpha tryptase; Beta I; Lung tryptase; Mast cell protease II; Mast cell tryptase; Pituitary tryptase…

Compound Information

Name DDT
CAS 1,1′-(2,2,2-trichloroethylidene)bis[4-chlorobenzene]

Reference List

PubMed Abstract RScore(About this table)
18996566 Zamir R, Athanasiadou M, Nahar N, Mamun MI, Mosihuzzaman M, Bergman A: Persistent organohalogen contaminants in plasma from groups of humans with different occupations in Bangladesh. Chemosphere. 2009 Jan;74(3):453-9. Epub 2008 Nov 8.


Among the other pesticides analysed beta-HCH is the most abundant indicating the use of technical HCH products instead of Lindane (gamma-HCH).
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16870422 Mauriz E, Calle A, Manclus JJ, Montoya A, Hildebrandt A, Barcelo D, Lechuga LM: Optical immunosensor for fast and sensitive detection of DDT and related compounds in river water samples. Biosens Bioelectron. 2007 Feb 15;22(7):1410-8. Epub 2006 Jul 25.


Our SPR biosensor portable platform (beta-SPR) is already commercialised by the company SENSIA, S.L. (Spain).
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18207242 Alvarez-Pedrerol M, Ribas-Fito N, Torrent M, Carrizo D, Garcia-Esteban R, Grimalt JO, Sunyer J: Thyroid disruption at birth due to prenatal exposure to beta-hexachlorocyclohexane. Environ Int. 2008 Aug;34(6):737-40. Epub 2008 Jan 22.


CONCLUSIONS: beta-HCH is potentially a new thyroid disrupting compound, deserving special interest in future studies given its high body burden in humans.
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