Toxic Relationships: Prediction of TBT’s Affinity to the Ecdysteroid Receptor of <i>Triops longicaudatus</i>

Tributyltin (TBT) is a biocide introduced in the 1960s in antifouling paints. Despite legislation banning its use, its persistence in the environment still causes significant harm to organisms. Tributyltin is a ligand of retinoid X receptors (RXR) and ecdysteroid receptors (EcRs), which in arthropod...

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Main Authors: Nuno Gonçalo de Carvalho Ferreira, Adriano Chessa, Isabel Oliveira Abreu, Luís Oliva Teles, Peter Kille, António Paulo Carvalho, Laura Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Toxics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/11/937