Chemicals and Drugs

Dihydroxydihydrobenzopyrenes

Benzopyrenes saturated in any two adjacent positions and substituted with two hydroxyl groups in any position. The majority of these compounds have carcinogenic or mutagenic activity.

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Abstract

Benzopyrenes saturated in any two adjacent positions and substituted with two hydroxyl groups in any position. The majority of these compounds have carcinogenic or mutagenic activity.

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  • Benzopyrene Dihydrodiols
  • Dihydrobenzopyrene Diols
  • Dihydrodiolbenzopyrenes
  • Dihydrodiols, Benzopyrene
  • Diols, Dihydrobenzopyrene

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Previous Indexing

  • Benzopyrenes (1966-1986)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dihydroxydihydrobenzopyrenes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004101. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004101
  2. Dihydroxydihydrobenzopyrenes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76508183