Table 4: Isolation of isophthalates and trimellitates from natural sources (organisms).

Isophthalate and Trimellitate Organism Source Description of Organism Extracted Part of the Organism Identification Method of the Isophthalate Region/Location Reference
Tri(2-​ethylhexyl)​trimellitate (45) Marine bacteria from the sponge Acanthella cavernosa bacteria GC/MS Lombok, Indonesia T. Murniasih et al., 2016 [294]
Tri(2-​ethylhexyl)​trimellitate (45) Moringa oleifera Drumstick tree
(Moringaceae)
root GC/MS HEJICCBS garden, University of Karachi, Pakistan S. Faizi et al., 2014 [206]
Di-n-butyl isophthalate (46) Butia yatay Yatay palm Essential oil of the fruit GC/MS China Z.G. Lu et al., 2008 [295]
Di-n-butyl isophthalate (46) Elsholtxia fruticosa Rehd (Lamiaceae) Essential oil GC/MS China S.Z. Zheng et al., 2004 [296]
Di(ethylhexyl) isophthalate (48) Cordia myxa Flowering plant (Boraginaceae) leaf GC/MS Enrekang, South Sulawesi,
Indonesia
A. Najib et al., 2019 [297]
Di(ethylhexyl) isophthalate (48) Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive
(Elaeagnaceae)
Volatile oil of the flower GC/MS Xinjiang, China R. Aynur et al., 2015 [298]
Di(ethylhexyl) isophthalate (48) Capparis spinosa Caper bush
(Capparaceae)
Seed oil GC/MS Velenjak, Tehran, Iran K.M. Ara et al., 2014 [299]
Dioctyl isophthalate (47) Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. cv. Liangpin Yu Liangpin pomelo Pulp and skin
(exocarp)
GC/MS Market, China X. Bai et al., 2015 [300]
Dioctyl isophthalate (47) Zanthoxylum schinifolium Sichuan pepper GC/MS Market, China X. Bai et al., 2015 [300]
Dioctyl isophthalate (47) Pinctada martensii Pearl oyster Meat GC/MS China J. Liu et al., 2011 [301]
Dimethyl isophthalate (122) Syzygium cumini Malabar plum (Myrtaceae) bark GC/MS Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), India B.K. Mehta et al., 2012 [211]