DDE|72-55-9 - MOLBASE Encyclopedia

: DDE

CAS No.
72-55-9

Formula:
C14H8Cl4

4,4'-DDE is a metabolite of DDT, a synthetic organochlorine insecticide that functions by opening sodium ion channels in the insects’ neurons, causing them to fire spontaneously which in turn leads to death. 4,4'-DDE has shown to have endocrine disrupting effects on gonadotropin hormones in pituitary gonadotrope cells.