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B1760

Benzo[a]pyrene

≥96% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

3,4-Benzopyrene, 3,4-Benzpyrene, Benzo[def]chrysene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H12
CAS Number:
50-32-8
Molecular Weight:
252.31
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24891610
EC Number:
200-028-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1911333
MDL number:
MFCD00003602
Assay:
≥96% (HPLC)
Form:
solid
Quality level:
200
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Quality Level

200

assay

≥96% (HPLC)

form

solid

bp

495 °C (lit.)

mp

177-180 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

c1ccc2c(c1)cc3ccc4cccc5ccc2c3c45

InChI

1S/C20H12/c1-2-7-17-15(4-1)12-16-9-8-13-5-3-6-14-10-11-18(17)20(16)19(13)14/h1-12H

InChI key

FMMWHPNWAFZXNH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Benzo[a]pyrene (PAH), a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pollutant, is used as a chemical carcinogen in experimental models of cancer. Carcinogenesis depends on it′s oxidation by CYP1A1 to benzo[a]pyrenediolepoxide, that forms depurinating adducts with DNA that dissociate to form abasic lesions. Benzo[a]pyrene is a ligand for the arylhydrocarbon receptor (AhR), and some of its biological effects, including the induction of CYP1A1, appear to be mediated via activation of the AhR.

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Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 1B - Muta. 1B - PBT - Repr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1 - vPvB

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SLCM1224
SLCL9348
SLCK8337
SLCK8342
SLCK8338

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Audrey Barranger et al.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 9(7) (2019-07-11)
This study aimed to assess the ecotoxicological effects of the interaction of fullerene (C60) and benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) on the marine mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis. The uptake of nC60, B[a]P and mixtures of nC60 and B[a]P into tissues was confirmed by Gas
Ariel Revel et al.
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, 23(4), 255-261 (2003-07-29)
Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) is an agonistic ligand for the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and a major environmental carcinogen implicated in the aetiology of lung cancer through the induction of benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxidation (BPDE) and BPDE-DNA adducts. Because BaP metabolization requires cytochrome
Yuji Fujita et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 18(3), 1194-1203 (2010-01-12)
The physiological role of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is not yet fully understood, and investigation is hampered by the limited solubility of reported AhR ligands in aqueous media. To achieve improved solubility, we focused on our previous finding that planarity-disruption
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B1760-100MG04061833426364
B1760-250MG04061833426371
B1760-1G04061835542826
B1760-500MG04061833426388
B1760-5G04061835512171