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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
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
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

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