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The distribution and elimination of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) and mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP) after a single oral administration of DEHP (25 mmol/kg) were studied. A gas-liquid Chromatographic method was used for the simultaneous determination of MEHP and DEHP. The compounds were extracted with methylene chloride and the monoester was alkylated to the hexyl derivative by solid-liquid phase transfer catalysis in methylethyl ketone. The coefficients of variation of this method for determination of DEHP and MEHP were 8.3% and 11.4% respectively. The concentration of DEHP and MEHP in blood and tissues increased to maximum within 6–24 h after dosing, while the highest levels observed in the heart and lungs occurred within 1 h. At 6 h after administration, the highest ratio of MEHP/DEHP (mol%) were recorded in testes (210%) while the other tissues exhibited less than 100%. MEHP disappeared exponentially with t 1/2 values ranging from 23 to 68 h; DEHP t 1/2 ranged from 8 to 156 h and the t 1/2 values of MEHP in several tissues were slightly longer than DEHP. The t 1/2 values in blood were 23.8 h and 18.6 h for MEHP and DEHP, respectively.
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Oishi, S., Hiraga, K. Distribution and elimination of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) and mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP) after a single oral administration of DEHP in rats. Arch Toxicol 51, 149–155 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00302755
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