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Benzo(a)pyrene
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Definition
: A potent mutagen and carcinogen. It is a public health concern because of its possible effects on industrial workers, as an environmental pollutant, an as a component of tobacco smoke.
a mutagen & carcinogen; D25-26 qualif
See Also
Bay-Region, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
Other names
3,4-
Benzopyrene; 3,4 Benzpyrene; 3,4 Benzopyrene; 3,4-
Benzpyrene
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
*
9,10-
dihydroxy-
11,12-
epoxy-
9,10,11,12-
tetrahydrobenzo(a)pyrene
0
Benzo(a)pyrene/*analogs & derivatives.
Carcinogenesis. 1980 Feb;1(2):165-73
benzopyrenomycin
0
*Macrolides
Benzo(a)pyrene/*analogs & derivatives.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2008;47(21):3995-8
1,6-
dinitrobenzo(a)pyrene
0
Benzo(a)pyrene/*analogs & derivatives.
Toxicol Lett 1998 Sep 1;98(1-2):51-8
benzo(a)pyrene-
7,8,9,10-
tetrol
73891-82-4
Benzo(a)pyrene/*analogs & derivatives.
J Chromatogr 1991 Dec 27;588(1-2):273-80
3,6-
dinitrobenzopyrene
128714-76-1
Benzo(a)pyrene/*analogs & derivatives.
Mutat Res 1991;263(1):27
6-
nitrosobenzo(a)pyrene
118745-15-6
Benzo(a)pyrene/*analogs & derivatives.
Environ Mol Mutagen 1991;17(3):169
3-
nitroso-
7,8,9,10-
tetrahydrobenzo(a)pyrene
134998-76-8
Benzo(a)pyrene/*analogs & derivatives.
Environ Mol Mutagen 1991;17(3):169
benzo(a)pyrene-
globin adduct
0
*Benzo(a)pyrene
*Globins.
Carcinogenesis 1988;9(10):1773
benzo(a)pyrene-
DNA adduct
0
*Benzo(a)pyrene
*DNA Adducts.
Pharma Action
Carcinogens, Environmental
J Clin Invest 1988;82(1):145