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Table 2 Relative binding affinity of selected AhR ligands

From: The aryl hydrocarbon receptor: a new frontier in male reproductive system

Ligand

Role

Affinity

Reference

TCDD

Agonist

High

[28, 195]

Benzo[a]pyrene

Agonist

Low

[195]

FICZ

Agonist

High

[195]

DEHP (Phthalate)

Agonist/Modulator

Low

[35]

Resveratrol

Antagonist

Low

[12, 29, 107]

Curcumin

Mixed (Agonist/Antagonist)

Low

[26, 81]

Lycopene

Antagonist/Modulator

Low

[56, 256, 262]

Galangin

Partial Agonist/Antagonist

Low

[154, 263]

α-Naphthoflavone

Antagonist/Partial Agonist

Low

[90, 107, 264, 265]