Fig. 1
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Two dimensional representation and a simplified pathway of di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and its five major metabolites, mono-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (MEHP), mono-(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl)phthalate (5-OH-MEHP), mono-(2-ethyl-5-oxyhexyl)phthalate (5-oxo-MEHP), mono-(2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl)phthalate (5-cx-MEPP), and mono-[2-(carboxymethyl)hexyl]phthalate (2-cx-MMHP)