title: Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate in the fruits of Benincasa hispida.
abstract: Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) is a commonly used plasticizer that is harmful to human health. magnetic resonance spectroscopy from the edible fruit flesh of Benincasa hispida (wax gourd) of the plant family Curcurbitaceae. The DEHP content of seven wax gourd samples collected from southern and northern provinces in China was determined as (mean +/- SD): 18.3 +/- 0.43, 2.64 +/- 0.44, 44.0 +/- 0.34, 62.5 +/- 0.48, 52.0 +/- 0.42, 58.3 +/- 0.55 and 75.5 +/- 0.63 mg kg-1 fresh weight, respectively, indicating that most wax gourds were severely contaminated with DEHP.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Food and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310035, China. qizhendu@163.com
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xiu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jerz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Winterhalter
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D028464:Cucurbita / Q000737:chemistry*; D004051:Diethylhexyl Phthalate / Q000032:analysis*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D010945:Plants, Edible / Q000737:chemistry; D010968:Plasticizers / Q000032:analysis*; D014675:Vegetables / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010968:Plasticizers; D004051:Diethylhexyl Phthalate