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Table 1 Chemicals in Cigarette Smoke that Impair Oviductal Functioning 1

From: Smoking and reproduction: The oviduct as a target of cigarette smoke

LOAELs (M)2

CHEMICALS

Oocyte

Ciliary Beat

Contraction

FEMA

FDA

ADDED5

 

Pick-up Rate

Frequency

Rate

GRAS3

EAFUS4

 

PYRIDINES

      

2-ethylpyridine

9.35 × 10-12

9.35 × 10-12

9.35 × 10-12

   

4-methylpyridine

9.50 × 10-11

9.50 × 10-11

9.50 × 10-11

   

2-methylpyridine

9.35 × 10-11

9.35 × 10-11

9.35 × 10-10

   

4-ethenylpyridine

9.30 × 10-11

9.30 × 10-9

9.30 × 10-11

   

3-ethylpyridine

9.33 × 10-10

9.33 × 10-11

9.33 × 10-10

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Nornicotine

6.85 × 10-9

6.85 × 10-8

6.85 × 10-8

   

beta-nicotyrine

6.33 × 10-9

6.30 × 10-8

X6

   

2,4,6-trimethylpyridine

8.25 × 10-8

8.25 × 10-6

8.25 × 10-8

   

2,4-dimethylpyridine

9.34 × 10-7

X6

9.34 × 10-9

   

2,3-dimethylpyridine

9.34 × 10-7

9.34 × 10-7

X6

   

4,4-bipyridine

8.78 × 10-6

8.78 × 10-7

8.78 × 10-4

   

2,5-dimethylpyridine

9.34 × 10-5

X6

9.34 × 10-5

   

3,4-dimethylpyridine

1.76 × 10-5

X6

1.76 × 10-4

   

pyridine

1.27 × 10-5

1.27 × 10-3

1.27 × 10-3

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3-methylpyridine

1.23 × 10-5

Xd

1.23 × 10-2

   

2,2-bipyridine

8.74 × 10-4

8.74 × 10-2

8.74 × 10-2

   

cotinine

2.84 × 10-2

2.84 × 10-5

X6

   

nicotine

9.01 × 10-2

X6

6.70 × 10-2

   

PYRAZINES

      

2-methoxy-3-methylpyrazine

10-12

10-9

10-12

   

pyrazine

10-11

10-12

10-9

√

√

 

2-methylpyrazine

10-11

10-12

10-11

√

√

√

2-ethylpyrazine

10-11

10-12

10-12

 

√

 

2,5-dimethylpyrazine

10-11

10-8

10-9

√

√

√

2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine

10-10

10-9

10-9

√

√

√

2,6-dimethylpyrazine

10-9

10-6

10-7

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√

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PHENOLS, INDOLES, OTHERS

      

Indole

10-14

10-13

10-15

 

√

 

Isoquinoline

10-13

10-12

10-13

 

√

 

4-Ethylphenol

10-12

10-11

10-12

√

√

 

Quinoline

10-11

10-13

10-11

 

√

 

4-Methylphenol

10-11

10-12

10-11

√

√

 

2-Methylphenol

10-11

10-9

10-11

√

√

 

5-Methylindole

10-11

10-10

10-10

   

2,6-Dimethoxyphenol

10-11

10-10

10-9

 

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Hydroquinone

10-10

10-10

10-10

   

3-Methyl-2-cylcopenten-1-one

10-10

10-7

10-10

   

2,4-Dimethylphenol

10-10

10-9

10-9

   

2-Methoxyphenol

10-10

10-8

10-8

   

2-Cyclopenten-1-one

10-9

10-7

10-9

   

4-Methoxyphenol

10-8

10-7

10-7

   

2-Ethylphenol

10-8

10-5

10-7

   

2,5-Dimethylphenol

10-7

10-8

10-6

   

Benzene

10-7

10-8

10-6

   

Phenol

10-2

10-1

10-2

 

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  1. 1Compiled from References 131, 132, and 135.
  2. 2LOAEL = Lowest observed adverse effect level in the oocyte pick-up rate, ciliary beat frequency, and muscle contractions assays.
  3. 3Chemicals known to be on the FEMA GRAS list. Others may also be on this list.
  4. 4Chemicals on the FDA EAFUS list (Everything Added to Food in the United States).
  5. 5Chemicals that are added to cigarettes by American tobacco companies.
  6. 6No effect at the highest dose tested.