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benzopyrene is an
organic compound with the
formula C20H12.
Structurally speaking, the
colorless isomers of
benzopyrene are
pentacyclic hydrocarbons...
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especially grilled meats. The
substance with the
formula C20H12 is one of the
benzopyrenes,
formed by a
benzene ring
fused to pyrene. Its diol
epoxide metabolites...
- The
first PAH to be
identified as a
carcinogen in
tobacco smoke was
benzopyrene,
which has been
shown to
toxicate into an
epoxide that
irreversibly attaches...
- of alpha-
benzopyrene in
batches exported to the
Czech Republic that
exceeded the
limits set by the
World Health Organization. Alpha-
benzopyrene (or benzo-a-pyrene)...
- by an
environmental mutagen such as a
chemical (e.g.,
nitrous acid,
benzopyrene) or
radiation (e.g., x-ray,
gamma ray,
ultraviolet radiation, particles...
- Due to the
smoking process which involves tar and charcoal,
amounts of
benzopyrene exceeding EU standards, as much as 37μg per kilogram, have been detected...
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oxidative degradation of
benzene and naphthalene, two
common pollutants.
Benzopyrene is also
converted to an epoxide, (+)-benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-epoxide. Benzene...
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cytochrome P450. For
prochiral arenes (naphthalene, toluene, benzoates,
benzopyrene), the
epoxides are
often obtained in high enantioselectivity. Ring-opening...
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Benzannulated derivative Source of
cyclic compound Benzopyrene Pyrene Quinoline Pyridine Isoquinoline Chromene Pyran Isochromene Indole Pyrrole Isoindole...
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light harvesting applications.
Although it is not as
problematic as
benzopyrene,
animal studies have
shown pyrene is
toxic to the
kidneys and liver....
