Quantifying Hormone Disruptors with an Engineered Bacterial Biosensor.

ABSTRACT: Endocrine disrupting compounds are found in increasing amounts in our environment, originating from pesticides, plasticizers, and pharmaceuticals, among other sources. Although the full impact of these compounds is still under study, they have already been implicated in diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cancer. The list of chemicals that disrupt normal hormone function is growing at an alarming rate, making it crucially important to find sources of contamination and identify new compounds that display this ability. However, there is currently no broad-spectrum, rapid test for these compounds, as they are difficult to monitor because of their high potency and chemical dissimilarity. To address this, we have developed a new detection strategy for endocrine disrupting compounds that is

SUBMITTER: Furst AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5324086 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature